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Terms of
Reference:
1.
To carry out the functions falling withing the
committee’s area of responsibility as set out below, working
within the budget and policy framework approved by Council, except
where these functions remain reserved to the Council or have been
delegated to another Committee within the Council’s scheme of
delegation.
2.
To establish Sub-Committees to progress work of the
Committee.
3.
To decide on matters falling within its
responsibility or delegate decision making to Directors. However,
this does not prevent the Committee from choosing to exercise the
function itself.
Areas of responsibility:
a.
Tourism, culture, and recreational activities
including the arts, sports and other leisure activities;
b.
PREVENT and PROTECT (part of the CONTEST –
Counter Terrorism strategy);
c.
Council venues including The Playhouse, Bourne Hall, Ewell Court House, The Rainbow Centre,
Bourne Hall Museum;
d.
Services for young people;
e.
Affordable housing;
f.
Strategic housing and investment;
g.
Housing standards, homelessness, homelessness
prevention and advice, housing needs assessment;
h.
Housing benefit in relation to welfare aspects;
i.
Private sector housing and administration of housing
grants;
j.
Collaboration and Partnerships related to the remit
of this Committee;
k.
Personal social services for older and disabled
persons including community meals services, community alarm, day
centres, community transport;
l.
Community and Voluntary sector grants;
m.
Consultations on local health service provision and
NHS services;
n.
Armed Forces Covenant;
o.
Voluntary Sector.
In carrying out its responsibilities the Committee
will:
1. Work in
partnership with other Policy committees and sub
committees.
2. Develop,
make decisions about and keep under
review the Committee’s budget ensuring any decisions about
spend are made within the allocated budget envelope.
3. Ensure
any decisions about additional spend to the Committee’s
agreed budget are in accordance with the Financial
Regulations.
4. Have
consideration to the Risk Management Strategy, Key Performance
indicators and any action relevant to the Committee’s
remit;
5. Work with
the Voluntary Sector, health partners and other
agencies.
6. Have
oversight of any matters of interest or concern relevant to this
Committees remit.
To make recommendations regarding:
a.
Changes to this Committee’s Terms of
Reference.
b.
Other matters under the Committee’s
jurisdiction which, by virtue of statutory provision, must be
determined by full Council.
c.
New policies or changes in policy within the remit
of the Committee which would require resources beyond those
allocated to the Committee.
To Resolve:
a.
New policies or changes in policy within the remit
of the Committee which can be accommodated within the
Committee’s overall allocation of resources.
Delegation to Officers:
1.
To the Chief Executive and Directors, the power to
implement Council/Committee policies and deal with the day-to-day
management of services relevant to this Committee, including the
discharge of all functions of the Council, except for those which
are identified above as reserved for determination by the Council,
Committee or Sub-Committee.
2.
The officers referred to in 1. above have the power
in turn to delegate to other officers of their choice, the power to
deal on their behalf and in their name with any of the above
functions. Such delegation shall be in writing and signed by the
relevant SMT Member and may contain such limitations or be subject
to such conditions as that Officer shall decide.
3.
Where committee delegated action has been taken by
officers in 1. and 2. above, or the use of urgency powers has been
exercised by the Chief Executive or Director this must be reported
back to the Chair and Vice Chair at the next available
meeting.
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