Complete agenda for October 2009 Council Meeting (pdf, 1610KB)

Northland Regional Council - 21 October 2009 Page 140 Item 22Delegated Authority to take Action under the BuildingAct 2004 and Local Government Act 2002File: 110.8Report from the Consents Specialist David Roke dated 7 September 2009.PURPOSEThe purpose of this item is for the Council to delegate to staff of the NorthlandRegional Council (the Council) and Environment Waikato (EW) regional councilfunctions for dams (other than building consent functions) under the Building Act2004 and powers of entry under the Local Government Act 2002.POWERS TO BE DELEGATEDThe various functions and powers are as set out in the attached schedule and arelargely self explanatory. While some of the actions are very unlikely to be required,for example, the seeking of accreditation as a Building Consent Authority undersections 194 and 253 of the Building Act 2004, in the unlikely event that EWwithdraws from the current transfer agreement, they are included for completeness.High level functions and responsibilities remain with the Chief Executive Officer.More routine functions are delegated to appropriately trained staff.BACKGROUNDAt the February 2009 Council meeting the Council delegated to the Chief ExecutiveOfficer most of the Council’s functions for dams under the Building Act 2004 pendingthe completion of training by other officers. That training has now been completed(given by the Council’s delegated building authority, Mr Owen Smith of EW).The Council transferred the functions of processing applications for building consentsfor dams to EW. This arrangement will continue in accordance with the agreementssigned at the end of the 2007/08 financial year.Recommendation1. That the report on Delegated Authority to take Action under the Building Act 2004and Local Government Act 2002 from the Consents Specialist dated 7 October2009 (the report) be received.2. That the Council delegate the powers functions and responsibilities detailed inthe schedule of the report to the staff listed therein; and3. That the Chief Executive Officer issue warrants as specified in that schedule; and4. That the Building Act delegations, adopted in December 2008 and February 2009be rescinded.COMPLIANCE WITH DECISION MAKING PROCESSThe activities detailed in this report are provided for in the Council’s 2009-2019LTCCP. As such they are in accordance with the Council’s decision making processand sections 76-82 of the Local Government Act 2002.