COUNCIL
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Full
Council will have the following roles or may delegate the exercise
of any of its functions as far as is legally permissible to
Committees, Sub-Committees or Officers.
i.
All functions reserved to the Council by statute,
subordinate legislation or Council procedure rules;
ii. Adopting
the new constitution and any subsequent changes to it;
iii. Adopting the
local authority’s code of conduct;
iv.
Agreeing the local authority’s policy framework and budget
and any application to the Secretary of State in respect of any
housing land transfer;
v. To
determine the Council’s priorities;
vi.
To receive reports on the overarching strategic issues and
activities of the Leader of the Council which will include the
Local Strategic Partnership (LSP),
Leicestershire Together (LT) the Local Area Agreement (LAA) the Multi Area Agreement (MAA) and the
Economic Development Company (EDC);
vii.
Agreeing and/or amending the terms of reference for committees,
deciding on their composition and making appointments to
them;
viii. Election of
the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Leader of the Council and Deputies, Chairs
and Vice-Chairs;
xi. To adopt the
schedule of meetings for the ensuing year;
x.
Appointing representatives to outside bodies unless the appointment
has been delegated by Council;
xi.
To consider the recommendations of the Remuneration Panel and adopt
the level of allowances that can be claimed by Members of the
Council in respect of authorised or approved duties;
xii. To make any
decisions which would be contrary to the Policy
Framework;
xiii. To determine matters which
do not fall within the remit of any committee;
xiv. To set the Council
tax;
xv. To be responsible
for elections;
xvi. To enter
into joint arrangements in respect of joint committees or agency
arrangements with other authorities so far as these have not been
delegated
xvii. To make decisions
concerning district boundaries, electoral divisions, wards or
polling districts;
xviii. To receive statutory
reports from the Head of Paid Service, the Chief Finance Officer or
the Monitoring Officer ;
xix. Confirming the appointment
of the Head of Paid Service;
xx.
Changing the name of the area, conferring the title of Honorary
Alderman or Freedom of the Borough;
xxi. Making,
amending, revoking, re-acting or adopting Bye Laws and promoting or
opposing the making of local legislation or personal
bills;
xxii. Commissioning and
receiving of reports from the Council’s Policy and Overview
an Scrutiny Committees;
xxiii. Resolution of
recommendations from the Council’s Policy. Place Shaping and
Overview and Scrutiny Committees;
xxiv. To consider appropriate motions in
accordance with Council procedure rules;
xxv. Approving minutes of committees,
forums and groups en bloc; and
xxvi. The following Working Groups and
Partnerships report directly to Council:-
Community Safety Partnership
Armed Forces Working Group
Constitutional Task Group
Supporting Leicestershire Families