Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer
Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer to the Community council
The 1972 Local Government Act gives the Community Council’s Proper Officer (who is commonly the Clerk) certain responsibilities. As the council‘s Proper Officer, the Clerk is regarded as the Community Council’s most senior member of staff.
Obvious examples include receiving and sending council correspondence, handling face to face, telephoned and emailed queries relating to the council’s powers and activities, updating the council’s website, taking minutes of meetings, keeping the council‘s minute book up to date and available for inspection, the initial handling of requests for information under Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the initial handling of complaints (except when the complaint relates to the Clerk).
Other delegations to the Clerk may be appropriate. This will depend on the size and activities of the council, the Clerk’s level of experience and qualifications. The clerk is authorised to purchase, for example, basic office equipment or supplies or to arrange emergency repairs to council equipment up to a fixed sum which is subject to arrangements which control the council’s finances.
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The 1972 Local Government Act gives the Community Council’s Proper Officer (who is commonly the Clerk) certain responsibilities. As the council‘s Proper Officer, the Clerk is regarded as the Community Council’s most senior member of staff.
Obvious examples include receiving and sending council correspondence, handling face to face, telephoned and emailed queries relating to the council’s powers and activities, updating the council’s website, taking minutes of meetings, keeping the council‘s minute book up to date and available for inspection, the initial handling of requests for information under Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the initial handling of complaints (except when the complaint relates to the Clerk).
Other delegations to the Clerk may be appropriate. This will depend on the size and activities of the council, the Clerk’s level of experience and qualifications. The clerk is authorised to purchase, for example, basic office equipment or supplies or to arrange emergency repairs to council equipment up to a fixed sum which is subject to arrangements which control the council’s finances.
[email protected]
Role Description
Duties include:
Provision of a range of services relating to the Council’s decision-making processes
Provision of advice, guidance and support to the Council
Provision of advice in respect of the Council’s Standing Orders, Codes of Conduct and Register of Interests to elected Members
Dealing with Access to Information requests
Provision of administrative support - including provision of agendas and recording of minutes
Maintaining financial records and control
Provision of a range of services relating to the Council’s decision-making processes
Provision of advice, guidance and support to the Council
Provision of advice in respect of the Council’s Standing Orders, Codes of Conduct and Register of Interests to elected Members
Dealing with Access to Information requests
Provision of administrative support - including provision of agendas and recording of minutes
Maintaining financial records and control
