The
main role of the Full Council is to approve the Constitution,
determine the policies which will set the framework for how the
District Council's functions are carried out, and to set the
District Council's budget and Council Tax levels. Details of the
Full Council functions are listed below.
The
Council meets on a Tuesday evening approximately every 8
weeks.
Functions of the full Council
Only the Council may exercise the following
functions:
(a)
adopting and
changing the Constitution (except as provided in Article 15 Clause
15.2(a));
(b)
approving or
adopting the policy framework (including any strategic policy), the
budget and any application to the Secretary of State in respect of
any Housing Land Transfer;
(c)
making
decisions about any matter in the discharge of an executive
function which is covered by the policy framework or the budget
where the decision maker is minded to make it in a manner which
would be contrary to the policy framework or contrary to/or not
wholly in accordance with the budget
subject to the urgency procedure contained in the Access to
Information Procedure Rules in Part 4 Section 2 of this
Constitution;
(d)
electing
(for a four year term) and dismissing the Leader of the
Council;
(e)
agreeing
and/or amending the terms of reference for Committees, deciding on
their composition and making appointments to them;
(f)
appointing
representatives to outside bodies unless the appointment is an
executive function or has been delegated by the Council;
(g)
adopting an
allowances scheme under Article 2.5 (page 2-2-2);
(h)
changing the
name of the area;
(i)
confirming the appointment of the Head of Paid
Service;
(j)
making, amending, revoking, re-enacting or adopting
bylaws and promoting or opposing the making of local legislation or
personal Bills;
(k)
all local choice functions set out in Part 3 Section
2 of this Constitution which the Council decides should be
undertaken by itself rather than the Cabinet Executive;
(l)
adopting the Local Authority’s Code of
Conduct; and
(m)
all other matters which, by law, must be reserved to
Council;
(n)
approving the Scrutiny Commission Annual
report;
(o)
accepting, or not accepting, a delegation from
another local authority.