Appendix 1 - Functions Exercised By The Council
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The Full Council takes the following
decisions itself:-
1.1 The
Constitution
Adopts and agrees changes to:-
(a) The Articles of the
Constitution.
(b) The Procedure Rules as
contained in Part 4 of this Constitution.
(c) The Codes and
Protocols as contained in Part 5 of this Constitution.
(d) Considers reports by
the Monitoring Officer.
(e) Considers reports by
the Chief Finance (Section 151) Officer.
1.2 Appointments and
Disciplinary Action
(a) Elects the Mayor and
Deputy Mayor.
(b) Elects the
Leader of the Council.
(c) Appoints the
Vice-Chairman of the Standards Committee annually.
(d) Appoints the Chairmen
and Vice-Chairmen of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee
annually.
(e) Appoints the Chairmen
and Vice-Chairmen of the Council’s Committees and Sub-Committees
annually.
(f) Confirms or
rejects recommendations by the Independent Members Interview Panel
for the appointment of Independent Members to the Standards
Committee and to make such appointments.
(g) Takes any disciplinary
action against any Member on the advice of the Standards
Committee.
(h) Approves the absence
of a Member from meetings of the Council for more than six
months.
(i) Confirms or
rejects the recommendation of the Appointments Committee on the
appointment of the Chief Executive (Head of Paid Service), the
Chief Finance (Section 151) Officer, the Monitoring
Officer.
Note 1.2 has been amended
to reflect the New Executive arrangements to be effective from the
election in May 2011 (Minute No. 324/12/10).
1.3 Committees
Determines the number of
Committees, their terms of reference, the total number of places on
them and the allocation of those places to Political Groups in
accordance with the political balance calculation.
1.4 Finance
(a) Agrees the Council’s
annual budget.
(b) Setting of the Council
Tax base.
(c) Setting of the Council
Tax.
(d) Sets the limits
defining key financial decisions.
(e) Sets the limits for
virement or other budget changes and the level below which the
Council’s balances must not fall.
(f) Determines any
expenditure proposed by the Executive which is outside the limits
referred to in (d) and (e) above.
(g) Agrees the Members
Allowance Scheme as set out in Part 6
of this Constitution.
(h) Agrees the Treasury
Management Plan.
(i) Makes arrangements for
the proper administration of financial affairs.
(j) Issues relating to
local government pensions.
1.5 Policy
(a) Determines and
approves the plans and strategies which comprise the policy
framework as contained in Article 4 of this Constitution and any
changes, proposed to them.
(b) Determines any
proposed action by the Executive which is at variance with any plan
or strategy contained in the policy framework.
(c) Takes decisions
in respect of functions which are not the responsibility of the
Executive and which have not been delegated by the Council to a
Committee, Sub-Committee or Officer.
1.6 Elections
(a) Appoints the Electoral
Registration Officer and Deputy Electoral Registration Officer.
(b) Appoints the Returning
Officer and Deputy Returning Officer for Local Government
Elections.
(c) Approves the provision
of assistance at European Parliamentary Elections.
(d) Divides the
Parliamentary Constituency into Polling Districts.
1.7 Name and Status of Areas
and Individuals
(a) Approves any change of
name of the Council.
(b) Approves any change of
name of a Parish Council area.
(c) Confers the Title of
Honorary Alderman or admits an individual to be an Honorary
Freeman.
1.8 Employees
(a) Agrees the overall
management structure proposed by the Chief Executive as contained
in Part 7 of this Constitution.
(b) Determines the
terms and conditions on which staff will be appointed, hold office
and the procedures for their dismissal.
(c) Appointment of
Officers for particular purposes ie “Proper Officers”.
1.9 Other
Functions
(a) Makes, amends,
revokes, re-enacts or enforces by-laws.
(b) Promotes or opposes
local or personal Bills in Parliament.
(c) Power to resolve not
to issue a Casino Premises Licence.
(d) Functions in
relation to the Council’s Licensing Policy. This includes the
adoption of statements of principles in relation to Family
Entertainment Centre Gaming Machine Permits or Prize Gaming
Permits.
(e) Deals with any
other matter reserved to the Full Council by Statute.
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This webpage was updated on
5/9/2011