The Local Government
Act 2000 enables Councils to delegate certain decisions to
individual Members. The legislation
sought to improve the transparency of the decision-making process
and support the role of the Cabinet.
Individual Cabinet
Members may make decisions if the nature of the decision falls
within the requirements specified in the Individual Cabinet Member
Decision Making Protocol; otherwise the Cabinet must take the
decision. In order to preserve
transparency and accountability in the individual decision-making
process the same procedures must be followed in terms of preparing
a report and the level of information within it as with a decision
by the Cabinet itself.
The Individual Cabinet
Member Decision Making Protocol is set out under Part 6 –
Codes and Protocols of the Council’s Constitution.
The Responsibilities set out
under the Finance and Resources Portfolio are as
follows:
·
Revenue and Capital Budgets;
·
Financial management including Insurance;
·
Value for Money;
·
Treasury Management, including annual strategy and
annual report;
·
Local Taxation, Council Tax and Business
Rates;
·
Audit and Corporate Governance;
·
Strategic Asset Management and Property;
·
Investment & Operational Property
portfolio;
·
Information Security & GDPR;
·
Strategic Risk Management
·
Legal Services; and
·
Procurement Advice