Decision - Scheme of delegations

RESOLVED -

(i)         That the amended Scheme of Delegations to Officers as set out in Appendix 1, to the extent that it relates to Council functions, be agreed;

(ii)        That the amended Scheme of Delegations (in so far as it relates to Council functions) comes into force on 1^st November 2010;

(iii)       That the services provided by the Delivery Units on 1^st November 2010 be deemed to have been commissioned and therefore authorised. This shall be without prejudice to the power to review the services at any time as part of the Intelligent Commissioning cycle;

(iv)       That the Chief executive be granted delegated powers to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the changes, including the power to make transitional arrangements;

(v)        That the Head of Law be authorised to make any necessary or consequential amendments to the constitution to reflect the changes.

That the Governance Committee recommends to Cabinet:

(i)                 That the amended Scheme of Delegations to Officers as set out in Appendix 1, to the extent that it relates to Executive functions,  be agreed;

(ii)               That  the amended Scheme of Delegations (in so far as it relates to Executive functions) comes into force on 1^st November 2010;

(iii)             That the services provided by the Delivery Units on 1^st November 2010 be deemed to have been commissioned and therefore authorised. This shall be without prejudice to the power to review the services at any time as part of the Intelligent Commissioning cycle ;

(iv)              That the functions of the Council regarding Travellers and Gypsies be transferred from the Cabinet Member for Environment to the Cabinet Member for Housing;

(iii)       That the Chief Executive be granted delegated powers to take all steps necessary or incidental to the implementation of the changes, including the power to make transitional arrangements;

(iv)       That the Head of Law be authorised to make any necessary or consequential amendments to the constitution to reflect the changes.