Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

151.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Braidwood and Councillor L Fairbrass for whom Councillor Crow-Brown was present.

 

152.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

153.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 85 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of Standards Committee held on 7 March 2018, copy attached.

Minutes:

Councillor Johnston proposed, Councillor Tomlinson seconded and Members agreed the minutes were a correct record of the meeting held on 7 March 2018.

 

154.

Changes to the constitution as a result of the variation of Overview and Scrutiny arrangements pdf icon PDF 100 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Tim Howes, Director of Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer outlined the report.

 

Members raised the following points:

 

-The section of the Constitution outlined Members’ allowances had not been altered.  Members were advised that Members’ allowances were subject to a separate process through the East Kent Joint Independent Renumeration Panel (EKJIRP).

-Discussion at the Constitutional Review Working Party had resolved Members concerns about the call-in function.

 

It was proposed by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Tomlinson and AGREED:

 

“To recommend the changes to the Constitution to the Full Council.”

155.

Standards Complaint Statistics pdf icon PDF 51 KB

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Standards Complaint Statistics report.