(20 minutes allocated) (1725-1745)
Councillor John Cotton to move the following recommendations:
"That approval be given to the amendments to the Terms of Reference for Audit Committee (Part B14 of the Constitution), set out in Appendix 1.
That the City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer be authorised to implement the changes (set out in 2.1) with effect from 10 January 2024.
Notes that on 12 December 2024 Cabinet approved the creation of a ‘Cabinet Committee – Property’ in order to expedite asset sales to support the delivery of the Council-wide strategy for the 2024/25 financial year, with the terms of reference set out in Section 7.
Notes the timeline for delivering a comprehensive review of the Council’s Constitution, set out in Section 5.
Notes that a cross-party working group, consisting of 5 Members (3 Labour, 1 Conservative and 1 Liberal Democrat), was established by Council Business Management Committee on 18 December to support the Monitoring Officer’s review of the constitution.
Notes that the Leader of the Council will Chair the Constitution Working Group."