To consider recommendations from:

(i)        the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 3 December 2013 and answer questions asked under Rule No. 13.1.

(a)       Code of Procurement Governance

(Attached pages 23 to 32)

(b)       Protocol on Member/Officer Relations

(Attached pages 33 to 54)

(ii)       the meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 20 January 2014 and answer questions asked under Rule No 13.1.

(c)       Proposed amendments to the Constitution – Planning Matters

                                                                   (To follow)

(d)       Pay Policy Statement 2014/15

 (To follow)

(i)(a) Code of Procurement Governance

The Council considered recommendations from a meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 3 December 2013 seeking approval of proposed amendments to Part I3 of the Council’s Constitution (the Code of Procurement Governance)

RESOLVED

that the proposed amendments to Part 13 of the Council’s Constitution (the Code of Procurement Governance)as set out in Appendix B as submitted, be approved.

(i)(b)Protocol on Member/Officer Relations

The Council considered recommendations from a meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 3 December 2013 seeking amendments to the Protocol for Member/Officer Relations as set out at Appendix A to the report.  Concerns were expressed about paragraph 6.1.6 (b) Use of IT Systems and clarification sought on the wording of this Protocol.

RESOLVED

that the amendments to the Protocol for Member/Officer Relations,

as set out at Appendix A to the submitted report, be approved and included in the Council’s Constitution subject to the Executive Member for Corporate Resources providing clarification on the wording of paragraph 6.1.6 (b) Use of IT Systems.

(ii)(c) Proposed amendments to the Constitution – Planning Matters

The Council considered recommendations from a meeting of the GeneralPurposes Committee held on 20 January 2014, seeking approval of proposed amendments to the Constitution at Parts E2, H3 and the Ethical Handbook as set out at Appendices A, B and C to the submitted report.

RESOLVED

that amendments to Parts E2, H3 and the Ethical Handbook section of the Constitution, as set out at Appendicies A, B and C to the  submitted report, be approved.

(ii)(d) Pay Policy Statement

The Council considered recommendations from a meeting of the General Purposes Committee held on 20 January 2014, seeking approval of the Pay Policy Statement 2014/15 as set out at Appendix A to the report and subsequent publication on the Council’s website.  It was noted that reference to the ratio of pay for the Chief Executive relative to other staff, as set out at Appendix A paragraph 5, had been set out in reverse order and would be amended prior to publication.

RESOLVED

that the Pay Policy Statement 2014/15 as set out at Appendix A to the report be approved and published on the Council’s website subject to the amendment of the ratio of pay of the Chief Executive relative to other staff.