Council structure
The Council comprises all 48 elected councillors. The Liberal Democrat Group is the Majority Group and the political balance of the Council is: 27 Liberal Democrat, 12 Conservative and 9 Green.
The Chairman of the Council is elected annually at the Council's Annual Meeting.
The role of the Council is to:
•Determine policy
•Adopt specific policies
•Approve a budget and borrowing
•Appoint the Leader
•Agree allowances for Councillors
All Councillors have a range of roles including:
•Representing their constituents
•Acting together as the full Council
•Membership of Ordinary Committees, advisory groups and
sub-committees
•Membership of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (except
Cabinet Members)
•Acting as the Council's representative on certain outside
bodies
The Council's Constitution sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient, transparent and accountable.
Further information about the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and how to make a work programme suggestion can be found here .
Use the links below for more information about the Cabinet and Committees
Council
Cabinet
Policy Development Advisory Groups
- Climate Action & Nature Recovery Policy Development Advisory Group
- Environmental Health, Recycling & Waste Policy Development Advisory Group
- Finance & Resources Policy Development Advisory Group
- Housing, Communities & Wellbeing Policy Development Advisory Group
- Leisure, Culture & Green Spaces Policy Development Advisory Group
- Local Economy & Place Policy Development Advisory Group
- Planning & Infrastructure Policy Development Advisory Group
- Policy Development Advisory Group (Climate Action and Nature Recovery & Leisure, Culture and Green Spaces)
- Policy Development Advisory Group (Environmental Health, Recycling and Waste & Housing, Communities and Wellbeing)
- Policy Development Advisory Group (Finance and Resources)
- Policy Development Advisory Group (Local Economy and Place & Planning and Infrastructure)
Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Task and Finish Group - Building Contracts
- Task and Finish Group - Fair Space
Committees
- Audit Committee
- Employment Committee
- Governance Committee
- Licensing Committee
- Planning Committee (North)
- Planning Committee (South)
- Standards Committee