Agenda item

The Council considered a report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services which sought delegated authority for the discharge of County Council functions in the period between the County Council elections and the reconstitution of Council bodies (for copy see file of Minutes).

Moved by Councillor C Marshall, seconded by Councillor A Laing and

Resolved:

That:

(a)     authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to take any urgent action necessary in the interests of the Authority from the 8 May 2017 until the Annual Council Meeting in consultation with the current Leader or Deputy Leader, and the current Chairman or Vice-Chairman;

(b)     from the Annual Council Meeting until the appropriate Council bodies are reconstituted Authority be delegated to the Chief Executive to take any urgent action necessary in the interests of the Council, and in that period the Members to be consulted are the new Leader or Deputy Leader, and the new Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the County Council.