Agenda and minutes

General Purposes - Wednesday 1st July, 2015 6.00 pm

Venue: Rooms 3 & 4 - 17th Floor, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6 QP. View directions

Contact: Mick Steward; Head of Committee and Governance Services  Tel: 7641 3134; Email:  msteward@westminster.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services to note any changes to the membership.

Minutes:

1.1     There were no changes to the membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of the existence and nature of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

2.1     There were no Declarations of Interest.

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 67 KB

To sign the minutes of the meeting held on 25 February 2015.

Minutes:

3.1     The Chairman, with the consent of the Members present, signed the minutes of the meeting held on 25 February 2015 as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

4.

Role of Proper Officer in respect of Formal Meetings and Other Related Constitutional Changes (See Report of the Head of Committee and Governance Services) pdf icon PDF 177 KB

Report of the Head of Committee and Governance Services, attached.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

(i)       That the Council be recommended to approve the transfer of the existing proper officer functions allocated within the Constitution to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to the Chief Executive with effect from the rising of the Council meeting on Wednesday 8 July 2015.

 

(ii)      That the Council be recommended to approve the proposed new Standing Order 57 as set out in the report.

 

(iii)      That the Chief Executive be authorised to make the necessary changes to the Constitution, including Standing Orders and the Scheme of Delegations in order to reflect the decision proposed in (i) above.

5.

Updates to Standing Order 51 relating to Statutory Chief Officers (See Report of the Head of Committee and Governance Services) pdf icon PDF 180 KB

Report of the Head of Committee and Governance Services, attached.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the City Council be recommended to adopt a revised Standing Order 51 as set out in Appendix A of the report.

6.

Membership of the Licensing Committee (See Report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services) pdf icon PDF 33 KB

Report of the Head of Committee and Governance Services, attached.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Council be recommended to appoint Councillor Murad Gassanly to the membership of the Licensing Committee in place of Councillor Patricia McAllister.

7.

Any other Business which the Chairman considers Urgent

Minutes:

None.