Issue - meetings

This is a regular report to the Committee by the Monitoring Officer to give the Committee an overview of the work of the Monitoring Officer that falls within the scope of the functions for which the Committee is responsible.

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The Monitoring Officer introduced his update report to the Committee providing an overview of his work undertaken that fell within the scope of the functions for which the Committee was responsible.

            He highlighted that Full Council at its meeting held on 13 March 2024, had approved constitutional amendments following a meeting of the Constitution Working Party held in February 2024. The amendments related to Part 5 (Section 1 – Council Procedure Rules and Section 2 – Committee Procedure Rules) relating to Public Question Time and Part 7 (Management Structure). The constitution had been subsequently amended on 10 April 2024.

            The Monitoring Officer confirmed that he was due to contact those Town and Parish Councils that had not yet adopted the Local Government Association (LGA) model code of conduct  with the aim of bringing a universal approach to the model across the district. The Committee was also advised that a review of the Arun Code would be undertaken later in the year. 

The Committee noted the report.