Floor 4, Riverside, Temple Street, Keynsham BS31 1LA
CONTENTS
PART 1 - Summary and Explanation
The Council’s Constitution What’s in the Constitution How the Council Operates How Decisions are made Overview and Scrutiny Arrangements The Council’s Staff Citizens’ Rights
PART 2 - Articles 1 - 16
Article 1 – The Constitution Article 2 – Members of the Council Article 3 – Citizens and the Council Article 4 – The Full Council Article 5 – Chairing the Council Article 6 – Overview and Scrutiny Bodies Article 7 – The Council Executive Article 8 – Regulatory and Other Committees Article 9 – The Standards Committee Article 10 – Area Committees/Forums Article 11 – Joint Arrangements Article 12 – Officers Article 13 – Decision Making Article 14 – Finance, Contracts and Legal Matters Article 15 – Review and Revision of the Constitution Article 16 – Suspension, Interpretation and Publication of the Constitution Schedule 1: Description of Executive Arrangements
PART 3 - Responsibility for Functions
Explanatory Note Section 1 - Responsibility for Local Choice Functions Section 2 - Council Functions Section 3 - Responsibility for Executive Functions Section 4: Delegation of Functions to Officer Section A – Responsible Officers Section B – General Provisions Section C – Specific Authorisations Section D – Scheme of Delegation to Officers – General Provisions Section E – Criteria for Referral of an Officer Issue for Member Level Consideration or Decision
PART 4 - Procedural Rules
Part 4A Council Part 4B Access to Information Part 4C Policy and Budget Framework Part 4D Executive Part 4D1 Call-in of Executive Decisions Part 4E Overview and Scrutiny Part 4F Non-Executive Part 4G Urgent Business and Absence Part 4H Standards Committee Part 4I Financial Part 4J Contracts Part 4K Employment Part 4L Local (Area) Committee
PART 5 - Terms of Reference and Composition of Council Bodies
Proportionality in the Allocation of Committee Places Cabinet Cabinet Advisory Bodies Overview and Scrutiny Panels Functional Responsibilities Health and Scrutiny Regulatory Committees Avon Pension Fund Committee Corporate Audit Committee Licensing Committee Regulatory (Access) Committee Development Control Committee Employment Committee National Non Domestic Rate Relief Panel Standards Committee Independent Panels Adoption and Permanence Panel Fostering Panel Education (School Appeals) Panels Social Services Independent Review Panel Partnership Board For Health & Wellbeing
PART 6 - Codes of Conduct and Working Protocols
Protocol on Councillor/Officer Relations Code of Good Practice on Publicity Code of Conduct for Councillors Planning Code of Conduct Role of Member Champions
PART 7 - Scheme for Members' Allowances
Introduction Part 1 - Allowances for Councillors Part 2 - Travelling and Subsistence
PART 8 - Management Structure
