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Function and Areas of Responsibility

Chief Executive and Head of Paid

Service

Overall corporate management and operational responsibility (including overall management responsibility for all officers) and all services

Deputy Chief Executive

Functions and responsibilities as identified by Cabinet decision of 27 April 2009

County Treasurer

Overall management of the Council's financial

affairs

Director of Property, Business and

Regulatory Services

Property services, regulatory services including Trading Standards registration and Scientific Services, direct service trading units, IT Services

Director of Children's Services

Children's Services

Director of Adult Services

Adult Services

Director of Environment

Highways, transportation, waste, planning,

development and conservation

Director of Human Resources

Personnel policies and procedures, corporate and

service-specific training

Director of Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs

Arts, countryside, rights of way, community support, sports development, outdoor activities service, libraries, museums, archives and records, rural affairs

Director of Economic Development

Economic development

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Function and Areas of Responsibility

Chief Executive and Head of Paid

Service

Overall: corporate management and operational responsibility (including overall management responsibility for all officers) for all services. Acts as Clerk to Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Authority: to act: authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, its Committees, and the

Executive within overall remit including:

· committing resources within approved budgets and financial regulations;

· service and placing of any necessary statutory or other notices (other than those expressly reserved to a Council, a Committee or the Executive);

· power to nominate or authorise any other officer to act on his or her behalf to action any decision.

The Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service) is the Proper Officer for all statutory purposes other than those expressly reserved to another named officer (by title) in this Constitution.

Departmental: responsibility for corporate communications;

policy advice; legal advice; support to members; economic

development and departmental support.

Deputy Chief Executive

Functions and responsibilities as identified by Cabinet decision of 27 April 2009

County Treasurer

Overall: Participate in the corporate management of the authority, as a member of the Corporate Management Team (CMT). Provide financial advice in support of the Council's corporate and departmental strategies and objectives. Responsibility for the proper administration of the Council's financial affairs, under Section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972 and Audit Regulations 1974. Act as Treasurer to the Hampshire Pension Fund; Hampshire Police Authority; the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority; and the Hampshire Magistrates Courts' Committee.

Authority to act: authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, Committees of the Council, and the Executive within overall remit, including:

· committing resources within approved budgets and financial regulations;

· service and placing of any necessary statutory or other notices (other than those within the remit of another Chief Officer or expressly reserved to a Council, a Committee or the Executive);

· power to nominate or authorise any other officer within the department to act on his or her behalf to action any decision;

· to agree to terms and conditions for and on behalf of

Hampshire County Council in respect of grants under Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 and such other grants as may be awarded from time to time.

Departmental: responsibility for the Finance Department. To act as the Head of Profession for accountants in all departments, ensuring that the appropriate professional standards are met and consistently applied.

Director of Property, Business and

Regulatory Services

Overall: Participate in the corporate management of the authority, as a member of the Corporate Management Team (CMT). Provide property, business and regulatory services in support of the Council's corporate and departmental strategies and objectives.

Authority: to act: authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, its Committees, and the

Executive within overall remit, including:

· commitment of resources within approved budgets and

financial regulations;

· service and placing of any necessary statutory or other notices (other than those expressly reserved to a Council, a Committee or the Executive);

· power to nominate or authorise any other Officer to act on his or her behalf to action any decision.

Departmental: responsibility for property; architectural services; estates and valuation; office accommodation; trading standards; registration services; births, marriages and deaths; scientific services; fleet management; catering; cleaning; printing; and graphics, IT Services, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens.

Director of Children's Services

Overall: Participate in the corporate management of the authority, as a member of the Corporate Management Team (CMT).

Provide advice, development and action of children's policies and strategies in support of the Council's corporate and departmental strategies and objectives, and to fulfil those functions conferred by the Children Act 2004.

Authority: to act: Authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, its Committees, and the

Executive within overall remit, including:

· Commitment of resources within approved budgets and

financial regulations;

· Service and placing of any necessary statutory or other notices (other than those expressly reserved to a Council, a Committee or the Executive);

· Power to nominate or authorise any other officer to act on his or her behalf to action any decision.

Departmental: Responsibility for directing and managing the

Children's Services Department.

Director of Adult Services

Overall: Participate in the corporate management of the authority, as a member of the Corporate Management Team (CMT).

Provide adult social care services, through direct provision and commissioning. Advice on all professional and strategic matters associated with service provision, in support of the Council's corporate and departmental strategies and objectives.

Authority: to act: authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, its Committees, and the

Executive within overall remit, including:

· commitment of resources within approved budgets and

financial regulations;

· service and placing of any necessary statutory or other notices (other than those expressly reserved to a Council, a Committee or the Executive);

· power to nominate or authorise any other officer to act on his or her behalf to action any decision.

Departmental: responsibility for directing and managing the

Adult Services Department and its partnership arrangements with external bodies, particularly the National Health Service.

Director of Environment

Overall: Participate in the corporate management of the authority, as a member of the Corporate Management Team (CMT).

Provide advice and strategic guidance on highways transportation and waste management, together with provision of operational services to support these functions, in support of the Council's corporate and departmental strategies and objectives. Provide planning and environmental services and advice in support of

the Council's corporate and departmental strategies and objectives.

Authority: to act: authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, its Committees, and the

Executive within overall remit, including:

· commitment of resources within approved budgets and

financial regulations;

· service and placing of any necessary statutory or other notices (other than those expressly reserved to a Council, a Committee or the Executive);

· power to nominate or authorise any other officer to act on his and her behalf to action any decision.

Departmental: responsibility for transportation; waste

management; highways and co-ordination of highways agencies with District Councils and agencies with external bodies (public or private); road safety and traffic management; design and construction of highways; and maintenance of county roads; responsibility for directing and managing planning duties.

Director of Human Resources

Overall: Participate in the corporate management of the authority, as a member of the Corporate Management Team (CMT).

Provision of all human resource, and advice and

guidance in support of the Council's corporate and departmental strategies and objectives.

Authority: to act: authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, Committees of the Council, and the Executive within overall remit, including:

· commitment of resources within approved budgets and

financial regulations;

· conduct of all employment matters, including the serving of any necessary notices or proceedings;

· power to nominate or authorise any other officer to act on his or her behalf to action any decision.

Departmental: responsibility for directing and managing the

Human Resources Department.

Director of Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs

Overall: Participate in the corporate management of the

authority, as a member of the Corporate Management

Team (CMT).

Provision of library, museum, archive, arts, countryside and

community services, and advice, in support of the Council's

corporate and departmental strategies and objectives, with particular regard to rural affairs.

Authority: to act: authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, Committees of the Council and the Executive within overall remit, including:

· commitment of resources within approved budgets and

financial regulations;

· service and placing of any necessary statutory or other notices (other than those expressly reserved to the Council, or Committee or Executive);

· power to nominate or authorise any other officer to act on

their behalf to action any decision.

Departmental: responsibility for Library Service; Museums

Service; Hampshire Record Office; Arts; Countryside

and Community, rural affairs.

Director of Economic Development

Overall: Participate in the corporate management of the

authority, as a member of the Corporate Management

Team (CMT).

Provision of all advice and guidance in support of the Council's economic development strategies and objectives, including:

· creating a skills strategy

· developing effective partnerships with relevant agencies

· aligning public sector resources to support economic opportunities

· collaboration across public sector organisations

· strengthening the Council's approach to developing regeneration projects (and more readily using the County Council's delivery capacity across the region and sub regionally)

· influencing regional economic development activity and resource priorities

· making sense of and supporting sub regional economic activity

· developing a vision for transport planning and delivery

· providing a strategic and operational response to existing arrangements

· maximising government investment in Hampshire and exploiting opportunities to fund new infrastructure projects

Authority: to act: authorised to take all necessary action to

implement decisions of the Council, Committees of the Council and the Executive within overall remit, including:

· commitment of resources within approved budgets and

financial regulations;

· service and placing of any necessary statutory or other notices (other than those expressly reserved to the Council, or Committee or Executive);

· power to nominate or authorise any other officer to act on

their behalf to action any decision.