| Part 1
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Summary and Explanation |
1 |
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| Part 2 |
Articles of the Constitution |
5 |
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Article 1 - The Constitution |
6 |
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Article 2 - Members of the Council |
7 |
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Article 3 - Citizens of the Council |
9 |
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Article 4 - The Full Council |
11 |
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Article 5 - Chairing the Council |
13 |
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Article 6 - Overview and Scrutiny Committees |
14 |
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Article 7 - Strategy Board and Other Committees |
18 |
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Article 8 - The Standards Committee |
19 |
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Article 9 - Area Committees and Parish Forums |
22 |
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Article 10 - Joint Arrangements |
24 |
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Article 11 - Officers |
25 |
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Article 12 - Decision Making |
29 |
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Article 13 - Finance, Contract and Legal Matters |
31 |
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Article 14 - Review and Revision of the Constitution |
32 |
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Article 15 - Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the
Constitution |
33 |
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Article 16 - Strategy Board Spokespersons |
34 |
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Article 17 - Appointments to Outside Bodies |
35 |
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Schedule 1 - Description of Alternative Arrangements |
36 |
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Schedule 2 - Roles and Responsibilities of Members |
37 |
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Schedule 3 - List of Strategy Board Spokesperson Themes |
48 |
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Schedule 4 - Outside Bodies Details |
49 |
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| Part 3 |
Responsibilty for Functions |
54 |
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Scheme of Delegation to Officers |
70 |
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Scheme of Delegation to Officers - Exemption Protocol |
79 |
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| Part 4 |
Rules of Procedure |
82 |
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Part A - Council and Committee Procedure Rules |
83 |
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Part B - Specific Committee Procedure Rules |
102 |
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Part C - Access to Information Procedure Rules |
105 |
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Part D - Budget and Policy Framework |
112 |
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Part E - Scrutiny Procedure Rules |
119 |
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Part F - Financial Procedure Rules |
129 |
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Part G - Contract Procedure Rules |
140 |
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Part H - Officer Employment Procedure Rules |
168 |
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Part I - Substitution Procedure Rules |
172 |
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Part J - key Decisions and Forward Plan Rules |
175 |
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| Part 5 |
Codes and Protocols |
177 |
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Members Code of Conduct |
178 |
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Member/Officer Relations Protocol |
188 |
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Officer Code of Conduct |
197 |
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Petition Scheme |
209 |
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| Part 6 |
Members Scheme of Allowances |
216 |