2016-06-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 7 JUNE 2016


7                        UPDATED DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                             Governance Advisor, Paul Bright
                                   Executive Office

Index                              ECM/Delegations of Authority

Attachments                        1.    Updated Delegation of Authority (Public Health Act): Council to
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                   2.    New Delegation of Authority (Biosecurity Act): Council to Chief
                                         Executive Officer


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Governance Advisor to the Services and Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 7 June 2016 and pursuant to section 257 of the Local Government Act
2009:
A.    Adopt the updated the Delegation of Authority by the Council to the Chief Executive Officer
      (CEO) relating to Public Health as detailed in Table 1 of this report and provided at
      Attachment 1; and
B.    Adopt the new Delegation of Authority relating to Biosecurity powers of Council under the
      Biosecurity Act 2014 as provided at Attachment 2.


BACKGROUND

This report provides a brief background surrounding Council’s Delegations of Authority, and
seeks Council approval to:
1.     Adopt a new delegation relating to powers under the new Biosecurity Act 2014, which will
commence operation from 1 July 2016.

2.     Update Council’s current Public Health delegation to incorporate recent changes to the
Public Health Act 2005 relating to Asbestos Management by a local government.

Delegations in Local Government

Local Governments are required to make numerous decisions every day in order to properly
discharge their statutory powers and responsibilities for the communities they serve.

To streamline operations, 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
                        The Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Pursuant to section 259 of the LGA, a CEO may delegate the CEO’s 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 CEO from Council.


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