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.