11Power of delegation

11 Power of delegation (1) A Council may by instrument of delegation delegate to— (a) the members of a delegated committee; or (b) the Chief Executive Officer— any power, duty or function of a Council under this Act or any other Act other than a power, duty or function specified in subsection (2). (2) The following are specified for the purposes of subsection (1)— (a) the power of delegation; (b) the power to elect a Mayor or Deputy Mayor; (c) the power to grant a reasonable request for leave under section 35; (d) subject to subsection (3), the power to appoint the Chief Executive Officer, whether on a permanent or acting basis; (e) the power to make any decision in relation to the employment, dismissal or removal of the Chief Executive Officer; (f) the power to approve or amend the Council Plan; (g) the power to adopt or amend any policy that the Council is required to adopt under this Act; (h) the power to adopt or amend the Governance Rules; (i) the power to appoint the chair or the members to a delegated committee; (j) the power to make, amend or revoke a local law; (k) the power to approve the budget or revised budget; (l) the power to borrow money; (m) subject to section 181H(1)(b) of the **Local Government Act 1989**, the power to declare general rates, municipal charges, service rates and charges and special rates and charges; (n) any power, duty or function prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection. (3) A Council may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer the power to appoint an Acting Chief Executive Officer for a period not exceeding 28 days. (4) A delegation may be made subject to any conditions or limitations specified in the instrument of delegation. (5) A delegation that includes the power to enter into a contract or make any expenditure must specify a maximum monetary limit that cannot be exceeded. (6) A member of a delegated committee to whom a delegation is given under subsection (1)(a) can only exercise the delegation while acting as a member of the delegated committee at a meeting of the delegated committee. (7) A Council must review, within the period of 12 months after a general election, all delegations which have been made under this section and are still in force. (8) A Council must keep a public register of delegations made under this section. (9) Unless sooner revoked, a delegation made by a Council under the **Local Government Act 1989** continues in force until 1 September 2020. See section 47 for the power of delegation of a Chief Executive Officer.