Agenda item

a)    Corporate Committee

b)    Standards Committee

c)    Cabinet

The Chair of the Corporate Committee, Cllr Barbara Blake, introduced her report and asked Council to agree its recommendations.

The Chair of the Standards Committee, Cllr Amin, introduced her report and asked Council to agree its recommendations. Cllr Ross asked whether the Constitution ought to be further amended to clarify references to the Licensing and Gambling Policies. As this was not part of the Standards Committee’s Considerations to date, Cllr Amin undertook to give the matter further consideration.

The Leader of the Council, Cllr Kober, introduced her report on the Capital Strategy, and asked Council to agree its recommendations.

Subsequently, the Council:

RESOLVED

In relation to the report from the Corporate Committee, the Council noted the Treasury Management 2015/16 Outturn report.

In relation to the report from the Standards Committee, the Council agreed:

1)    In relation to the Pensions Committee and Pensions Board:

a)    To approve the abolition of the Pensions Committee and the Pensions Board;

b)    pursuant to Regulation 106(2) of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) (Governance) Regulations 2015, to approve the establishment of a combined Pensions Committee and Board;

c)    to approve the terms of reference of the new combined Pensions Committee and Board, to be reflected in the Constitution at Part Three Section B;

d)    to approve the consequential change to the scheme of Members’ Allowances at Part Six of the Constitution

e)    to appoint the following Council members to the new combined Pensions Committee and Board:

Councillor C Bull

Councillor Bevan

Councillor Adamou

Councillor Blake

Councillor G Bull

Councillor Ross

f)     pursuant to Regulation 107(1), (2) and (4) note:

(i)  the appointment of the following employer and employee representatives to the new combined Committee and Board:

Keith Brown (employer representative)

Randy Plowright (employee representative)

(ii) the remaining vacant employer and employee seats are to be filled in accordance with the appointment process set out in the terms of reference for the new combined Pensions Board and Committee

2)    To approve the changes to the terms of reference for the Staffing and Remuneration Committee (as set out in Appendix 2 to the Standards Committee report).

3)         The following minor amendments to the Constitution:

a)    amendment to Part Three, Section B3, paragraph 4.2(E) to enable the Council’s planning applications to be approved by an officer where the Chair agrees (Appendix 3 of the Standards Committee report);

b)    amendment to Part Two, Article 4.01 and Part Three, Section B1, paragraph 2, to clearly set out the policy framework as prescribed in law, with any additional policies added by choice set out clearly (Appendix 4a of the Standards Committee report);

c)    amendment to Part Four, Section F, (Cabinet Procedure Rules) paragraph 1.7. to set out the actual current cabinet start time of 6.30pm;

d)    amendment to Part Four, Section C, paragraph 8 to allow the Statement of Attendances to be presented either at the last meeting of the municipal year or at annual council;

e)    amendment to Part Two, Article 10.08(a) (ii) (C) to remove the reference to the Haringey Strategic Partnership.

4)      To note that the Monitoring Officer has removed the words ‘members of the Cabinet’ from Part Four, Section B paragraph 20, has made further changes to Part Four, Section C paragraph 7 by adding a reference to the attendance requirements for members of the Cabinet, and has replaced ‘appointments’ with ‘nominations’ at Part Three, Section E4, paragraph 1.5(h), pursuant to his powers under Article 14.03 of the Constitution.

In relation to the report from Cabinet, the Council agreed:

1.    The approval of the 10 year capital programme which replaces the current capital programme.

2.    The programme of schemes being developed for future Business Case approval through the Capital Board be noted.

3.    The affordability position and proposed capital financing arrangements be noted.

4.    The proposed Governance and role of Capital Board in developing scrutinising and challenging the programme be noted.