Decision details

The Assurance Director presented the Constitution Review report.

The Membership of the Health and Wellbeing Board currently doesn’t include a Member of the Opposition.  Councillor Schneiderman requested if this can be reviewed in line with other local authorities whose membership consists both Administration and Opposition Members. The Assurance Director agreed to refer this to Monitoring Officer [ACTION]

Councillor Barry Rawlings, duly seconded proposed that the approval of grants to the voluntary sector is done so in consultation with both the Chairman of CLLC and the Opposition Lead Member on the Committee should also be consulted. This was agreed.

Following discussion and consideration of the report the Committee RESOLVED to:

Recommend to Council that the Constitution be amended to incorporate the changes detailed in the report and in the amended versions the sections set out in Appendix A and B subject to the following amendment;

1.         Article 7, Health and Wellbeing Board Membership, add the following;

·         “The Quorum should consist of at least one Councillor and one health representative”

            This is to ensure that both the Council and health sector are represented on the Board at all times.

2.         That in approving the grants to the voluntary sector, the Section 151 officer consults both the Chairman and Opposition Lead Member of the Community, Libraries and Leadership Committee.