Agenda and draft minutes

ELECTION OF CHAIR

RESOLVED

that Councillor Obajimi Adefiranye be elected Chair for the Municipal Year 2011/12

ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR

RESOLVED

that Councillor Alan Smith be elected Vice-Chair for the Municipal Year 2011/12

RESOLVED

that the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on September 25 2007, be confirmed and signed.

The report was introduced by the Head of Law’s representative who reported changes to the Constitution Scheme of delegation were required so that the reduction from five to four directorates could take place on October 24 as planned.

The Head of Law’s representative highlighted a change made to the matters reserved to planning committees which would henceforth be responsible for the consideration of all town and country planning matters relating to the demolition of any building in use as a public house or which was currently unoccupied but was in use as a public house immediately prior to becoming unoccupied.

Councillor Smith pointed out pages 334 and 335 of the report pertaining to the composition of the Executive contained some factual errors which required correction.

Councillor De Ryk received confirmation that the transfer of responsibility for Licensing to the Customer Services Directorate would not affect the powers and responsibilities of the Licensing Committee.

Councillor Hall requested that a summary of all the changes made to the Constitution be considered at the next meeting of the Constitution Working Party for their information.

RESOLVED

That the delegation of non-executive functions set out in the Schedule appearing at Appendix A be approved.