The report asked the Committee to agree the membership of the Constitution Working Group for the current municipal year 2019/20 set out in paragraph 4.1 of the report.

Cllr Tumbridge MOVED and Cllr Mrs Hones SECONDED the recommendations in the report.

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY:

1.         Members agree the membership of the Constitution Working Group for the current municipal year as set out in para 4.1.

2.         Members agree that any necessary changes to the membership of the Constitution Working Group are made in accordance with para 4.2.

Reasons for Recommendation

The Council has a statutory duty to have a written Constitution which sets out how the Council operates and how decisions are taken. The Constitution must be published and kept up to date.

The Council has agreed that there should be a Constitution Working Group which reports to the Council, to undertake a fundamental review of the Constitution and recommend changes to the Council.