This Committee is responsible
for:
(a)
developing the role of Members, particularly within their local
community
(b) keeping the Constitution under review and making
recommendations to Council on any changes that may be required
(c) keeping the committee structure under review and
making recommendations to Council as and when necessary on the
number, names, terms of reference, size and political
proportionality of committees
(d) making recommendations to Council as and when
necessary on the political proportionality of the Council’s
representation on other authorities, joint committees and
partnership bodies
(e) for making or arranging the following appointments
and nominations:
(i)
Parent Governor Members of Council committees
(ii)
non-Council representatives on the Kent School Organisation
Committee
(iii)
independent appeal panels (school admissions and exclusions)
(iv)
independent members of Social Services Complaints Review Panels
(v)
the selection panel for independent Members of the Standards
Committee and the Member Remuneration Panel
(vi)
any other non-Council Members on Council Committees
(vii)
members of appeal panels in the event of disciplinary action
against the Chief Executive, Chief Finance Officer, Monitoring
Officer or Managing Directors
(f) making appointments and nominations on behalf of the
Council to serve on outside bodies (except those needing to be made
by the Leader in connection with a delegation
by him of his functions, the list of those appointments to be
agreed between the Leader and the Committee from time to
time)
(g)
monitoring expenditure on Members
allowances, expenses and services
(h)
overseeing all Member accommodation,
facilities and support services, including conferences, training,
secretarial and other officer support, and making recommendations
to the relevant Cabinet Member, as appropriate
(i) agreeing arrangements for Member attendance at
conferences
(m)
determine requests from a lead
petitioner for a review of the Council’s response to a
petition in accordance with the Petition Scheme.