Agenda item

The Constitution Panel recommended to Full Council that the amended Constitution (attached as Appendix A to the report) be adopted.

The Constitution Panel recommended to Full Council that the amended Constitution (attached as Appendix A to the report) be adopted.

It was proposed by Councillor Simon Carter (seconded by Councillor James Leppard) that the following additional recommendations be added:

B     That the minimum procurement thresholds requiring consultation with a Portfolio Holder remain at £50,000 and £25,000 for consultancy services. The upper limit be increased to £350,000 and £100,000 for consultancy services as recommended in the report; and

C     That authority be delegated to the Director of Governance and Corporate Services to ensure that any elements of the Contract Standing Orders are consistent with the amended thresholds.

Proposed by Councillor Simon Carter (seconded by Councillor James Leppard) it was:

RESOLVED that the above recommendation be approved subject to the additional recommendations B and C as detailed above.