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.