THE COUNCIL (NON-EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS)

 1.        Full Council

In addition to any responsibilities described or referred to elsewhere in this Constitution, the Council shall discharge those functions and make decisions on all matters which legislation specifically requires the full Council to make.

2.         Delegations by Council, Committees and Sub-Committees to Officers

The Council, and every Committee and Sub-Committee of the Council, shall be empowered to delegate any of its functions to officers of the Council, as laid out in Section 2 of this Constitution.

3.         Ceremonial Duties - Chairman and Vice-Chairman

The Chairman of the Council shall be, and known to be, the Civic Head of the Council.  The Chairman of the Council shall represent the Council, or shall be entitled to appoint another Councillor to represent the Council, at all formal ceremonial occasions within and outside the District.  Role descriptions for the Chairman and Vice-Chairman are set out in Section 3 of the Constitution.

4.         Council's Role in setting Strategy, Policy, and the Budget

The Council shall be responsible for determining the strategic direction, overall budgets and taxation levels of the Council.  The responsibilities for setting the budget and key policy framework are described in Section 2 of the Constitution.

5. Disputes between Council and Executive

If the Council is unwilling to adopt a policy, proposal or a budget submitted to it by the Executive, the arrangements for resolving the disagreement shall be as set out in Section 4.

6.         Area Committees

The Council may appoint Area Committees only on the recommendation of the Executive.  Before making any recommendation to Council in relation to Area Committees, the Executive will have consulted the Council's Overview and Scrutiny Panels and Committees.

If the Council decides to appoint Committees for any area of the District, the procedures shall be as laid down in Standing Orders for Meetings.