The Council is the ultimate
decision-making body and involves all 39 elected councillors. It agrees most of
our larger policies such as council tax setting and the annual budget.
Main responsibilities
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Electing the Mayor and Deputy Mayor at the
Annual Meeting
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Acting as the overall sovereign body for major
policy and strategic issues of the council and the local community
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Approving the Council’s budget and policy
framework, and individual policies and strategic plans including:
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The Corporate Performance Plan
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The Community Strategy
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The Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy
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Local Development Plan Documents
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Licensing policies
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Financial plans and strategies
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Food safety & health and safety service
plans
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Corporate Enforcement Policy
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Housing strategies and investment programme
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Cultural Strategy and leisure plans
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Corporate communications and consultation
strategies
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Car parking standards and strategies
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Lifelong learning strategies and plans
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Human resource strategies
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Equality and Diversity Strategy and Action Plan
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Information and communications technology (ICT)
strategies
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Economic development strategies
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Asset Management Plan
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To adopt the council's constitution and to approve
related matters including:
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Proposed amendments to the constitution,
standing orders, the Scheme of
Delegation and financial regulations
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Procedural issues in relation to the decision
making structure, codes of conduct and protocols to guide standards and ethics
for councillors and officers
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Appointment of the Leader of the Council
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To decide on issues referred to the Council in
line with the procedures for policy and review panels to call in decisions made
by the Cabinet
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To consider and decide on recommendations
submitted through the committees including:
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Proposals about the Members' Allowances Scheme
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Proposals to change the name and status of the
authority
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Proposals about changes in electoral
arrangements
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The promotion or opposition of local or personal
bills
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Making, amending, revoking or re-enacting
byelaws
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The appointment of honorary aldermen or honorary
freemen
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Appointment of the Chief Executive
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To consider and decide on matters referred by
the Cabinet, which are contrary to, or not in accordance with, the council's
strategic plans or policy framework
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To receive and discuss recommendations and ask
questions on reports of the Cabinet, Committees and Policy and Review Panels
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To deal with issues identified in Standing
Orders to be dealt with by the full Council not specifically mentioned above