The mandate of committees or departments charged with responsibility for public private partnerships must be broad. It includes making recommendations to Council or the Board on:
• the policy of the local government regarding the use of public private partnerships for the delivery of services (The recommended scope of the policy is described in a later section of this guide.)
• the procedures to be followed in responding to or initiating public private partnerships, including proposal calls, public and stakeholder involvement, approvals, negotiations and implementation
• ensuring that the policy and procedures for public private partnerships have been developed in consultation with labour unions, private sector interest groups, the public and with the involvement of Council
• selecting and providing direction to teams established to implement individual public private partnerships
• reviewing memoranda of understanding and draft contracts and making recommendations to Council or the Board on individual public private partnerships
• establishing the criteria for monitoring and auditing existing public private partnerships
• ensuring that approved public private partnerships are being monitored for compliance with the contract and initiating action in cases of non-compliance
• reviewing and monitoring approved public private partnerships to determine whether the local government is getting value for money
• ensuring that individual public private partnerships comply with the other policies and procedures established by the local government