Agenda item

The Leader has responsibility for the discharge of all executive functions, for the appointment of councillors to the Executive and for the determination of the individual portfolios to be allocated to the Portfolio Holders.

The Leader can choose to delegate any/all of the executive functions to the Executive as a whole; a committee of the Executive; an individual member of the Executive; an officer; an area committee; joint arrangements; local Member in relation to their ward; or another local authority.

The Leader to advise the Council in relation to

a)           the appointment of the Deputy Leader;

b)           the arrangements for the exercise of executive functions;

c)            the appointment of councillors to the Executive;

d)           the individual portfolios to be allocated to the Portfolio Holders.

The Leader informed the Council that Councillor Colin Dougan would be the Deputy Leader and the following councillors would be Portfolio Holders with the areas of responsibility as set out below:

A revised Portfolio Structure detailing the areas within each Portfolio would be circulated after the meeting.

The Leader reported that all decisions would be taken collectively by the Executive. He had not reserved any decisions to the office of the Council Leader and no individual decision making powers had been delegated to Portfolio Holders. The Scheme of Delegation of Functions to Officers in respect of executive functions would remain as set out at Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution.