Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations of the Constitution Committee.

The Constitution Committee at its meeting on 26 April 2013, had considered a  proposal that all existing officer delegations remain effective pending the completion of the senior management review, which the Committee recommended to Council for approval.

As authorised by Council, a management review was being undertaken, the first appointments under the review having already been made. The Council’s Constitution, including the officer delegation scheme, currently reflected the pre-review officer structure. As appointments were made to the new structure it would be important to ensure that the officers had the appropriate powers and duties to fulfil their responsibilities. It was, therefore, proposed that pending the completion of the management review, all existing delegations should remain effective and should accrue to the relevant post holders as appropriate.

Consideration was given to the recommendation from the Constitution Committee regarding the above proposal.

RESOLVED

That, in order to ensure that the Council’s decision-making arrangements properly reflect the emerging officer structure under the management review,   all existing delegations shall remain effective pending further review and shall accrue to the relevant post holders as appropriate, such arrangements to have effect until 1^st September 2013.