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RESOLVED –
 
1)   
That the changes made
to the Constitution in 2023-2024, as listed in Appendix 1, be
noted.

 

2)   
That approval be given
to the following proposed changes to the Constitution, as set out
in section 2 of the report considered by Corporate Governance and
Audit Committee:
 

(i)            
That 6.1.1 of Article
6 – Overview and Scrutiny Function, be amended to remove
responsibility for Flood Risk Management from the Overview and
Scrutiny Management Committee and re-allocate to the Environment
and Climate Change Scrutiny Panel.

(ii)           
Amendments to CPR 9
relating to the presentation of petitions and referral of subject
matter.

(iii)         
Amendments to CPR 9a
subject to the replacement of the word “may” with
“will” and clarification that where a debate is
requested (for petitions exceeding 3000 valid signatures) this will
be scheduled within a reasonable time
period.

(iv)         
Amendments to
CPR’s 9 and 10 to make them consistent with CPR 11in respect
of the need to be a resident or business owner in Kirklees
in order to be able to present a
petition or deputation.

(v)          
That the proposed
amendments in respect of CPR 11(6) be applied to CPR 12 for written
questions by the public and Elected Members at Full Council
meetings only.

(vi)         
That CPR 12(6) be
approved subject to the removal of wording “with the consent
of the Chair”

(vii)        
Amendments to CPR
11(7) subject to the removal of wording “for a period of 12
months”.
 
3)   
That it be noted that,
for clarity, proposals relating to Member Speaking Rights (CPR
36(1)), Permission to Speak by Members of the Public (CPR 37),
Video requests for deputations (CPR10) and the wider application of
the proposals set out in (2v) above to Cabinet and Council
Committees will be subject to further consideration following a
future review.
 

4)   
That work will
continue to keep the Constitution under review.
 

5)   
That authority be
delegated to the Service Director – Legal, Governance and
Commissioning to make any appropriate amendments to the
Constitution, as well as any consequential amendments to the
Constitution to reflect the agreed changes.
 
6)   
That Council Procedure Rule 11 be amended to include the
wording that ‘Amendments to Motions will be circulated to all
Members of the Council by 5.00pm on the day before the Council
Meeting’.