Reserved Functions
Within the local government system major decisions of policy rest with the elected council (referred to as elected members). The implementation or executive role of day to day management rests with the city manager.Functions performed by the council are known as reserved functions which are reserved as the exclusive perogative of the members. The reserved functions of a local authority are performed by the elected members by resolution passed at a meeting of the local authority. They involve decisions on major matters of policy and finance such as:
- Adopting the annual budget
- Determining the annual level of commercial rates
- Borrowing money
- Making or varying a development plan
- Making a special amenity area order
- Adopting a scheme of letting priorities for local authority dwellings
- Making, amending or revoking bye-laws
- Bringing enactments into force in the functional area of the local authority
- Nominating persons to act on committees or on other public bodies
- Nominating a candidate for the Presidency