Decision details

Traffic Management Act 2004: Appointment of statutory Traffic Manager

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for City Management and Customer Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Sub-section 2 of section 17 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 requires the appointment of a person (to be known as the “traffic manager”) to perform such tasks as the authority consider will assist them to perform their network management duty under section 16 of the Traffic Management Act 2004.

This decision will change the statutoryTraffic Manager with effect from 1 October 2016 to comply with the Traffic Management Act 2004.


Decision:

That the Head of Road Management in the City Management and Communities Department be appointed as the City Council’s statutory traffic manager with effect from 1 October 2016 to continue the statutory functions currently performed by the City Transport Advisor who leaves the City Council on 30 September 2016.

 

That the Head of Road Management be authorised to take such actions as may be necessary to assist the City Council to perform its network management duty under section 16 of the Traffic Management Act 2004 in consultation with the Cabinet Member for City Management and Customer Services and the Executive Director of City Management and Communities.

 

The City Council needs to appoint a traffic manager to replace the City Transport Advisor who currently performs the role, and the Head of Road Management has the necessary skills and experience to fulfil the role, having worked closely with the current traffic manager since 2005.

Publication date: 26/09/2016

Date of decision: 26/09/2016

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