Agenda item

(a)   The Executive – Reports 10, 11 & 12 – 2005/06.

(b)   General Purposes Committee – Report 3 – 2005/06.

The report of the General Purposes Committee contains recommendations in respect of changes to the Constitution.

In accordance with Council Rules of Procedure No. 12(1), the Chief Executive will submit a report, if appropriate, listing any recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee requiring policy change or executive action.

RESOLVED:

1.          That reports 10, 11 and 12 /2005-6 of the Executive be received and adopted;

2.     That report 3 of the General Purposes Committee be received;

3.     That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of            19 December 2005 in respect of amendments  to the Overview               and Scrutiny provisions and the full Council provisions set out in             Appendices 1,2,3,4 & 5 (attached) ) to this report be adopted and           that Parts I.1,I.2, I.3, E.1 and E.7 of the Council’s Constitution be            amended accordingly;

4.          That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of    19 December 2005 in respect of amendments to the Council’s        Scheme of Delegation to Officers as set out in Appendix 6               (attached) to this report be adopted and that Parts F.7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly;

5.           That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of    19 December 2005 in respect of recommended changes to the   terms of reference of the Licensing Sub Committees be adopted as follows:

i.                    the ‘Haringey Council – Local Licensing Procedure Rules for Hearings under the Licensing Act 2003’ set out in Appendix 7 (attached) as a new C.9 of the Council’s Constitution;

ii.                  the amendments to the Scheme of Delegation to officers as set out in Appendices 8 and 9 (attached) to this report  and that Part F.7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly; and

iii.                the  amendments to the terms of reference of the Licensing Sub-Committees as set out in Appendix 10 (attached) to this report and Part E7 of the Council’s  Constitution be amended accordingly.

The Executive report number 12 was late because it was only considered by the Executive on 20 December 2005, following which decisions taken at that meeting were subject to a call in period.

The report was too urgent to await the next meeting because a decision of the full Council was required to approve the Housing Strategy so that a summary version could be produced for publication and dissemination.

RESOLVED:

1.      That reports 10, 11 and 12 /2005-6 of the Executive be received and the recommendation on the Housing Strategy be adopted;

2.      That report 3 / 2005-6 of the General Purposes Committee be received;

3.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 19 December 2005 in respect of amendments  to the Overview and Scrutiny provisions and the full Council provisions set out in Appendices 1,2,3,4 & 5 of the report be adopted and that Parts I.1,I.2, I.3, E.1 and E.7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly;

4.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of 19 December 2005 in respect of amendments to the Council’s Scheme of Delegation to Officers as set out in Appendix 6 of the report be adopted and that Parts F.7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly;

5.      That the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee of    19 December 2005 in respect of recommended changes to the   terms of reference of the Licensing Sub Committees be adopted as follows:

i.                    the ‘Haringey Council – Local Licensing Procedure Rules for Hearings under the Licensing Act 2003’ set out in Appendix 7 of the report be agreed as a new Section C.9 of the Council’s Constitution;

ii.                  the amendments to the Scheme of Delegation to officers as set out in Appendices 8 and 9 of the report be agreed  and that Part F.7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly; and

iii.                the amendments to the terms of reference of the Licensing Sub-Committees as set out in Appendix 10 of the report be agreed and Part E7 of the Council’s Constitution be amended accordingly.