CONSTITUTION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

CONTENTS

 

<AI1>

SECTION 1 -     

Summary and Explanation (Pages 1 - 2)

</AI1>

<AI2>

 

1/1       

Summary and Explanation (Pages 3 - 6)

</AI2>

<AI3>

 

1/2       

Description of the Council's Political Structure (Pages 7 - 8)

</AI3>

<AI4>

SECTION 2 -     

Responsibility for Functions (Pages 9 - 10)

</AI4>

<AI5>

 

2/1       

Council (Pages 11 - 20)

</AI5>

<AI6>

 

2/2       

The Cabinet (Pages 21 - 38)

</AI6>

<AI7>

 

2/3       

Overview and Scrutiny (Pages 39 - 46)

</AI7>

<AI8>

 

2/4       

Committees (Pages 47 - 56)

</AI8>

<AI9>

 

2/5       

Officers (Pages 57 - 60)

</AI9>

<AI10>

SECTION 3 -     

Role Descriptions (Pages 61 - 62)

</AI10>

<AI11>

 

3/1       

Chairman of the Council (Pages 63 - 64)

</AI11>

<AI12>

 

3/2       

Vice-Chairman of the Council (Pages 65 - 66)

</AI12>

<AI13>

 

3/3       

Leader of the Council (Pages 67 - 68)

</AI13>

<AI14>

 

3/4       

Cabinet Members (Pages 69 - 70)

</AI14>

<AI15>

 

3/5       

Committee Chairman (Pages 71 - 76)

</AI15>

<AI16>

 

3/6       

Overview and Scrutiny Panel Chairman (Pages 77 - 78)

</AI16>

<AI17>

 

3/7       

Opposition Group Leader (Pages 79 - 80)

</AI17>

<AI18>

 

3/8       

All Members as Elected Representatives (Pages 81 - 82)

</AI18>

<AI19>

 

3/9       

Monitoring Officer (Pages 83 - 88)

</AI19>

<AI20>

 

3/10    

Section 151 Officer (Pages 89 - 92)

</AI20>

<AI21>

SECTION 4 -     

Procedure Rules (Pages 93 - 94)

</AI21>

<AI22>

 

4/1       

Standing Orders for Meetings (Pages 95 - 128)

</AI22>

<AI23>

 

4/2       

Procedure for Public Participation (Pages 129 - 132)

</AI23>

<AI24>

 

4/3       

Petitions Scheme (Pages 133 - 138)

</AI24>

<AI25>

 

4/4       

Standing Orders for General Procedures (Pages 139 - 150)

</AI25>

<AI26>

 

4/5       

Procedure for Removing and Replacing the Leader (Pages 151 - 152)

</AI26>

<AI27>

 

4/6       

Procedure for Resolving Disputes between Council and the Executive (Pages 153 - 156)

</AI27>

<AI28>

 

4/7       

Procedure for Making Urgent Decisions (Pages 157 - 160)

</AI28>

<AI29>

 

4/8       

Call-In Procedures for Executive Decisions (Pages 161 - 164)

</AI29>

<AI30>

 

4/9       

Financial Regulations (Pages 165 - 196)

</AI30>

<AI31>

 

4/10    

Contract Standing Orders (Pages 197 - 214)

</AI31>

<AI32>

SECTION 5 -     

Codes of Conduct (Pages 215 - 216)

</AI32>

<AI33>

 

5/1       

Members' Code of Conduct (Pages 217 - 218)

</AI33>

<AI34>

 

5/2       

Arrangements for Dealing with Complaints (Pages 219 - 224)

</AI34>

<AI35>

 

5/3       

Officers' Codes of Conduct (Pages 225 - 238)

</AI35>

<AI36>

 

5/4       

Local Code of Conduct for Members and Officers Dealing with Planning Matters (Pages 239 - 248)

</AI36>

<AI37>

 

5/5       

Code of Conduct for Member/Officer Relations (Pages 249 - 258)

</AI37>

<AI38>

SECTION 6 -     

Members' Allowances (Pages 259 - 260)

</AI38>

<AI39>

 

6/1       

Scheme of Members' Allowances (Pages 261 - 270)

</AI39>

<AI40>

SECTION 7 -     

Protocols (Pages 271 - 272)

</AI40>

<AI41>

 

7/1       

Policy Statement - Access to Information (Pages 273 - 274)

</AI41>

<AI42>

 

7/2       

Indemnity of Members and Officers (Pages 275 - 278)

</AI42>

<AI43>

 

7/3       

Protocol on Filming, Recording and Use of Social Media (Pages 279 - 280)

</AI43>

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