Responsibilities
To consider all Elections and Electoral
Registration Matters.
To revoke an award of Honorary Freemen/women
of the Borough, Honorary Aldermen/women or civic honour and remove
the individual from the role of honour in the Town Hall.
Making recommendations to the Council for the
adoption or revision of a scheme of allowances for Members.
To consider and make recommendations to the
Council on proposals, to make, amend, revoke, re-enact or adopt
byelaws, and on proposals to promote or oppose the making of local
legislation, or hybrid or personal bills.
To recommend to Council the dates and times of
the annual meeting and ordinary meetings.
To consider changes to the Constitution,
except for the allocation of responsibilities by the Leader, and
refer any proposals to full Council for approval.
To approve of payments and benefits in cases
of maladministration where these exceed Chief Officers delegated
powers or the relevant Chief Officers refer the matter to the
Committee.
On the advice of the Monitoring Officer any
other functions which under the Local Authorities (Functions and
Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000, may not be the
responsibility of the Executive and which are not delegated
elsewhere under this Constitution.
In cases of emergency or extreme urgency any
non-executive function delegated under this Constitution whether or
not reserved to the Council and where the Chief Executive on the
advice of the Monitoring Officer does not consider it appropriate
to exercise their power in relation to such decisions under this
Constitution.