Issue - meetings

To consider the addition of legislation to the Appendix to Part 3 of the Constitution, to enable officers to discharge the Council’s environmental health functions.

Members considered a proposed amendment to the Powers of Officers within the Constitution to include a range of powers and responsibilities relating to the safer and stronger communities function.

A list of legislation appeared in the Appendix to the report. An updated version of the list was circulated at the meeting.

The proposed changes to the Constitution would bring environmental health functions into line with the approach adopted in respect of trading standards and licensing legislation.  

RESOLVED

That Council be recommended to agree

(1)   that the list of legislation as amended and re-circulated at the meeting be added to the list in the Appendix to the “Powers and Responsibilities of Officers” (section of Part 3 of the Constitution) which will have the effect of bringing responsibility for this legislation within the remit of the Head of Safer and Stronger Communities by virtue of paragraph 25.1.2 of that Part; and

(2)   that such consequential amendments be made to the Constitution as the Borough Solicitor considers are necessary to give effect to the wishes of Council.