CONSTITUTION REVIEW 2021

TABLE OF ARTICLES – CROSS REFERENCED

 

ARTICLE

NAME

CROSS REFERENCED WITH CURRENT CONSTITUTION

COMMENTS

 

 

 

 

1

The Constitution

 

Section 2 Art 1

 

2

Members of the Council

 

Section 2 Art 2

 

3

Citizens and the Council

 

Section 2 Art 3

 

4

The Full Council

 

Section 2 Art 4

 

5

The Lord Mayor of York, The Sheriff of York and Chairing of Council

 

Section 2 Art 5

 

6

The Leader of the Council and the Executive

 

Section 2 Art 7

Section 3A

 

7

Decision Making

 

builds on paras 1.9 and 1.10 of the introduction to the constitution and Section 2 Art 14 and Section 5D: 1.11, 1.12-16

 

 

8

Overview and Scrutiny

 

Section 2 Art 6

Builds on 1.12 of the introduction and Section 3C: 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOVERNANCE THEME

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Audit & Governance Committee

 

Section 2 Art 9

 

10

Joint Standards Committee

 

Section 2 Art 8

Section 3C

 

11

Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee

 

Section 3C

 

12

Shareholder Committee

 

Section 3BA

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULATORY THEME

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Planning Committee

 

Art 10?

Section 3C

 

14

Gambling, Licensing and Regulatory Committee

 

Art 10

Section 3C

 

15

Corporate Appeals Committee

 

Section 3C

 

16

Housing Appeals Committee

 

Section 3C

 

17

Education Appeals Committee

 

Section 3C

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

York Health and Wellbeing Board

 

Section 3C

 

19

Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

 

Not included in the constitution but on CYC SACRE website

 

20

Council’s Commitment to Corporate Parenting 

 

 

 

21

Joint Committees/Arrangements

 

Art 12

 

22

Ward Committees

 

Art 11

 

23

Independent Remuneration Panel

Not in the constitution but on CYC website

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE theme

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

Officers

 

Art 13

 

25

Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters

 

Section 2 Art 15

Section 4C

 

26

Review and Revision of the Constitution

 

Section 2 Art 16

 

27

Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution

 

Section 2 Art 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSTITUTION REVIEW 2021

TABLE OF APPENDICES – CROSS REFERENCED

 

App

NAME

CROSS REFERENCED WITH CURRENT CONSTITUTION

COMMENTS

 

 

 

 

1

Responsibility for Functions and Scheme of Delegation

 

Section 3A Part 3

Elements of introduction; various entries of Section 2

 

2

Petition Scheme

 

Not included in the constitution but available from Democratic Services

 

3

Council Procedure Rules

 

Section 4A

 

4

Executive Procedure Rules

 

Section 4B

 

5

Scrutiny Procedure Rules

 

Section 4B

 

6

Other Cttee procedure rules

 

Section 4B

 

7

Access to Information Procedure Rules

 

Section 5D

 

8

Public Participation Rules

 

Referenced in intro and Section 4 unable to locate a scheme

 

9

Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules

Section 4E

 

10

Financial Procedure Rules

Section 4

 

11

Contract Procedure Rules

 

Section 4

 

12

Officer Employment Procedure Rules

 

Section 4D

 

13

Ethics Statement

 

 

 

14

Code of Conduct for Elected Members

 

Section 5A

 

15

Code of Conduct for Officers

 

Section 5B

 

16

Member Officer Protocol

 

Section 5C

 

17

Guidance to Councillors for Planning Committee

Section 5E

 

18

Guidance to Councillors and Officers Appointed to Outside Bodies 

 

 

19

Protocol for use of IT and use of resources by Members

 

 

 

20

Member Allowances and Member Allowances Scheme

 

Section 6

 

21

Urgent Decision Making Guidance

Published 23rd March 2020

 

 

22

Webcasting Protocols

Not currently included (has been removed at some point in the past) but referenced in agendas

 

23

Remote Meetings Protocol

 

Published May 2020

 

24

International Travel Protocol

 

 

Not in the constitution

 

25

Senior Management Structure

 

 

26

Information Governance Statement

 

 

27

Protocol for Monitoring and Review of the Constitution by the Monitoring Officer

 

 

28

Protocol on the Production and Content of Minutes of Meetings

 

 

29

Joint Standards Committee Procedures

 

 

30

Major Projects Conflicts Protocol