Departments
Ryedale District Council is made up of the following
services:
The role of Audit contributes to the proper economic,
efficient and effective use of resources here at Ryedale District
Council. The North Yorkshire Audit Partnership (NYAP) carries
out the function. The partnership is responsible for:
- preparing strategic and operational plans to be agreed with
both the client and External Audit;
- monitoring performance against plan and reviewing progress
quarterly with the client;
- maintaining the Audit Manual adopting the Chartered Institute
of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Code of Audit
Practice;
- developing and maintaining a range of audit performance
indicators, and
- developing a computer audit, particularly the use of Action
Centred Learning throughout the Partnership.
Building Control Services at Ryedale District Council are
provided by the North Yorkshire Building Control Partnership. Visit
the
Building Control external website for full
details of the services the Partnership provides.
You can now submit and track your Building Control Applications
electronically to the Partnership. If you are interested in
using our electronic plan submission services please visit the
Submit a
Plan Website.
Customer Services and Benefits
Customer Services are responsible for the Customer Contact
Centre, cashiers and receptions of our area offices.
Housing and Council Tax Benefit are means tested benefits
administered by Ryedale District Council on behalf of the
Department for Work and Pensions. These benefit schemes are
specially designed to help people who are unemployed or on low
incomes to pay their Rent and/or Council Tax.
Housing Benefit can assist with rent payable to private landlords
or housing associations.
Council Tax Benefit can assist owner-occupiers, people living in
rent-free accommodation and people living in rented accommodation
where they have a liability to pay Council Tax.
Democratic Services are responsible for administering the
electoral process within the District of Ryedale and the democratic
process within Ryedale District Council. Our aims are
to:
- Prepare and maintain a complete voters list
- Organise Elections and Referenda which take place in the
District, including the Electon of County, District and Parish
Councillors, Members of Parliament and Members of the European
Parliament
- Promote public understanding of and participation in the
electoral process
- Provide support to elected Members and meetings of the Full
Council and its Committees
- Make available to the public, information about elected Members
and meetings of the Full Council and its Committees
For further information about Councillors,
Committee Meetings or Elections please visit the Council and
Democracy section of our website.
Development Control is the service that regulates the
development and use of land. This includes the construction of new
buildings, the extension of existing ones and the change of use of
buildings or land to another use.
The Economy and Community department comprise of three
areas. They work with communities to improve their quality of
life and access to cultural activities and opportunities. For
further information on how this is being achieved please
visit Ryedale District Council’s Cultural Strategy on the
Policies and Plans web page.
Ryedale District Council is one of the statutory partners of
'Safer Ryedale', which brings together public, voluntary and
community organisations to work together to reduce crime and the
fear of crime in the District. For further information please
visit the
Safer Ryedale website.
Facilities and
Emergency Planning
The Facilities and Emergency Planning department comprises the
following members of staff:
- Facilities and Emergency Planning Manager (Corporate Property
Officer and Engineering Services)
- Building Surveyor (Surveying and Architectural Services)
- Asset Management Officer (Valuations and Asset Management)
- Technical Assistant
- Technical & LLPG Administrative Officer
- Technical Officer
The Service functions of the unit are:
- Administration and maintenance of all Council owned
buildings. These include public offices, depot, all
industrial units, two swimming pools, area offices, tourist
information centres, public conveniences.
- Creation and maintenance of the councils Asset Management
Plan. Co-ordination of the Asset Management Group.
- Creation and maintenance of the corporate Local Land and
Property Gazetteer (LLPG). The Property Services Manger is
the LLPG custodian. The unit also carries out the street
naming and numbering function.
- Emergency Planning, including all aspects of the new Civil
Contingencies Act, i.e. warning, informing, emergency planning,
risk and business continuity.
- Footway lighting in part of Malton, Norton and the former
Pickering rural area. Also carry out a maintenance service on
behalf of 10 town/parish councils.
- Land drainage, including the Councils Policy Statement on flood
Defence and DEFRA High Level Targets.
- Town Centre Security (CCTV) within Malton, Norton and
Pickering.
- Full architectural, surveying and civil engineering services,
together with Project Management of projects identified within the
capital programme.
- Bulk purchases of energy for a number of Council buildings and
un-metered energy for street lighting units.
- Valuation service for Development Control and other service
units as required.
- Maintenance of corporate Geographical Information Systems
(GIS)
- The Facilities and Emergency Planning Manager is the Council's
Authority Liaison Officer on behalf of the Council's Mapping
Services Agreement in respect of all corporate mapping/GIS
data.
Forward Planning
and Conservation
Ryedale’s Forward Planning and Conservation Team are a small
group of planners and conservation professionals covering:
- countryside management;
- conservation area listed buildings;
- hedgerows and tree issues;
- trees and landscapes;
- the Adopted Local Plan;
- listed buildings and hedgerows.
Health and Environment provides a range of services that are
broadly concerned with protecting public health and safety.
In 1991 the Council transferred its Council houses to Ryedale
Housing Association, which manages them independently of the
Council.
The Council is still a statutory housing authority and its main
work is to do with housing need,
Housing, Homelessness, Housing Repairs, Grants and the Ryecare
service.
This section is responsible for all policy and procedural
matters to do with Human Resources in the Authority. This includes
recruitment and selection, pay, terms and conditions of employment,
consultation and negotiations with Trade Unions, training and
development of staff, welfare policies and health and safety.
The Council promotes Equal Opportunities and has the Investors in
People Award.
The ICT team is responsible for developing and managing
effective ICT systems and communications strategies to cater for
the on-going operations of the Council and to deliver the statutory
and corporate e-government objectives. The team also
advises the Council and staff on data protection responsibilities
and to ensure that the Council’s activities are not in breach of
legislation.
The legal team provides a wide range of legal services for the
Council, its committees, sub-committees, management and service
units. The Council Solicitor also has a role as Monitoring Officer
under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, to ensure that
Council Officers and Committees do not act contrary to the Law, and
that no maladministration takes place.
Other principle areas of work include legal agreements, issuing
Statutory Notices, litigation and conveyancing.
Streetscene manages a diverse range of functions for the
Council including the management of waste i.e. recycling and street
& environmental cleansing, grounds maintenance and the cleaning
and maintenance of public conveniences. Other responsibilities
include the management of the Council's ten off-street car parks,
the licensing of private hire vehicles, hackney carriages and
school transport and the development of environmental
initiatives.
The Transformation service develops, implements and manages an
integrated corporate policy framework for the Council to include a
range of policy statements which continuously improve the Council’s
performance for our customers, staff, members and other
stakeholders.
Other roles include:
- To put Council policy into practice through performance
measurement and management.
- To implement a framework for the purchase of goods and services
by the Council that achieves efficiency savings
- To aid policy and decision-making within the Council by
providing timely information, advice and research
- To continuously improve the performance of the Council in terms
of economy, efficiency and effectiveness and report this to the
community and other stakeholders