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Plan
"The Forward Plan shows forthcoming decisions to be taken by the Council
and its Executive."
Review of Councillors Allowances
The Council has received recommendations from an independent remuneration panel about its scheme of Councillors’ allowances. The main features of the Panel’s recommendations include a basic allowance payable to all Councillor’s of £2,800 per Councillor per annum and Special Responsibility Allowances for those Members with additional responsibilities ranging from £50 per Councillor in a group for group leaders to £4,000 to the Leader of the Council. A copy of the independent remuneration panel’s report detailing its recommendations can be viewed by clicking on independent remuneration panel report.
Click on scheme of Councillors’ allowances to view a copy of the scheme adopted by the Council at its meeting on 14 February 2002. The scheme will be effective from 1 May 2001 until 30 April 2003.
Members of the public, particularly those having an interest in matters under discussion, are welcome to attend and, in certain circumstances, speak at meetings of Guildford Borough Council and of the Council's Executive, Policy Panels and other Committees. All meetings commence at 7pm and are held at Millmead House.
The principal function of the Policy Panels is to make recommendations to the Executive on those operational and policy matters which fall within their respective terms of reference.
Policy
Panel (Housing and Community)
Housing provision, including management and maintenance, private sector
housing, homelessness, day centres and services for the elderly, emergency
communications, community services, Shopmobility, grants to voluntary
organisations, caravan sites, home safety, Safer Guildford Partnership
and other partnerships.
Policy
Panel (Environment and Transport)
Environmental issues, planning policies, refuse collection, recycling,
street cleansing, car parks, public transport, public conveniences, markets,
pest control.
Policy
Panel (Leisure)
Guildford Spectrum, Guildford Lido, Guildford Museum, Guildford House
Gallery, Guildford Civic, The Electric Theatre, Guildford Philharmonic,
Ash Manor, open spaces, parks and playing fields, sports and recreation,
entertainments, allotments, community centres, village halls, crematorium
and cemeteries.
Executive
Following advice from the Policy Panels where appropriate, the Executive
will take final decisions on most of the issues referred to above. With
the exception of development control and licensing issues, the Executive
will also take decisions on all other relevant subjects. In a small number
of cases, where the subject falls outside of the Council's policy framework
and/or approved budgets, the matter will be referred to the full Council
for approval. Except in cases of urgency, any decision taken by the Executive
may be "called-in" for review by Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
A list of the decisions taken by the Executive at its most recent meeting can be viewed by clicking on Decisions of the Executive
Audit
Committee
Internal and District Audit Reports, annual report of complaints referred
to the Local Government Ombudsman, monitoring the Council's performance.
Overview
and Scrutiny Committee
Investigates and reviews services and policies as necessary and reviews
"called-in" decisions taken by the Executive.
Standards
Committee
Develops, reviews and monitors codes of conduct for Councillors and Officers.
Conduct of Parish Councils within the Borough.
Licencing
Committee
Taxis and private hire licensing, public entertainment licensing, licensing
of street trading, house-to-house and street collections, food and water
safety and hygiene, noise and nuisances, health and safety at work, licensing
of animal establishments.
Planning
Committee
Planning applications, enforcement of planning control, building control,
tree preservation orders.
This list
of activities is only a guide and is by no means comprehensive.
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