Council staff **New**

9 articles

a. Employment of Staff

A council is required under s.112, Local Government Act 1972 to appoint officers as considered nece…

b. Proper Officer

‘Proper officer’ is a title used in statute. It refers to the appropriate officer for the relevant…

c. Clerk of the Council

S.112 of the Local Government Act 1972 requires a Council to appoint such Officers as they feel nec…

d. Responsible Financial Officer (RFO)

A council is required under s.151, Local Government Act 1972 to appoint an officer who is responsib…

e. Other staff

A council may need other staff to run or manage the services and facilities that it provides. The q…

f. Councillors appointed as unpaid officers

S.112, Local Government Act 1972 enables a parish council to appoint one, or more, of its members t…

g. Councillor-officer protocol

The Protocol is intended to assist councillors and council staff. It addresses some of the sensitiv…

h. Delegations

S.101(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 1972 allows a council to arrange for the discharge of any o…

i. Volunteers

Sometimes local councils work with volunteers. For example, a council may use volunteers to help wi…