To approve the following arrangements for dealing with delegated decisions and urgent action:

(a)        Delegated Decisions

That where, under the approved scheme of delegation, decisions may be taken by Officers in consultation with non-Executive Members then in the absence of any specific arrangements having been made, the Officer shall consult the appropriate Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Opposition Spokesperson.

(b)    Urgent Action

        That, in situations which require emergency action the Chief Executive or the appropriate Officer, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee concerned and the Opposition Spokesperson where appropriate (or their respective nominees), be authorised to deal from this date until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2016, with any matters of urgency or any other matter that cannot conveniently be deferred to the next ordinary meeting of the Committee, subject to later report for information, to the Committee in question.

RESOLVED -

(1)    That where, under the approved Scheme of Delegation, decisions may be taken by officers in consultation with non-Executive Members, then in the absence of any specific arrangements having been made, the officer shall consult the appropriate Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Opposition Spokesperson.

(2)    That, in situations which require emergency action, the Chief Executive or the appropriate officer, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee concerned and the Opposition Spokesperson where appropriate (or their respective nominees), be authorised to deal from this date until the Annual Meeting of the Council in 2016, with any matters of urgency or any other matter that cannot conveniently be deferred to the next ordinary meeting of the Committee, subject to later report, for information, to the Committee in question.