2017-12-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 12 DECEMBER 2017


7                        ANNUAL REVIEW OF DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                             Governance Officer, Cliona Smith
                                   Executive Services Department

Index                              ECM/ Governance/ Delegation of Authority

Attachments                        1.    Delegations of Authority: Council to Chief Executive Officer
                                         2017/2018 (Updated 2017/18)
                                   2.    Delegations of Authority: Council to Chief Executive Officer
                                         (Reviewed 2017/18)
                                   (Note: Both attachments provided separately to this report)



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Governance Officer to the Services & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 12 December 2017 and:
A.                       Pursuant to section 257 of the Local Government Act 2009, agree to delegate the powers
                         of the Local Government to the Chief Executive Officer outlined in the Delegations of
                         Authority provided at Attachment 1; and
B.                       Pursuant to section 257 of the Local Government Act 2009, agree to delegate the powers
                         of the Local Government to the Chief Executive Officer outlined in the Delegations of
                         Authority provided at Attachment 2.


1                        BACKGROUND
In accordance with section 257 of the Local Government Act 2009 (LGA), a Local Government
may by resolution delegate a power of the Local Government under the LGA or another Act to
the Mayor or Chief Executive Officer.

Pursuant to section 259 of the LGA, a CEO may delegate their direct powers to an appropriately
qualified employee or contractor of the Local Government. The CEO is also able to on-delegate
powers that have been delegated to the CEO from Council.

The diagram below obtained from a Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ)
publication titled ‘Local Government Delegations’ provides an illustrative overview of the
Queensland delegations model.




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