The Council comprises all the elected Members
of the District. The Council will
adopt, and also agree in partnership
with others, a number of statutory documents in particular:
·
The Maldon District Local Development Framework;
·
The Maldon Sustainable Communities Strategy;
·
The Best Value Performance Plan;
·
The Maldon Community Safety
Strategy.
In addition the
Council will be responsible for setting the budget and Council Tax,
appointing the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council; the
Membership of the Council’s Committees; adoption of a
detailed Constitution; Delegation Arrangements, Standing Orders and
Financial Regulations to comply with the Local Government Act 2000,
and the appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies.