Agenda item

Decisions:

1.      That any matters which normally require determination by Cabinet or Cabinet Boards, or any other Committee or Sub Committee of the Council, and which in the view of the Chief Executive, or a Corporate Director or a Head of Service necessitates a decision to be taken during the period 5^th May to the 31^st May 2022, then such Officer (s) in respect of matters within their service functions, shall have delegated power to take a decision and to authorise any action on the matters in question, subject to the following:-

          (a)     any decisions taken must comply with normal reporting     format, including compliance statement and reason for         decision, except that the implementation shall be with immediate effect without any call-in requirement;

          (b)     all decisions shall be reported back to Members;

          (c)     this delegation will not include any determination of planning applications which are normally determined      by the Planning Committee, unless deemed urgent by    the Head of Planning and Public Protection in the     context of statutory timescale, nor will it include      decisions on any planning matters deemed to be      “controversial” in the view of the Head of Planning and           Public Protection.  Any planning applications dealt with      under this delegation will be determined by the Head of   Planning and Public Protection.

          (d)     in exercising the above delegated powers, Officers will      be required to consult with three Members as follows:

                   (i)      From 6^th May to 17^th May – the current Mayor or                 Deputy Mayor and two other Members from                           different Political Groups (including one from any                   Majority Group).

                   (ii)      From 17^th May to 31^st May – the newly elected                   Leader or Deputy Leader (or in their absence the             newly elected Mayor or Deputy Mayor) and two             other Members from different Political Groups                     (including one from any Majority Group).  Subject               in both cases to these groups being constituted.

2.      the Mayor or Deputy Mayor be authorised to be present at the opening of tenders during the period set out in recommendation 1(a) above and the Leader or Deputy Leader (or in their absence the Mayor or Deputy Mayor) during the period set out in 1. (d) (ii) above.

Reason for Decisions:

To ensure continuity of decision making during the period between the election and the consultation of the authority.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decision is for immediate implementation with the agreement of the previous Scrutiny Chairperson.