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ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
The Council reserves the
following functions:
1.
The setting of council tax in accordance with
section 93(1) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 or the
setting of a reduced amount of council tax under section 94 of that
Act or paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to that Act.
2.
The setting of a balanced budget annually, including
the setting of fees and charges, including the approval of
commissioning intentions and service standards.
3.
The approval of the capital programme.
4.
The borrowing of money as provided for in section
56(6)(d) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
5.
The approval of any annual investment strategy or
annual investment report required by any consent issued by Scottish
Ministers under section 40 of the Local Government in Scotland Act
2003.
6.
The approval of the Council’s Treasury
Management Policy and Strategy.
7.
The appointment of committees, including external
members, and the number and allocation of committee places, the
appointment and removal from office of the Lord Provost, Depute
Provost, Leader or Co Leaders and/or Depute Leader and a convener
for each committee and a vice convener as appropriate and the
approval of senior councillor allowances. However the appointment
of external advisers to committees is not reserved to
Council and may be undertaken by the relevant committees
themselves.
8.
The election of members to the Licensing
Board.
9.
The review of polling districts and polling
places.
10.
Subject to the Powers Delegated to Officers, the
administration of trusts in respect of which the Council is sole
Trustee.
11.
The approval of the Local Development
Plan.
12.
The approval of an Administration’s political
priorities.
13.
The consideration of the Council’s Delivery
Plan.
14.
The consideration, where required, of reports by
both the Standards Commission for Scotland and the Financial
Conduct Authority, and the overseeing of members’ standards
of conduct.
15.
The establishment of the Appointment Panel in
accordance with Standing Orders for Council, Committees and
Sub-Committees.
16.
The approval of the Council’s Scheme of
Governance.
17.
The approval of the Council/Committee
Diary.
18.
The approval of Schemes for the Establishment for
Community Councils and the review or amendment of such Schemes in
terms of sections 52 and 53 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act
1973; and the revocation of such Schemes (or amended Schemes) and
the making of new Schemes in accordance with section 22 of the
Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
19.
The establishment of Working Groups.
20.
To consider Monitoring Officer reports under section
5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
21.
Making schemes for the reorganisation of educational
endowments under section 112(2) or 112(3) of the Education
(Scotland) Act 1980.
22.
ANALYSIS
22.1
to receive bi-annual Population Needs Assessment to
understand the needs which public bodies must address;
22.2
to receive, as appropriate, an in-depth analysis of
key groups, priorities and challenges across public services to
identify and action potential efficiencies and improvements to help
ensure that the needs of customers and citizens are met and
commissioning intentions are delivered; and
22.3
to receive, as appropriate, sufficiency and market
analyses to understand existing and potential provider strengths
and weaknesses, and identify and take action in respect of any
opportunities for improvement or change in providers.
PLANNING
22.4
to endorse the refresh of the Local Outcome
Improvement Plan (LOIP) including recommending any changes which
may be required; and
DOING
22.5
to establish Arm’s Length External
Organisations (ALEOs) where it is determined that services should
not be provided in-house;
22.6
to decommission services, including ALEOs, that do
not meet the Council’s commissioning intentions and
outcomes;
22.7
to take such action to ensure that appropriate
supply management and capacity building (market facilitation) is in
place to ensure a good mix of resilient service providers, that
offer customers an element of choice in how their needs are met;
and
22.8
to approve a Strategy Framework to facilitate the
delivery of agreed outcomes.
REVIEWING
22.9
to approve amendments to the Council’s
Performance Management Framework (PMF);
22.10
to receive annual reports on the LOIP and Locality
Partnership Plans;
22.11
to consider and monitor performance associated with
the Council’s agreed commissioning intentions and ultimate
contribution to the LOIP outcomes;
22.12
to receive annual reports from each of the
Council’s ALEOs to enable scrutiny of performance;
and
22.13
to receive reports on any changes in legislation
requirements, policy and population needs which may facilitate
opportunities to work differently to improve outcomes or may
require revisions to existing commissioning intentions and
outcomes.
For
the avoidance of doubt, this reservation 22 does not affect the
Terms of Reference of the Pensions Committee, Aberdeen City Region
Deal Joint Committee or Aberdeen City Integration Joint Board, and
it does not prevent the exercise of delegated powers where
authority is delegated to officers under the Powers Delegated to
Officers, Procurement Regulations or otherwise.
EXECUTIVE LEAD: CHIEF EXECUTIVE
