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ABERDEEN CITY
COUNCIL
The Council reserves the following
functions:
1.
The setting of council tax in accordance with s93(1)
of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 or the setting of a
reduced amount of council tax under s94 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 s56(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 s40 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 the 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 of its annual report of its effectiveness.
15. 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.
16. The
establishment of the Appointment Panel in accordance with the
Standing Orders for Council, Committees and Sub
Committees.
17. The
approval of the Council’s Scheme of Governance.
18. The
approval of the Council/Committee Diary.
19. 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.
20. The
establishment of Working Groups.
21. To
consider any matter which the Council has previously considered and
agreed to receive a report (or further report) on.
22. To
consider Monitoring Officer reports under Section 5 of the Local
Government and Housing Act 1989.
23. Making schemes for the reorganisation of educational endowments
under section 112(2) or 112(3) of the Education (Scotland) Act
1980.
24.
ANALYSIS
24.1
to receive a bi-annual Population Needs Assessment
to understand the needs which public bodies must
address;
24.2
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
24.3
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
24.4 to endorse the refresh of the Local
Outcome Improvement Plan (LOIP) including recommending any changes
which may be required; and
24.5 to approve annual procurement
workplans, reflecting the LOIP, the Population Needs Assessment,
the Council’s commissioning intentions, the Council’s
service standards, the views of customers and citizens, and the
best evidence of effective interventions to ensure a preventative
focus on demand reduction.
DOING
24.6 to establish Arm’s Length
External Organisations (ALEOs) where it is determined that services
should not be provided in-house;
24.7 to decommission services, including
ALEOs, that do not meet the Council’s commissioning
intentions and outcomes;
24.8 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
24.9 to approve the Strategy Framework to
facilitate the delivery of agreed outcomes.
REVIEWING
24.10 to approve amendments to the Council’s
Performance Management Framework (PMF);
24.11 to receive
annual reports on the LOIP and Locality Partnership Plans;
24.12 to consider and monitor performance associated
with the Council’s agreed commissioning intentions and
ultimate contribution to the LOIP outcomes;
24.13 to receive annual reports from each of the
Council’s ALEOs to enable scrutiny of performance;
24.14 to receive an annual procurement performance
report to enable scrutiny of performance; and
24.15 to receive reports on any changes in legislative
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 any doubt, this reservation 24 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