Executive Members’ Delegation Scheme

Each individual member of the Executive has the following responsibilities and powers:

1.         Developing a detailed understanding of the services which fall within their area of responsibility, and accounting to full Council for them (see Council Procedure Rules 2.3(x), 2.4, 9 and 10).

2.         Working with the appropriate Chief Officer(s) to develop policy proposals for submission to the Executive (and subsequently to the Council if they relate to, or are intended to form part of, the Policy Framework approved by Council).

3.         To authorise consultation on proposed new policies/policy changes.

4.         To approve proposals for service development which relate to individual services, do not have wider implications for other Council services and are consistent with the Budget and Policy Framework.

5.         To make a formal response on behalf of the Council, following appropriate consultation, to any White Papers, Green Papers, Government Consultation Papers or other consultative document where it is appropriate that the response should be a Member response. Where there is disagreement for responsibility for responding, the relevant Portfolio Holder(s) shall respond.

6.         In respect of grant or other external funding:

(a)        To be consulted, along with the Executive Member for Finance, regarding the submission of bids for grant or other external funding in excess of £500,000 or more (save in the case of recurring grants, where consultation with the Executive Member will be at the discretion of the Chief Finance Officer), as set out in Financial Procedure Rule 28.4; and

(b)       Following consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and the Executive Member for Finance, to authorise the acceptance of any offer of new discretionary grant or other external funding of £500,000 to £1million (inclusive) in line with the requirements of Rules 28.5 of the Financial Procedure Rules;

(c)        To be consulted, along with the Executive Member for Finance, regarding the acceptance of recurring grant or other external funding of £500,000 or more, as set out in Financial Procedure Rule 28.5;

subject, in all cases, to the implications for the Council being consistent with the budget and policy framework, and subject also to the requirements of the Financial Procedure Rules in relation to Partnerships and Accountable Bodies at Rules 29 and 30 respectively.

7.         Following consultation with the relevant Corporate Director and the Corporate Director of Resources, to authorise the disposal of any asset(s) for which the estimated disposal value is £100,001 to £200,000 (inclusive). (NB this excludes land and buildings ie “property” – please see the delegation to the Executive Member for Finance and Assets in relation to property matters set out below).

8.         To receive reports from scrutiny reviews; to report to the Executive about such reviews (in the light also of Overview and Scrutiny Committee views) and to authorise such action in respect of those reviews as the Executive may direct.

9.         To determine any action required following assessments of outcomes against standards and targets set out in Service Performance Plans.

10.       Representing North Yorkshire Council on outside or joint bodies which are relevant to their area of responsibility.

11. The power to approve changes to children’s centre provision (where no objections are received) is allocated to the appropriate Executive Member.

12. To authorise non-recovery of overpayments in respect of amounts of £5,000 and above.

13.       After consultation with the relevant Chief Officer to determine any Executive matter which is of such urgency that it is not practicable to refer it to the Executive for determination.

The following members of the Executive have the following specific responsibilities and powers:

14.       The Executive Member for Finance and Assets (or in their temporary absence such other member of the Executive as they may nominate) has the specific responsibilities and powers in relation to property set out in Council’s Property Procedure Rules.

15.       The Executive Member with responsibility for Stronger Communities (or in their temporary absence the Leader) has the power to determine Councillor Locality Budget grant recommendations.

16.       The Executive Member with responsibility for Education, Learning and Skills, in consultation with the Executive Member for Children and Young People’s Services, the Corporate Director for Children and Young People’s Service and the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services, has the power to take decisions in relation to school organisation proposals where there are no objections to the statutory notices (where there are such objections, the decision will be made by the Executive).