Cabinet Warrants Of Office

Deputy - Without Portfolio The Deputy is responsible for all matters relating to the Council's affairs in respect of the brief set out below as determined by the Executive Leader. As such, the Deputy is responsible for liaising with other members of the Cabinet, particularly where matters within the brief affect other aspects of Council business or affect the Borough. The Deputy is responsible for ensuring appropriate consultation with partners and community on matters within the brief. The Deputy will work closely with a designated Cabinet Secretary.

Councillor Jim Fitzpatrick Cabinet Deputy (Without Portfolio)

Terms of Reference

To lead, monitor and have oversight of policy/strategy and provision of corporate performance in conjunction with the Executive Leader; including:

• Corporate Performance Assessment
• Corporate Plan
• Systems and procedures for business planning
• Progress on the Capital Programme
• Progress on major items of policy development as determined by the Executive Leader and the Chief Executive
• Appropriate and timely Cabinet responses to Scrutiny Panel recommendations and to monitor the implementation of those responses

To lead, monitor and have oversight of policy/strategy and provision re District Assemblies function including:

• Responsibilities and working arrangements
• Overall management of the Street Force service
• Maintenance and management of Children's Play Areas

To lead on energy and reduction in carbon emissions savings within terms of reference with particular emphasis re energy use by District Assemblies

• In consultation with the Executive Leader, to represent and act as an ambassador of the Authority
• To represent the Council's views on matters of corporate or strategic policy and any other matters which are within the Deputy's terms of reference
• To request or commission research and other studies on any matters of policy or service provision within these terms of reference
• To appoint or nominate the Authority's representatives on outside bodies/organisations that fall within these terms of reference
• To adopt and review on an annual basis the service plans for co-ordination services covered by these terms of reference
• To take up corporate membership of any appropriate body or organisation whose objectives are considered to be beneficial to the pursuit of the Authority's own activities
• To take urgent provisional decisions on matters which fall within the Deputy's terms of reference
• To work with other Cabinet members on matters, as directed by the Executive Leader
• To submit to the Cabinet
  • Proposals on how to agree annual budget allocations between services covered by these terms of reference
  • Recommendations in respect of strategic policy concerning matters covered by these terms of reference
  • All responses to consultation papers, relating to these terms of reference, issued by the Government and outside organisations
  • Annual estimates of expenditure and income in respect of services covered by these terms of reference
  • All policy and/or operational matters which have corporate implications or which cross the remits of other individual deputies
• To lead on energy savings and reduction in carbon emissions within the terms of reference with particular emphasis re energy use by District Assemblies.