Purpose

To approve delegations to officers within the Portfolio holder’s areas of responsibility.

Decision

The Portfolio holder approves the delegations to Director, within the Portfolio holder’s areas of responsibility, as set out below:
Director
General Delegations
1. In relation to the functions allocated to him/her, authority to:
(a) act as authorised officer, relating to the functions allocated to him/her, for the purposes of any Act of Parliament or Statutory Instrument.
(b) appoint officers to act as authorised Officers or Inspectors for the purposes of any Act of Parliament or Statutory Instrument.
(c) where not specifically mentioned below, serve notices under any Act of Parliament or Statutory Instrument and take any action in default, including enforcement action and recovery of costs.
(d) authorise persons, whether employed by the Council or not, to undertake duties and responsibilities for the purposes of any Act of Parliament or Statutory Instrument, including powers of entry.
(e) authorise in conjunction with the Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services the commencement of legal proceedings.
(f) respond to consultation documents of a non-controversial nature.
(g) approve all work for third parties up to the value of £20,000.00 per contract or type of work; and agree the fees and charges for such work which must, as a minimum, be on a full cost recovery basis.

Reasons for the decision

To ensure efficient decision making and avoid the Executive from becoming overwhelmed by day to day operational matters it is appropriate that these functions are delegated to Officers.

Alternative options considered

Not to delegate to officers.