Issue - meetings
Constitution Update - May 2026
Meeting: 20/05/2026 - Council (Item 9)
9 Constitution Update - May 2026
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The Director of Law, Governance and Strategy has submitted a report asking Council to approve amendments to the Constitution, including updated delegations to approve Ward Member Budget spend applications
Recommendation: Council is recommended to:
1. Approve the changes to the Constitution, as listed in Appendix 1;
2. Delegate authority to the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) to make any other consequential amendments to the Constitution to reflect the changes in appendix 1 to the extent that they have not been identified in the above, provided such changes are purely required as a direct consequence.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - List of Proposed Amendments to the Constitution May 2026, item 9
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- Addendum to Appendix 1 – List of Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, item 9
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Decision:
Council resolved to:
1. Approve the changes to the Constitution, as listed in Appendix 1; and
2. Delegate authority to the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) to make any other consequential amendments to the Constitution to reflect the changes in appendix 1 to the extent that they have not been identified in the above, provided such changes are purely required as a direct consequence.
Minutes:
Council had before it a report from the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy submitted a report asking Council to approve amendments to the Constitution, including updated delegations to approve Ward Member Budget spend applications
On being moved by Councillor Brown, and seconded by Muddiman, the recommendation was put to the vote. Council approved the recommendations and nominations to committee places, with no member voting against the amendment.
Council resolved to:
1. Approve the changes to the Constitution, as listed in Appendix 1; and
2. Delegate authority to the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) to make any other consequential amendments to the Constitution to reflect the changes in appendix 1 to the extent that they have not been identified in the above, provided such changes are purely required as a direct consequence.