Agenda item - Amendments to the Constitution

Agenda item

Amendments to the Constitution

Report of the Leader

Minutes:

The Leader submitted a report on amendments to the Constitution, as set out on pages 25 to 34 of the agenda, and the revised Appendix 1 circulated prior to the meeting.

 

RESOLVED to

 

(1)  note the following membership changes approved by the Corporate Director for Strategy and Resources:

 

MEETING

MEMBERSHIP CHANGES

Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Panel

Removal of Councillor Nicola Heaton, due to a reduction in the number of seats

Basford and Bestwood Area Committee

Appointment of Councillors Nick Raine and Georgia Power to the vacant seats

Bulwell and Bulwell Forest Area Committee

Appointment of Councillor Cheryl Barnard to the vacant seat

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee

Appointment of Councillors Cheryl Barnard and Georgia Power as substitutes

Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Advisory Committee

Appointment of Councillor Nick Raine as a substitute

Health and Wellbeing Board

Appointment of Councillor Leslie Ayoola as a substitute

Health Scrutiny Committee

Appointment of Councillor Georgia Power to the vacant seat, and the appointment of Councillor Cheryl Barnard as a substitute

Licensing Committee

Appointment of Councillor Cheryl Barnard to the vacant seat

Planning Committee

Appointment of Councillor Cheryl Barnard to the vacant seat, and the appointment of Councillor Georgia Power as a substitute to replace Councillor Jane Urquhart

Standards Committee

Appointment of Councillors Nick Raine and Georgia Power as substitutes in additionto Councillors David Mellen, Mohammed Saghir, Linda Woodings and Nicola Heaton

Regulatory and Appeals Committee

Appointment of Councillor Cheryl Barnard to replace Councillor  Rosemary Healy, the appointment of Councillor Nick Raine and Georgia Power to the vacant seats, and the removal of Councillor Nick McDonald as a substitute

 

(2)  note the following revised Portfolio Holder appointments and remits approved by the Leader:

 

PORTFOLIO

REMIT

 

Strategic Infrastructure and Communications

Councillor Jon Collins

 

Executive Assistant (Communications)

Councillor Linda Woodings

 

 

 

Strategic Regeneration and Development

Overview of all regeneration activity across the City

City Centre, major regeneration projects

Local Economic Partnership and European Funding

Strategic and Operational Property

Strategic Transport

HS2

NET phase 1, 2 and 3

NCT board member

Communications and Marketing

Crime and Drugs Partnership

International and European Links

 

Resources and Neighbourhood Regeneration

Councillor Graham Chapman

 

Executive Assistant (Neighbourhoods)

Councillor Rosemary Healy

 

 

 

Resources:

Finance

Legal and Democratic Services, Monitoring

Health and Safety

Risk Management and Emergency Planning

Collection of Council Tax and NNDR

Housing and Council Tax Benefits

Welfare Rights

Income Generation and Commercialisation

Facility and Building Services

Corporate Council Transport Fleet

Commissioning and Procurement:

Corporate Strategic Commissioning

Neighbourhood Regeneration

Neighbourhood Retail Management

Neighbourhood Management and Engagement

Area Working

Community Development

Shareholder – Nottingham City Transport

 

Early Intervention and Early Years 

Councillor David Mellen

 

 

 

 

Children’s Services

Performing the Lead Role for Children’s Services in accordance with statutory requirements and guidance.

Children’s Safeguarding, children’s social care

Children in Care and Care Leavers

Leading on early-intervention

Children’s Partnership and Young People’s Plan

Youth and Play teams, Youth Offending team

Early Years including Children’s Centres

Children’s Disability and Children’s Mental Health

Lead on commissioning of Children’s Services

Lead of refugees and asylum seekers

 

Adults and Health

Councillor Nick McDonald

 

Executive Assistant (Social Care)

Councillor Marcia Watson

 

 

 

Health and Social Care Integration

Adults:

Corporate Strategies for Older People and Vulnerable Adults

Championing Independent Living

-  telecare

-  catering

Adult Safeguarding

Health:

Public Health and Wellbeing

-  health inequalities

-  smoking and avoidable injuries

Chair of the Health and Well Being Board

Mental Health and Well-being

Teenage Conception

Wider Health Links

Lead on commissioning of Adults Services

Passenger Transport

Creative Quarter

 

Energy and Sustainability

Councillor Dave Liversidge

 

 

Sustainability

Robin Hood Energy

Climate change and Carbon Reduction.

Nature Conservation - Strategy

Energy and energy bills

Energy from Waste inc Enviroenergy (WRG)

Nottingham Energy Partnership

Waste collection and waste disposal

 

Planning, Housing and Heritage

Councillor Jane Urquhart

 

Executive Assistant  (Housing and Flooding)

Councillor Neghat Khan

 

 

Planning

Planning Policy and Development Management

Housing:

Physical neighbourhood transformation and regeneration.

Estate Management – Council and private Estates

Private Housing and Private Rented Sector

Performance of NCH and Housing Associations

Student Housing

Support to vulnerable people

-  homelessness

-  housing with care and support.

Strategic and Retained Housing functions

Regeneration Land and Property (tied in with above)

HiMOs

Flooding

Responsibilities as a Lead Local Flood Risk Authority

Heritage

 

Business, Education and Skills 

Councillor Sam Webster

 

Executive Assistant (Business and Employment)

Councillor Leslie Ayoola

 

 

 

 

 

Business & Growth

Growth Plan Delivery

City Centre Retail Management

Business Support, Development and Liaison

Inward Investment

Place Marketing Organisation

Sector Development

Social Enterprise and Enterprise Development

Smart Cities

Schools

Education Improvement Board

Educational provision 3 – 16 including school re-organisation and governance, Academies and Free Schools

Attendance

Special Educational Needs – Special Education Schools

Pupil Referral Units

Employability in Schools

Jobs and Skills:

Lead on skills and employment

-  Post 16 Training, FE and HE

-  Develop opportunities for young people and adults

-  Local Jobs for Local People and Making the Connections

-  Investment initiatives

-  Nottingham and Notts Futures Advice, Skills and Employment

 

Leisure and Culture

Councillor Dave Trimble

 

 

Leisure and Culture:

Parks, allotments and open spaces and playgrounds

Street Parks (Play Zones

Leisure Transformation Programme

Museums and Heritage Sites

Libraries, Arts and Events, Museums, Theatres and Sport

Lead on arms length venues – Ice Arena, Playhouse, Theatre Royal, Royal Centre

Nature Conservation – operational

Tourism

Markets, Fairs and Toilets

Cemeteries and Crematoriums

 

Neighbourhood Services and Local Transport

Councillor Sally Longford

 

 

 

 

Cleansing

Street Scene

Street Lighting

Clean air/ Air quality

Woodfield Industries

Catering

Meals at Home

Neighbourhood Transport

Traffic Management and Parking

Highways Design and Maintenance

Public Transport

Area committee highways work

Corporate Transport Fleet

 

Community and Customer Services

Councillor Toby Neal

 

 

Executive Assistant (Community Safety)

Councillor Linda Woodings

 

 

 

Customer Services and customer care

HR & Transformation

Information Management and Assurance

Equalities

Partnerships - voluntary sector and faith

Digital Inclusion and IT

Community Sector:

Lead role with the Community Sector and Volunteering

Community Centres

Community Cohesion

Community Safety

Overview of the Council’s Section 17 responsibilities.

Public and Consumer Protection

Community Safety and Respect for Nottingham

Domestic Violence

Licensing and Environmental health

Trading Standards

Taxi Strategy

One Nottingham

 

(3)  note the following Nottinghamshire County Council appointments to joint bodies:

 

Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire and Rescue Authority

 

Councillor Parry Tsimbiridis

Councillor Andrew Brown

Councillor John Clarke

Councillor Sybil Fielding

Councillor Jonathan Wheeler

Councillor Vaughan Hopewell

Councillor John Longdon

Councillor Michael Payne

Councillor Francis Purdue-Horan

Councillor Mike Quigley MBE

Councillor Phil Rostance

Councillor Jason Zadrozny

 

East Midlands Shared Services Committee

 

Councillor Byron Rhodes

Councillor Richard Shepherd

 

Joint Committee for Strategic Planning and Transport

 

Councillor Gordon Wheeler

Councillor Andy Brown

Councillor Jim Creamer

Councillor Eric Kerry

 

Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Advisory Committee

 

Councillor Jim Creamer

Councillor Dr John Doddy

Councillor John Longdon

Councillor Kevin Rostance

Councillor Parry Tsimbiridis

 

(4)  note the following amendment to the Scheme of Delegation approved by the Leader:

 


Number

Description

Legislation

Executiveor

Non-Executive

Officer(s) to whom

function delegated

7.

Authorisationto inviteandaccepttender(s)and bid(s)

 

Up to contract valueof £25,000

1.  Tohavethepowerto invitetender(s)orbid(s) and to accepttender(s) or bid(s) for thecarrying outofworks fortheCouncil,thepurchase, leasing orhiring ofgoods, materialsand equipment by thecouncil, orthesupply of servicesto thecouncil wheretheestimated contractvalueis below £25,000,subjectto compliance with  Contract Procedure Rules which require three quotations to be sought werethecontractvalues arebetween £10,000 and £50,000;

 

 

For contract valuesabove £25,000

2.  Tohavethepowerto invitetender(s)orbid(s) and to accepttender(s) or bid(s) for thecarrying outofworks fortheCouncil,thepurchase, leasing orhiring ofgoods, materialsand equipment by thecouncil, orthesupply of servicesto thecouncil wheretheestimated contractvalueis above£25,000,subjectto the appropriate level of approval level  of  executive Councillor or Boardapproval being soughtandin compliance withContract ProcedureRules whichrequire:

(i) threequotations to besoughtwherethecontract values arebetween£10,000and£50,000;

(ii) afull tender processbeingundertakenfor a contractestimatedtoexceed   £50,000.

 

Foranyschemeslet inaccordancewith2 above,a quarterly reportmustbeforwardedtotheChiefFinance Officersetting out the detailsofschemeslet underthis authorityin thepreceding quarter.

 

3 Providedthatauthorityto aleta contracthas beenobtained, acceptance of the most economically advantageous tender or bid for the awardofconcession/sponsorshipcontracts and the acceptanceofotherthanthehighesttender or bidwiththeagreement of the ChiefExecutive and the CorporateDirector for Strategy and Resourcesand ChiefFinanceOfficer.

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Executive

 

 

 

Generalfunctionto all CorporateDirectors and theDirectorfor Public Healthfor all matters withintheir remit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Board, PortfolioHolder or CorporateDirectors and theDirectorfor Public Health, depending on value of tender(s) or bid(s)

 

(5)  note the following addition to the Scheme of Delegation approved by the Leader:

 


Number

Description

Legislation

Executiveor

Non-Executive

Officer(s) to whom

function delegated

7(a)

Framework Agreements

Authority to enter in to Framework Agreements:

 

(a)  with an indicative contract value between £50,000 to £999,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)  with an indicative contract value of £1m or over (key decision)

 

(NB – approval to enter in to a Framework Agreement does not constitute approval to spend against the frameworkwhich must be sought by appropriate Scheme of Delegation or other appropriate approval)

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Executive

 

 

 

 

Relevant Portfolio Holder (in consultation with the Portfolio Holder with responsibility for commissioning)

 

Commissioning and Procurement Sub Committee

 

(6)  approve the amendments to the Constitution required by the above changes.

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