All 39 councillors meet together as the full
Council, presided over by the Mayor, eight times a year. Here
Councillors decide the overall policies and set the budget each
year. The main roles of the full Council are:
-To appoint the Mayor and
Sheriff/Deputy Mayor for the forthcoming municipal year
-To appoint and remove the Leader of
the Council
-To set the budget and level of
Council Tax
-To approve the policy framework. The
policy framework is the collection of plans and strategies that
dictate the Council’s overall policy direction
At Council meetings there is opportunity for all
Councillors to ask questions of the Leader and Cabinet
Members.
The Council also debates Notices of Motion, which are
requests from Councillors for an issue of city-wide importance to
be discussed and a decision to be made.
Meetings of the Council are open to the public except where
personal or confidential matters are being discussed.
