Agenda and minutes

Constitutional Review Working Party - Tuesday, 11th August, 2015 10.00 am

Venue: Austen Room, Cecil Street, Margate, Kent

Contact: Emily Kennedy

Items
No.	Item
48.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies.
49.	Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the extract from the Standard Board Code of Conduct for Members, which forms part of the Declaration of Interest Form at the back of this Agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that Form and hand it to the Officer clerking the meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
50.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 8 KB To approve the Minutes of the Constitutional Review Working Party meeting held on 4 August 2015. Minutes: The Working Party AGREED that the minutes of the Constitutional Review Working Party held on 4 August 2015 be approved and signed by the Chairman.
51.	Member/Officer Protocol PDF 162 KB Minutes: Alex Hallam, Assistant Director of Essex Legal Services outlined the changes made to sections of the Member/Officer Protocol following the meeting on 4 August 2015. Further sections for consideration were highlighted by the Working Party and it was agreed that the amended document would be presented at the next meeting.
52.	Constitution - Parts 1 and 2 PDF 441 KB Additional documents: Parts1256815revisionchangesaccepted-V1 , item 52. PDF 594 KB Minutes: Alex Hallam outlined the work she had done in reviewing Parts 1 and 2 of the Constitution. The Working Party agreed that the Monitoring Officer and Alex Hallam would review the sections highlighted in the meeting and amended drafts showing the proposed changes would be presented at the next meeting.
53.	Constitution - Part 4 - Rules of Procedure Minutes: Alex Hallam advised that the proposed changes to Part 4 of the Constitution as well as a revised overall structure for the Constitution would be presented to the Working Party for consideration at the next meeting.