To consider the suggested amendments to the council’s constitution proposed by the health and wellbeing board for recommendation to Council.

The assistant director, Talk Community programme and the deputy solicitor to the council presented the report.  

It was noted that the chief executive of Herefordshire Council was not a member of the Health and Wellbeing Board, although he did routinely attend the meetings.   The three directors of Herefordshire Council would be members of the Board.   It was requested that the membership of the Board be reviewed in 9 to 12 months.

RESOLVED that

(a)         having regard to the health and wellbeing board review, the amendments to the constitution as set out in appendix 1 be recommended to full Council for adoption, with implementation; and

(b)         the technical changes to the constitution to be made by the monitoring officer as set out in paragraphs 15 and 16 of this report be noted.

(c)         The membership of the health and wellbeing board be reviewed in 9 to 12 months.