The manual below sets out the delegations made by the Hurunui
District Council. The manual is structured into the following parts:
- Delegations Policy – This part of the manual sets out the
Council’s philosophy for making delegations and establishes the legal
power for making delegations. It then establishes the framework through
which the delegations are made and structured.
- Governance Delegations – This section of the manual sets out delegations of governance powers made by Council to Committees.
- Statutory Delegations – This section sets out all of the relevant
legislation that Council has responsibility for and the powers duties
and responsibilities delegated under the relevant clauses of each
statute and associated regulations and bylaws.
- Financial Delegations – This section of the register sets out the
limits of financial delegations to Council sub-committees and Council
officers.
- Management Delegations – This section of the manual sets out the
delegations made by the Chief Executive Officer of the management powers
to facilitate the effective and efficient operation of the Council
administration.
- Contractor Delegations – This part of the delegations register sets
out the delegations of powers and functions required by contractors to
carry out their contracted services.
- Warrants – This final part of the register sets out the warrants of
powers issued to individual officers of Council and employees of
contractors.
The purpose of making delegations is to provide a legal
structure for the efficient and effective operation of the Council. The
various sections of the Delegations Manual are complementary – they are
to be read in conjunction with each other as each section provides
different limits on the particular decisions that an individual may
make. Any decision or the exercise of any power or duty can only be
made or undertaken if all of the tests of statutory and financial and
management (or governance or contractor) delegations can be met.
