To adopt the revised scheme of delegation.

That in so far as they have power so to do members:

(a)       endorse the principles agreed by the informal member workshop as set out in appendix 1;

RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL

(b)

(i)        the adoption without alteration of the revised draft officer scheme of delegation as set out in appendix 2 to take effect on 1st June 2018, provided that any such adoption be subject to the draft scheme also being adopted without alteration by the other two Councils of the Dorset Councils Partnership; and

(ii)       delegate to the Monitoring Officer power to make any amendment to the final scheme and/or the member and officer Planning Code of Conduct

(a)          that he considers to be of a typographical, procedural or clarifying nature identified during or subsequent to the adoption process and/or to better align any definitions in the proposed officer scheme of delegation with definitions used elsewhere in the Constitution; and /or

(b)          to reflect any change to any delegation which he considers relates to a planning function and/or the member and officer planning Code of Conduct  that arises out the views of any meeting held before 1^st July 2018 to allow the planning chairs, vice-chairs and portfolio/brief holders of the Councils of the Dorset Councils Partnership to consider issues relating to such matters.