2020-09-08 S&O Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 2 Delegations of Authority Council to Chief Executive (Updated)

2.   To exercise the powers of Council pursuant to the Local Government Regulation 2012.


 DESCRIPTION OF POWER DELEGATED                                           LEGISTATION
 Power to identify and assess each new significant business activity for Section 18
 possible reform involving full cost pricing, commercialising, or
 corporatising the activity.
 Power, when conducting a relevant business activity, to carry out all Section 41(1)
 functions described in subsections (a), and (c) to (f).
 Power to ensure the public can inspect a copy of the report given to Section 53
 Council under section 52.
 Power to give notice of the resolution made pursuant to section 55(1) Section 55(4)
 to the entities listed in subsection (4).
 Power to establish a register of business activities to which the Section 56(1)
 competitive neutrality principle applies.
 Power in relation to a mall to do any of the following:               Section 58(2)
 (a) anything necessary or desirable for developing, managing,
     maintaining (including cleaning), promoting or using a mall;
 (b) permit the use of any part of the mall on conditions it considers
     appropriate;
 (c) anything incidental to its powers mentioned in (a) or (b).
 Power to keep a written record, in the way required by subsection (2),   Section 164
 which states the matters identified in subsection (1).
 Power to spend money in a financial year before the budget is adopted Section 173(1)
 if Council provides for that spending in the budget for the financial year.
 Power to give a grant to a community organisation in the public interest Section 194
 and consistent with the local government’s community grants policy.
 Power to spend money on entertainment or hospitality consistent with Section 196(2)
 the local government’s entertainment and hospitality policy.
 Power to spend money on advertising to provide information or Section 197(2)
 education that is in the public interest and consistent with the local
 government’s advertising spending policy.
 Power to:-                                                               Section 200
    1. establish a trust fund;
    2. deposit trust money in a financial institution account; and
    3. reconcile the assets of the trust fund with the liabilities of the
        trust fund at least monthly.
 Power to transfer money to or from a trust fund in accordance with Section 201
 section 201.
 Power to make publicly available an availability notice.                 Section 201B(4)
 Power to establish separate accounting records for Council’s:-           Section 203
    (a) operations; and

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