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Planning and Economic Development Policy Board
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The following are the areas of responsibility of the Planning and Economic Development Policy Board:
A. Remit
- Development planning
- Tourism
- Development management
- Scottish Enterprise
- Joint structure plan
- Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire
- Building standards
- Economic development
1. To monitor the capital and revenue expenditure programmes and approve remedial action.
2. To determine property requirements.
3. To determine charges for services.
4. To determine requests for financial assistance.
5. To approve and oversee the annual service and/or business plan for the planning and transport department (excluding the business plan for roads division);
6. To oversee (i) the organisation and management of the planning and transport department (excluding the roads division), and (ii) the establishment and training of its employees and to make such adjustments as are necessary within the Council’s personnel policies and subject to nationally agreed terms and conditions of employment.
7. Within the approved corporate framework, to decide on service packaging, service specifications, selection of tenderers, awarding of contracts, monitoring of contract performance and to undertake any other task relevant to filling the client role within the responsibility of this board.
8. To accept tenders for previously approved projects.
9. To oversee health and safety matters.
10. To grant authority to members to attend seminars, conferences and other visits.
11. To make and review byelaws or management rules.
12. To write off deficiencies or bring into charge surplus stocks andstores.
13. To approve where required the council’s response to consultation papers which are within the board’s terms of reference.
14. To refer issues relative to the operation of this board to one or more of the Local Area Committees for their consideration/and or comment.
15. To consider issues referred to this board by one or more of the Local Area Committees.
C. Specific Delegations
Planning
16. To develop, determine and monitor the council's policies in relation to planning and development.
17. To exercise the functions of the council as planning authority.
18. To exercise the functions of the council as building control authority.
19. To oversee matters regarding strategic planning, including the operation of the Glasgow and The Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee.
Economic development
20. To exercise the functions of the council in relation to economic development.
21. To approve and oversee policies and operational arrangements in relation to the industrial and economic development of Renfrewshire.
22. To receive an annual report in relation to the economic development property portfolio.
23. To approve the provision of financial assistance under council business development and training programmes and other grant aid schemes, for example those associated with Paisley town centre.
24. To approve and oversee the development of policies and arrangements designed to promote tourism and conference activities within Renfrewshire including liaison with other agencies for this purpose.
25. To oversee the activities of the council in promoting and marketing the town centres.
26. To oversee the council's participation with Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce and other organisations concerned with economic and business development.
27. To oversee liaison with agencies and organisations which can assist in the development or implementation of council policies in relation to industrial and economic development or assist in minimising levels of unemployment.
28. To monitor economic and social activity levels in the council’s area.
29. To oversee the activities of the council in securing funding for council objectives from all relevant external funding bodies and to initiate such action as may be required to maximise such funding.
30. To approve and oversee the council’s physical programmes for area regeneration.
31. To determine invitations by overseas aid agencies for inputs to new projects.
32. To determine proposals for establishing agreements, memoranda, and links of any substantive nature with bodies, institutions, regions, groupings of regions or countries overseas, and to approve any visits to and from the council's area.
33. To identify specific project opportunities for the benefit of the council and to develop marketing initiatives to promote the profile of Renfrewshire.
