Committee structure

The business to be considered by the Cabinet is published in the forward work programme.  Meetings of the Cabinet, Overview and Scrutiny Committees, the Council and other Committees are live streamed and recorded for the public except where exempt or confidential matters are being discussed, as defined by the law.

The Cabinet has to make decisions which are in line with the Council’s overall policies and budget.  If it wishes to make a decision which is outside the budget or policy framework, this must be referred to the Council as a whole.

Decisions are usually made by the Cabinet for all issues including major policy matters.  The role of Overview and Scrutiny is to hold the Cabinet to account as a critical friend and to monitor/assist in the improvement and development of the Council’s policies and services.  Under the Local Government Act 2000, local authorities must have at least one Overview and Scrutiny committee.

There are five Overview and Scrutiny committees:

The Planning Committee meets approximately every 4 weeks to decide on planning applications submitted to the Council.

The Cabinet cannot make planning and development control decisions.  These are delegated by the Council to this Committee and officers by the Scheme of Delegation.

In accordance with guidance and best practice, the Council has established a Governance and Audit Committee as a Committee of the Council to support and promote efficient and economic use of resources and effective control of expenditure and review audit performance.

The Council’s Constitution and Democratic Services Committee makes recommendations to the Council in matters relating to corporate governance and constitutional issues.

The statutory functions of the Committee are:

(a)       to designate an officer and the Head of Democratic Services pursuant to a requirement under Section 8(1)(a) of the Measure;

(b)       To review the adequacy of provision by the Authority of staff, accommodation and other resources to discharge democratic services functions; and

(c)        To make reports and recommendations to the Authority in relation to such provision.

The Standards Committee will have the following roles and functions:

(a)       promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives;

(b)       assisting the Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives to observe the Members’ Code of Conduct;

(c)        advising the Council on the adoption or revision of the Members’ Code of Conduct;

(d)       monitoring the operation of the Members’ Code of Conduct;

(e)       advising, training or arranging to train Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives on matters relating to the Members’ Code of Conduct;

(f)        granting dispensations to Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives from requirements relating to interests set out in the Members’ Code of Conduct;

(g)       determining requests for representation in proceedings under the Council’s indemnity Scheme for Members and officers;

(h)       dealing with any reports from a case tribunal or interim case tribunal, and any report from the Monitoring Officer on any matter referred to that officer by the officer by the Local Commissioner in Wales;

(i)         the exercise of (a) to (h) above in relation to the Community Councils wholly or mainly in its area and the members of those community councils.

The Joint Committee will operate in accordance with the constitution / terms of reference approved by the participating Authorities.  The Joint Committee will oversee the North Wales Waste Treatment Project and make formal decisions on behalf of the five constituent Authorities (working within its delegated Authority).

These are Committees that have disbanded or superseded by Committees listed above: