Summary of Responsibilities:
·
General responsibility for governance-related issues
on a council-wide basis, subject to the other provisions of the
constitution;
·
Legal Services;
·
Democratic Services;
·
Civic matters;
·
Electoral Services;
·
Member training and development;
·
Monitoring compliance with, and the effectiveness
of, the council’s decision-making processes,
including;
o
executive and non-executive decision
making/taking,
o
officer decision making/taking,
o
other delegated decision-making arrangements.
·
Procurement strategy and compliance,
including:
o
participation in Regional Hubs and the Procurement
Forward Plan;
·
Corporate contracts policy and
compliance;
·
Contract monitoring of external providers, to
include the Contracts Register;
·
Governance of Alternative Service Delivery Vehicles
in accordance with Council policy, including via the role of
Council Commissions.