Issue - meetings
Interim Arrangements for Taking Emergency Decisions Immediately Following the County Council Elections
Meeting: 01/04/2025 - County Council (Item 24)
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The report seeks approval to a temporary variation to the delegated powers of the Chief Executive to aid effective decision making in the period between the retirement of councillors following the elections in May and the Annual Council meeting on 20 May 2025.
Council is RECOMMENDED to agree a temporary variation to Part 7.2 of the Scheme of Delegation to Officers with effect that from 5 May to 20 May 2025 paragraph 6.3 (c) is to be read as follows:-
“(c) Any function of the Cabinet or of a Council committee or sub-committee, after consultation with the appropriate Director and thereafter with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council and the Leader, as appropriate.”
Decision:
Amended recommendations approved unanimously:-
Council is RECOMMENDED to agree a temporary variation to Part 7.2 of the Scheme of Delegation to Officers with effect that from 6 May to 20 May 2025 paragraph 6.3 (c) is to be read as follows:-
“(c) Any function of the Cabinet or of a Council committee or sub[1]committee, after consultation with the appropriate Director and thereafter with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council and the Leader, as appropriate.”
Minutes:
Council received a report seeking approval to a temporary variation to the delegated powers of the Chief Executive to aid effective decision making in the period between the retirement of councillors following the elections in May and the Annual Council meeting on 20 May 2025. A revised version of the report stating the correct dates during which the variation would apply had been published in the Schedule of Business.
The report was proposed by Councillor Rooke and seconded by Councillor Lygo.
The recommendations were approved unanimously.
RECOMMENDED to agree a temporary variation to Part 7.2 of the Scheme of Delegation to Officers with effect that from 6 May to 20 May 2025 paragraph 6.3 (c) is to be read as follows:-
“(c) Any function of the Cabinet or of a Council committee or sub[1]committee, after consultation with the appropriate Director and thereafter with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Council and the Leader, as appropriate.”