Miscellaneous Services
Athlone Town Council's functions within this group
are as follows:
Public Health Nuisance
Casual trading
Tendering/public procurement policy
Personnel
Gaming & lotteries
Derelict Sites
Public Health Nuisance
The Council can abate public health nuisances through enforcement and court
action. A public health nuisance is a condition or circumstance which is prejudicial
to public health.
Casual trading
Local authorities have powers to grant Casual Trading Licenses, subject to
certain conditions, to manage and regulate a market or fair and to acquire
any market right or fair by agreement or compulsorily. It also has powers
to make bye-laws relating to casual trading. St. Peters Square, Athlone is
designated a Casual Trading Area.
Download
the Casual Trading Bye-Laws as a word document
Download Casual Trading Maps
Land acquisition and disposal including
C.P.O and site assembly Land Acquisition & Disposal:
Athlone Town Council has powers to acquire land by agreement or compulsorily
for the performance of its various functions, duties and powers, or in advance
of need. The power to dispose of land is a reserved function of the members.
Tendering/public procurement policy:
Tenders for major contracts which exceed certain values must be advertised
in the Official Journal of the EU in addition to national newspapers. EU Directives
on the award of contracts stipulate that contracts may be awarded on the basis
of the most economically advantageous tender or the lowest price. National
procurement policy requires all contracts to be awarded on the basis of the
most economically advantageous tender and this is the basis for awarding of
contracts. The acceptance of a tender may be subject to the sanction of the
Minister for the Environment or National Roads Authority for certain works.
The contractor must produce insurances and bonds on the acceptance of his/her
tender to ensure the work is satisfactorily completed and must also confirm
with Safety Health & Welfare at Work ACT 2005 legislation and be tax compliant.
Personnel Objective:
The objective of the Personnel policy as set for Athlone Town Council is as
follows:
"to ensure that staff suitable for the tasks they are required to perform are employed by Athlone Town Council and that they are properly directed, motivated and trained to deliver a quality cost effective service to the public."
The main functions in relation to personnel are:
- Human resource planning/staff recruitment;
- Administration of conditions of office/entitlement;
- Training & development;
- Industrial relations.
Gaming & lotteries
Gaming and Lotteries are not permitted in the town of Athlone. The application
of the Act was rescinded in total.
Derelict Sites
Since 1991 Athlone Town Council has significantly reduced the number of derelict
sites. There are still some derelict sites and underutilised land and buildings
in the town. The Council has undertaken a survey of such sites as is required
under the Derelict Sites Act 1991 and appropriate action is being taken on
an ongoing basis to eliminate dereliction.