{"content":[{"text":"Article 16 – Officers","bbox":{"left":0.120937,"top":0.08606,"width":0.220845,"height":0.018576999999999996}},{"text":"16.1","bbox":{"left":0.120937,"top":0.121493,"width":0.039207000000000006,"height":0.015923000000000007}},{"text":"Terminology","bbox":{"left":0.192406,"top":0.121493,"width":0.12081899999999998,"height":0.015923000000000007}},{"text":"In this article “officers” means all employees and staff engaged by the \n Council to carry out its functions. This word also covers those engaged \n under short term, agency or other non-employed situations under a contract \n for services.","bbox":{"left":0.192408,"top":0.154271,"width":0.674341,"height":0.06509100000000001}},{"text":"A “proper officer” is a person who has responsibility for a particular statutory \n function or range of functions.","bbox":{"left":0.192408,"top":0.236218,"width":0.675472,"height":0.032312000000000035}},{"text":"All officers much comply with the Officers’ Code of Conduct and the Protocol \n on Officer/Member Relations set out in Part 2 of this Constitution.","bbox":{"left":0.192408,"top":0.285386,"width":0.6810379999999999,"height":0.03231200000000006}},{"text":"The recruitment, selection and dismissal of officers will comply with the \n Officer Employment Rules as appended to this section.","bbox":{"left":0.192408,"top":0.334554,"width":0.630617,"height":0.03231200000000001}},{"text":"16.2","bbox":{"left":0.120937,"top":0.383722,"width":0.039207000000000006,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"Management Structure","bbox":{"left":0.192406,"top":0.383722,"width":0.21833900000000003,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"(a)","bbox":{"left":0.192408,"top":0.416501,"width":0.024630999999999986,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"Appointment","bbox":{"left":0.241875,"top":0.416501,"width":0.124162,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"Appointment of staff cannot be the responsibility of the Cabinet. \n Appointment of staff below Chief Executive level is the responsibility of \n the Head of Paid Service or their nominee.","bbox":{"left":0.240027,"top":0.449279,"width":0.62846,"height":0.04870200000000002}},{"text":"The Chief Executive is appointed by members of the Council.","bbox":{"left":0.240027,"top":0.514837,"width":0.545598,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"(b)","bbox":{"left":0.192408,"top":0.547615,"width":0.025718999999999992,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"Proper Officer Functions","bbox":{"left":0.241875,"top":0.547615,"width":0.23732199999999998,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"(i)","bbox":{"left":0.240027,"top":0.580394,"width":0.017898999999999998,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"A proper officer shall nominate in writing another Officer of the \n Council to act as proper officer in his or her stead in the event that \n he or she is at any time absent or unable to act as such proper \n officer.","bbox":{"left":0.27572,"top":0.580394,"width":0.588192,"height":0.06509100000000001}},{"text":"(ii)","bbox":{"left":0.240027,"top":0.662341,"width":0.022374000000000005,"height":0.01592300000000002}},{"text":"Without prejudice to specific appointments as proper officers the \n Chief Executive and the Assistant Directors are proper officers of \n the Council in relation to any matters including, but not limited to, \n matters referred to in Section 234 (authentication of documents) of \n the Local Government Act 1972 which fall either by specific \n resolution of the Council or by custom or practice within their \n responsibilities.","bbox":{"left":0.27572,"top":0.662341,"width":0.592687,"height":0.11425900000000011}},{"text":"(iii) The Chief Executive, and any officer of the Council so authorised \n by him or her in writing, may prosecute, defend or appear in any \n proceedings under Sections 222 and 223 of the Local Government \n Act 1972.","bbox":{"left":0.240027,"top":0.793455,"width":0.6295189999999999,"height":0.06509100000000001}},{"text":"Article 16–Officers","bbox":{"left":0.120937,"top":0.94388,"width":0.13501599999999997,"height":0.01635399999999998}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}