Council Structure
Responsibilities include:
Hearing Personnel Appeals
Appointment of Divisional Heads
The Committee is drawn from a range of membership backgrounds and expertise. The Committee consists of 9 members.
Responsibilities include:
Improving Corporate Governance having regard to the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003.
Reporting issues of concern to the Cabinet.
Making recommendations for approval by the Cabinet on aspects of Audit both internally and externally
Responsibilities include:
Guiding and co-ordinating the overall direction of the Council through the formulation of Corporate Plans, Objectives, Priorities and Programmes.
Together with the Overview & Scrutiny Committees, keeping under review the effectiveness of all the Council's activities and the standards and levels of services provided and identifying the need for new services.
Considering, co-ordinating and recommending to the Council new policies or changes in existing policies.
Making decisions within the budget and policy framework determined by Council.
The ultimate decision making body on Council policy and practice consisting of all 42 elected councillors.
Responsibilities include:
Determining the Budget
Appointing Leader, Deputy and all Cabinet Members
Appointing the Regulatory Committees, Overview and Scrutiny Committees and any other committees/forums to conduct the Council's business
THE ETHICS AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE – TERMS OF REFERENCE
1. Promotes and maintains high standards of conduct by councillors and co opted members.
2. Assists the councillors and co opted members to observe the Members' Code of Conduct.
3. Advises the Council on the adoption or revision of the Members' Code of Conduct.
4. Monitors the operation of the Members' Code of Conduct.
5. Advises, trains or arranges to train councillors and co opted members and on matters relating to the Members' Code of Conduct.
6. Grants dispensations, if necessary, to councillors and co opted members from requirements relating to interests set out in the Members' Code of Conduct.
7. Considers complaints against any member relating to alleged breach of the Code of Conduct, to make findings of fact and decisions in respect of the action to be taken, and where necessary to make recommendations to full Council.
8. Exercises (1) to (7) above in relation to the parish councils wholly or mainly within the Wyre Forest District area and the members of those parish councils.
9. Recommends approval and adoption of relevant codes, plans and policies
10. Oversees the whistle blowing policy;
11. Oversees the complaints handling and Ombudsman investigations.
12. Keeps the operation of the constitution under review so far as it relates to ethics and standards of behaviour.
An independent panel that considers the remuneration and allowances of the Members.
Responsibilities include:
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicles
Public Entertainment Licences
Street Trading
Moneylenders, Pawnbrokers, Scrap Metal Dealers, Sex Shops and other Licensing matters.
Also manages fees and charges and protects the environment in relation to noise and other statutory nuisances.
Responsibilities include:
• Determining planning and related applications
• Planning Enforcement matters
• All matters relating to conservation areas
• Tree preservation orders
• Hedgerows
• Building preservation notices
• Advertisement control
• Listed buildings
• Footpath diversion, stopping up and related matters.
Councils Constitution.