Issue - meetings

To consider a newly-drafted section of the Constitution dealing with the Powers and Responsibilities of Officers and Proper Officer Provisions.

The Committee had appointed a member working group to consider the officer scheme of delegation and report back with a recommended revised scheme. The purpose was not to recommend the delegation of additional powers to officers but to introduce greater transparency and member involvement in delegated decision-making.

The draft document was attached as Appendix A to the report.

It was noted that the delegations to the Director of Public Health had been approved by Council on 28^th February 2013 and were awaiting review by the member working group.

The member working group had conducted its review against the background of a restructuring of the Council’s senior management. That restructuring was ongoing and as yet there was insufficient detail available to incorporate it into the revised scheme of delegation which therefore reflected the old structure.

Councillor Marren, the Chairman of the member working group, asked the Committee to defer consideration of the revised scheme until he had been able to discuss it with the Leader to determine whether the enhancements to the scheme had met his expectations for increasing member involvement.

RESOLVED

That consideration of the revised scheme of delegation be deferred and a special meeting of the Committee be held before the next Council meeting to enable the Committee to consider the scheme and make recommendations to Council.