The full Council has responsibility for making decisions in respect of each of the functions that are set out in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1: The functions of the full Council
| (a) |
Adopting and changing the Constitution. |
| (b) |
Approving or adopting or making material change to the Policy Framework and the budget. |
| l |
Making decisions about any matter in the discharge of a Cabinet function, which is covered by the Policy Framework or the budget where the Cabinet is minded to make it in a manner, which would be contrary to, or not wholly in accordance with, the Policy Framework or the budget. |
| (d) |
Appointing and removing the Leader. |
| (e) |
Appointing the Chairs and Vice-chairs of the Scrutiny Committees. |
| (f) |
Determining and amending the terms of reference of committees established by the full Council, determining their composition and making appointments to them. |
| (g) |
Appointing representatives to outside bodies unless the appointment is a Cabinet function or has been delegated by the full Council to another Council body or an Officer. |
| (h) |
Adopting a Members’ Allowances Scheme under Article 2. |
| (i) |
Changing the name of the area. |
| (j) |
Conferring the title of Honorary Alderman. |
| (k) |
Confirming the appointment of the Head of Paid Service. |
| (l) |
Approving the dismissal of the Head of Paid Service, the Monitoring Officer or the Chief Finance Officer |
| (m) |
Arranging for the exercise of those local choice functions set out in Section 2 of this part of the Constitution, which the full Council decides should be undertaken by itself rather than the Cabinet. |
| (n) |
Making, amending, revoking or re-enacting or adopting byelaws and promoting or opposing the making of local legislation or personal Bills in Parliament. |
| (o) |
Making the decision described in Article 12.02 of this Constitution on joint arrangements. |
| (p) |
All other matters, which by law, must be reserved to full Council. |
