Part one
Part 1: Summary, Explanation and Articles of the Constitution
Article 1: The powers of the Council and the purpose of the constitution
Article 2: The composition of the Council, the roles and functions of all Councillors, conduct and the scheme of allowances payable
Article 3: The rights and responsibilities of citizens
Article 4: The policy and budget framework within which the Council operates, the functions of the Council and responsibility for functions
Article 5: The role of the Chairperson/Mayor
Article 6: Details of the decision-making structure adopted by the Council
Article 7: Details on the executive arrangements operated by the Council
Article 8: Details on how the Council’s overview and scrutiny arrangements will operate
Article 9: The arrangements adopted by the Council for the discharge of functions by committees
Article 10: The operation of any joint committee’s
Article 11: The Council’s management structure, the functions of chief officers, conduct and employment
Article 12: Responsibility for decision-making, principles of decision-making, the role of the Council and committees
Article 13: The Council’s arrangements for the conduct of its financial matters, the making of contracts and the handling of legal matters
Article 14: The arrangements for the review and revision of the constitution
Article 15: Matters relating to the suspension of the constitution, its interpretation and publication.
- Article 1 (pdf 116 KB)
- Article 2 (pdf 77 KB)
- Article 3 (pdf 67 KB)
- Article 4 (pdf 174 KB)
- Article 5 (pdf 160 KB)
- Article 6 (pdf 204 KB)
- Article 7 (pdf 51 KB)
- Article 8 (pdf 55 KB)
- Article 9 (pdf 82 KB)
- Article 10 (pdf 66 KB)
- Article 11 (pdf 82 KB)
- Article 12 (pdf 137 KB)
- Article 13 (pdf 64 KB)
- Article 14 (pdf 22 KB)
- Article 15 (pdf 65 KB)