Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Chief Executive seeking approval of an update to the County Council’s Financial Standing Orders and to note changes to Executive Portfolios with effect from 1 April 2020.

Council considered a report of the Chief Executive, introduced by the Leader, seeking approval of an update to the County Council’s Financial Standing Orders and to note changes to Executive Portfolios with effect from 1 April 2020. In presenting the report, the Leader recognised that as Britain had now left the European Union, the national focus was on the transition and no longer on the process of leaving. With this in mind, he notified Council of a further update to the Executive Portfolios, to update the title of the “Executive Member for Communities, Partnerships and External Affairs including BREXIT” by removing “including BREXIT”. The Leader confirmed that the portfolio responsibilities remained unchanged and therefore the Executive Member would continue to hold the remit of corporate oversight of external and International policy and activities and to champion the County Council’s relationship with external and international bodies, which will be of great importance during and after the transition period.

RESOLVED:

That the County Council:  

1.    Notes the changes in responsibility for Executive Functions as referred to above and in Paragraph 1 of the report.

2.    Approves the amendment to Financial Regulations as set out at Paragraph 2 of the report.