Agenda item

Following the re-establishment of the Constitution Working Group (CWG), four meetings have been undertaken with the CWG to discuss proposed changes and improvements to the Constitution. Meetings of the CWG were held on 2
February, 6 March, 16 and 28 April 2026, respectively.

This report sets out the findings and conclusions of those discussions and requests Audit and Governance Committee to recommend to Council the formal adoption of the changes to the Council’s Constitution, as set out in Appendices 1 and 2.

The Audit and Governance Committee is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Endorse the proposed amendments to the Council’s Constitution as recommended by the Constitution Working Group;

b)    Recommend Council to formally approve the proposed changes to the Council’s Constitution and to request the Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer to ensure the necessary changes are made; and

c)    Note that following changes to the Senior Management Structure further amendments are being made to the Officer Scheme of Delegation to reflect the new structure. These amendments will be completed prior to the Council meeting scheduled for 30 June 2026.