Annual Renewal - Register Of Delegations - Council To CEO

Jessica Phillips17:39

Thank you that was all I'll just say thank you I think it's good to see some of these go through I can imagine that if it stops hold up from work as well from just getting done so I'm glad that there's work that can just continue then can I ask for someone to move the motion? To move all those in favour thank you yes gave you a minute there Karen to get in all right moving on to 7.5 annual renewal register of delegations Council to CEO.5 the annual. Renewal register of delegations actually going Council to be his meeting. Can you summarise that for me everybody please? Tracey is actually going to be in this meeting.

Four minutes we will it probably depends on the question I'll hand it over to Tracey to give you an introduction and summary so good afternoon Councillors. The report is about the annual review of delegation of powers from Council to the CEO. The reviewed register delegations is attached to the report as item one. As you're aware the delegation of powers is required so that Council officers are appropriately authorised to conduct their daily duties, Council can provide services to the community efficiently and Councillors can focus on high-level strategic matters. The statutory powers required for Council to operate are conferred to councils by act and regulations. The Local Government Act allows Council by resolution to delegate these powers to the CEO. The act then allows the CEO to further delegate these powers to appropriately qualified employees or contractors of Council. So this stage of the review and this report is only in relation to Council to CEO delegations. And it's a requirement under the Local Government Act that delegations from Council to CEO are reviewed annually by Council and that's this is to ensure that delegations align with any relevant legislative changes and new legislation enacted. So after receiving our annual delegation updates from the local government association of Queensland the governance branch commenced the annual delegations review in January and the review included the government's branch legal and where necessary operational areas assessing each specific update recommended by LGAQ and holding a Council or workshop in which we explain to you in detail the delegations concept the annual delegation review process the steps the governance branch undertook as part of the years from this year's review and the outcome of the 2025 annual delegation review exercise so the outcome of the Council workshop conducted last month is the 2025 Council to CEO delegation register presented with today's report as attachment and one and as you can see in 2025 report review in this 2025 governance in consultation with Councillors updated in this 2025 review governance 24 existing registers which included replacing the repealed public records act 2002 with updated revised public records act 2023 however the 62 current delegation registers remained unchanged happy about that the recommendation today is that Council note the report to the Services & Organisation Committee dated 8 July 2025 regarding Council's annual delegation review and adopt the register of delegations Council the CEO for shield to section 257 of the Local Government Act delegate the powers of Council outlined in the register of delegation provided in attachment one to the CEO Thank you.