The
Executive is the main decision making body of the
Council.
It is
responsible for the strategic management of Council services, and
consists of an Executive Leader and 9 other Executive Councillors,
each of whom holds an Executive Portfolio covering a particular
service area. You can view
details of these responsibilities can be found on the
website.
Most
important decisions are made by the Executive collectively,
although Executive Councillors can take some decisions individually
within their area of responsibility.
The
Executive usually meets every six weeks in public in the Town Hall,
Stockport.
Members
of the public can submit questions to the Executive on any matters
within its powers and duties (excluding legal issues and other
confidential matters). Questions must be submitted in writing in
advance of the meeting (no later than 30 minutes before the meeting
starts). More information, including a copy of the
Code of the Practice and the Question Card can be found on the
website.
You can also submit a
question using the online
question form.
The Forward Plan is published every month and lists key decisions
to be made by the Executive within the following four months to
allow at least 28 clear days’ notice. The Forward Plan is
available to view on the website. Where a decision needs to be
taken more urgently so that giving 28 days’ notice is
impractical, a
General Exception Notice or Special Urgency Notice will be
published and these will be available to view on the website
also.
The Executive is required to give advanced
notice if there is likely to be confidential or
‘exempt’ information considered at one of its meetings,
and the public may need to be excluded for that part of the
meeting. Members of the public will be able to make representations
about this before the meeting and these will then be considered by
the Executive before a decision is made to exclude the public.
Where a decision needs to be taken more urgently so
that giving 28 days’ notice is impractical a notice
will be published on the setting out the reasons. These
notices can be found on the website.
