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There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to proposed changes to representation on various forums and amendment of the Delegations to Officers section within the Council’s Scheme of Delegated Functions.
The report detailed proposed adjustments to the Conservative group’s representation on the Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Board, Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board, Leadership Board, Renfrewshire Licensing Board and CoSLA; advised of changes to the proposed membership of the Cultural Recovery and Renewal Fund Panel and the membership of the Climate Change Sub-Committee; and outlined a proposed amendment to the Delegations to Officers within the Council’s Scheme of Delegated Functions to enable the Director of Communities, Housing & Planning Services and the Head of Communities and Public Protection to authorise the exercise of enforcement powers by Trading Standards and Environmental Health officers and their managers where the enforcement powers were included within legislation in response to the Covid-19 epidemic.
DECIDED:
(a) That the Council approve the appointment of (i) Councillor Graham to the Leadership Board, Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board and Renfrewshire Licensing Board; (ii) Councillor Strang to the Audit, Risk & Scrutiny Board; and (iii) Councillor Graham as one of the Council’s representatives to CoSLA in place of Councillor J MacLaren;
(b) That Councillor Devine and McCartin’s membership of the Cultural Recovery and Renewal Fund Panel be noted;
(c) That the membership of the Climate Change Sub-committee be extended by one administration member, being Councillor Hughes, and one other opposition member, being Councillor McCartin; and
(d) That the Delegations to Officers section within the Council’s Scheme of Delegated Functions be amended to allow the Director of Communities, Housing and Planning Services and the Head of Communities and Public Protection to authorise the exercise of enforcement powers by Trading Standards officers, Environmental Health officers and their managers on the Council’s behalf where those enforcement powers were included in legislation in response to the Covid-19 epidemic.