| The Constitution is the Council's internal rule book. It
sets out how the Council will operate and how decisions are made.
Some of the processes are required by law, while others are a
matter for the Council to
choose. | |
The Council operates a "Leader and Cabinet" model of
political management, and the organisational and political
structures that support this system are detailed in the
Constitution. The Constitution also contains procedure rules which
apply to the conduct of meetings of the Full Council and to its
Committees, Commissions and Boards.
In order to ensure the sound management of the Council's financial
affairs and good corporate governance, the Constitution includes
financial regulations and rules that apply to all contracts for
works and the supply of goods and services to the Council.
The Constitution is regularly reviewed by the Council Constitution
Committee. However any changes to the Constitution have to be
approved by the Full Council of all 54 members.
The Constitution is split into a number of different chapters and
articles.
Please click this link to access an electronic version of the
Constitution - April 2008 Edition - Microsoft Word (.doc)
version.
Please click this link to access an electronic version of the
Constitution - April 2008 Edition - Acrobat PDF (.pdf)
version.
When you open the Constitution if you wish to proceed to a
particular page place your pc cursor over the relevant section of
the index at the front of the document and then click to select -
you will then be taken to your chosen
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| Please note - Some documents published before
1st December 2006 may contain incorrect contact
numbers. |
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