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Chapter 63: Financial regulations and procedure rules
Advising all Councillors and officers about who has authority to take a particular decision.
Section 114 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 requires the Corporate Director, Resources to report to the full Council, executive and external auditor if the authority or one of its officers:has made, or is about to make, a decision which involves incurring unlawful expenditure.has taken, or is about to take, an unlawful action which has resulted or would result in a loss or deficiency to the Council.is about to make an unlawful entry in the authority’s accounts.
When a projected overspend (or under recovery of income) is forecast to occur in a section of the Revenue Budget, or on a scheme within the Capital Programme, Senior Managers and other responsible officers must take measures to eliminate or reduce the overspend and maintain records of such actions.
Officers and Members will cooperate fully with auditors and inspectors in the pursuance of their duties.
To ensure that only bank accounts authorised by designated officers, are operated by the Council.
Relevant to all officers handling official and unofficial funds, including residents’ cash and valuables.
The Executive may delegate functions – including those relating to partnerships – to officers. Where functions are delegated, the Executive remains accountable for them to the Full Council.
The Authority may nominate individual Members and or officers to represent the Authority on external bodies.
Chapter 64: Contract and Procurement Procedure Rules
The Chief Finance Officer shall make the latest version of the Procurement Procedures available to every Chief Officer, the Mayor and all Members of the Council and any other person engaged in procuring works, goods or services on behalf of the Council. Chief Officers or officers acting on their behalf shall apply the requirements of the Procedures when engaging in any procurement activity.
The purpose of procurement activity shall be to achieve best value for local people in accordance with the Council's statutory or approved objectives. Officers with responsibility for procurement shall ensure that they are able to demonstrate achievement of best value by having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness (otherwise known as the Council’s Best Value Duty).