General Information

General Committee Information

Political party leaders and deputies - updated 01-June-2007

Chairman/Vice-Chairman of Council and Committees, - updated 18-June-2007

Frequently Asked Questions

Committee Services Frequently Asked Questions

Roles and membership of Committees

• Development committee,
• Hadleigh and District Swimming Pool Trust committee,
• Licensing and Appeals committee,
• Overview and Scrutiny committee (Community Services),
• Overview and Scrutiny committee (Stewardship),
• Standards committee,
• Strategy committee.

Role and membership of other Panels and Groups

• CAST programme board,
• Housing panel,
• Human Resource (HR) panel,
• Information Management task group,
• Pin Mill task group (Chelmondiston),
• Procurement task group,
• Village of the Year Awards panel.

Council Constitution

Contents (PDF, 74kb),
Part 1 - Summary and Explanation (PDF, 104kb),
Part 2 - Articles of the Constitution (PDF, 187kb),
Part 3 - Responsibility for Functions (PDF, 160kb),
Part 4 - Rules of Procedure (PDF, 427kb),
Part 5 - Codes and Protocols (PDF, 88kb),
Part 6 - Members' Allowances Scheme (PDF, 50kb),
Part 7 - Management Structure (PDF, 88kb),
Part 8 - Monitoring Officer Protocol (PDF, 68kb),

Councillors' Allowances (See Part 6 above) (PDF, 10kb),

Overview and Scrutiny - How it works and How to get involved,

Overview and Scrutiny Handbook (PDF, 271kb)

Guide for Visitors to Council & Committee Meetings, (PDF -132kb)

Members, (Councillors)

Members' Appointments on Outside Bodies (PDF, 44KB) - updated 29-May-2007

Members' Interests (2007/08), (PDF, 20KB)

Members' Interests (2006/07), (PDF, 86KB)

Members' Request for Call-In (PDF, 17kb)

Member Champions (PDF, 10KB)

Timetables of Meetings

Council Meeting Timetable (2006/07), (PDF, 57KB)

Council Meeting Timetable (2007/08), (PDF, 12KB)

Council Meeting Timetable (2008/09), (PDF, 12KB)