Decision Taken By: CABINET
Decision No: D120047CAB
Date: 28th March 2012
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Changes to Constitution - Appointment of Authorised Officers
Minutes
The report gave details of a review of the existing procedure for the appointment of 'Authorised Officers' together with suggested amendments to improve the ability of officers to discharge their duties effectively.
The Cabinet resolved that:
1) all Chief Officers be authorised to appoint officers within their respective services as 'Authorised Officers' for the purposes of any legislation falling within the purview of the Borough Council (subject to the relevant Chief Officer ensuring that officers authorised for the specific purposes in question are qualified and have had appropriate training to effectively discharge the function); and
2) all appointments of 'Authorised Officers' shall be recorded in writing with a copy of each authorisation being supplied to the Monitoring Officer for retention on a central file.
Reasons: As set out in the report of the Chief Solicitor and Monitoring Officer.
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 30 March 2012
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.