Councillor John Cotton to move the following recommendations:
"1. To note the work of the Member Constitutional Working Group in reviewing the Constitution.
2. That approval be given to the proposed revisions to Parts A, B, C and E of the Constitution, as detailed in Appendices 1, 2 and 3 and summarised in paragraph 6 below.
3. To note that a comprehensive review of the Constitution will be conducted following Annual Council on 21 May 2024 as part of the Governance and Relationships Programme in the Improvement and Recovery Plan.
4. To note that the Standards Committee are consulting on a new Member/Officer Relations Protocol, as part of the response to the Independent Governance Review carried out by the Centre for Governance and Scrutiny during 2023. This will be the subject of a separate Report to Full Council in June 2024.
5. To note that the Interim City Solicitor, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, has been authorised (by Council Business Management Committee on 7 May 2024) to commence a recruitment process to appoint an independent person to chair the Audit Committee. The final appointment, by a cross party member Panel, is subject to Full Council approving the proposed amendment to section B14 paragraph 14.6 - The Chair of Audit Committee will be an Independent person."