Deputy chief executive – transformation and operations
Head of policy and programmes
(Corporate programmes and assurance, insight and policy, planning policy, and community wellbeing)
HEAD OF POLICY AND PROGRAMMES
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Function
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Consultation (where applicable)
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1.0 |
CORPORATE PROGRAMMES |
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1.1 |
To act as the council’s lead on corporate programmes and project management.
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1.2 |
To act as the council’s lead on corporate IT programmes.
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1.3 |
To act as the council’s lead on policy and insight, the development of the corporate plan, and influence on external funding.
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1.4 |
To act as the council’s lead on the development of strategic energy programmes.
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1.5 |
To act as the council’s lead on climate change programmes.
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2.0 |
COMMUNITY hub |
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2.1 |
To lead the council’s community hub service.
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3.0 |
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING |
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3.1 |
To designate neighbourhood planning areas. This includes the designation of a neighbourhood plan forum, where there is a parish meeting but no parish council.
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Cabinet member for planning policy
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3.2
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To express the opinion of the council as local planning authority on whether a neighbourhood plan requires Strategic Environmental Assessment (Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004) and/or an appropriate assessment (Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended 2011)).
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3.3 |
To determine that a neighbourhood plan can proceed to referendum.
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4.0 |
ARTS STRATEGY |
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4.1 |
To determine and take all necessary action in respect of the promotion of the arts within the district.
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5.0 |
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5.1 (VALE ONLY) |
To make grant award decisions if: i. any area committee only receives three or fewer eligible applications in any one application round; and ii. the combined total of the applications in any one application round is £10,000 or less; and iii. the grant requests in any one application round do not exceed the available budget.
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Chair of the relevant committee |
5.2 (SOUTH ONLY) |
To award grants up to £5,000 in accordance with the decision of the ward councillor to community projects that benefit the councillor’s ward.
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Ward councillor |
5.3
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To approve or refuse extensions for the take up of capital grants awards.
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5.4 (VALE ONLY) |
To approve or refuse time extensions for the take up of new homes bonus grants awards.
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5.5 (VALE ONLY) |
To approve festival and event grant awards of up to £1,000. |
Cabinet member for grants
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5.6 (SOUTH ONLY) |
To approve grant awards of up to £1,000 for young achievers. |
Cabinet member for grants
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5.7 |
To change the percentage of a grant award in line with the grants policy.
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Cabinet member for grants
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5.8 |
To withhold or reduce a revenue grant for failing to meet the agreed targets.
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Cabinet member for grants |
5.9 |
To amend agreed targets relating to revenue grant awards.
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5.10 (SOUTH ONLY) |
To transfer money allocated in the provisional capital programme for external capital grants to the approved capital programme as and when required to pay grants previously approved.
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5.11 |
To remove conditions on grants awarded.
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5.12 |
To decide to accept grant applications that do not meet all of the eligibility criteria.
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6.0 |
Assets of community value |
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6.1 |
To decide whether to list or not to list an asset as an asset of community value.
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7.0 |
CRISIS RESPONSE |
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7.1 |
All operational matters in relation to preparation for and management of the council’s response to civil emergencies.
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8.0 |
INSURANCE |
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8.1 |
To effect such insurances as are necessary, compatible with the proper management of the council's assets, and having regard to potential liabilities and other risks.
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8.2 |
To deal with all insurance claims and the settlement of such claims with the council's insurers.
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