Issue - meetings

a)     The Executive – Reports 16,17 & 18 – 2005/6

b)     General Purposes Committee – Reports 5 & 6 – 2005/6

c)      Audit Committee – Report 1 – 2005/6

The Mayor agreed to the admission of Executive report 18, and report number 6 of General Purposes Committee as urgent business. Both reports were late because the meetings of the Special Executive and General Purposes Committee were only held last week on 14 and 16 March respectively after the despatch of the Council Summons on 10 March 2006. The report of the Executive of 14 March and General Purposes Committee of 16 March 2006 were urgent as they contained recommendations to the Council.

The Leader welcomed Dr Ita O’Donovan as Chief Executive and paid tribute to Max Caller who had acted as Interim Chief Executive since July 2005 and wished him well for the future.

Councillor Aitken paid tribute to Councillor Rice’s chairship of the General Purposes Committee and in particular to how the Constitution revisions had be dealt with.

RESOLVED:

1.      That reports 16, 17 & 18  /2005-6 of the Executive be received and adopted.

2.      That the recommendations contained in Executive report 18 concerning: Homes for Haringey Delivery Plan, Children and Young People’s Plan 2006-9, and co-ordinating the response to Emergencies in London, be agreed.

3.      That reports 5 & 6 / 2005-6 of the General Purposes Committee be received and adopted.

4.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 2 March 2006  in respect of amendments  to Contract Standing Orders (Procedure Rules) be adopted, and that Part G.3 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly with effect from 1 April 2006;

5.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 2 March 2006  in respect of amendments to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, Financial Regulations and Officer Structure be adopted, and that Parts F.7, G.2, K.1, and K.5  of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly;

6.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 2 March 2006  in respect of adopting the Scheme of Members’ Allowances for the year 2006/07 be adopted, and replacing the entire Section C.7 and that the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.

7.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 2 March 2006  in respect of adopting an extension of the ALG arrangements for co-ordinating the response to emergencies be adopted, and that Part J1 of  the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.

8.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 16 March 2006  in respect of decision making in election year be adopted, and that Part H1 and E7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.

9.      That the report of the Audit Committee of matters considered by that Committee during the Municipal Year 2005/06 be received and that the recommendations concerning the Annual Audit and Inspection Letter be adopted.