To receive a report of the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy and Monitoring Officer.

The Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy and Monitoring Officer submitted a report confirming the arrangements for the delegation of Council (non-Executive) and Executive functions and seeking to amend the Constitution of the Council to incorporate these arrangements.

RESOLVED –

(1)        That Council notes that Executive functions not covered by the Officers’ Scheme of Delegation are delegated by the Leader of the Council as follows:

(a)        functions are delegated to all individual Executive Members in accordance with the Executive Members’ Scheme of Delegation;

(b)        all other functions are delegated to the Executive.

(2)        That the current Scheme of Delegation to Officers contained within the Constitution be re-confirmed and the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy be requested to review and align the Officer Scheme in accordance with the Leader of the Council’s revisions to the Executive Scheme of Delegation.

(3)        That the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy be authorised to amend the Constitution of the Council in accordance with and as a consequence of this report and other decisions made by Council at this Annual Meeting.

(4)        That Council notes that further changes may be made to the schemes of delegation and that the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy be authorised to amend the Constitution following consultation with the Leader and Chief Executive.