The Brighton and Hove City Council has now completed a review of its Constitution, which governs the way it runs itself and its interaction with residents, voluntary and community organisations and bodies such as Rottingdean Parish Council. A report, including considering any changes to the Constitution, will be considered by City Councillors next year.
The Council has a number of ways in which residents and organisations can put their point of view directly to Councillors and members of the Council's ruling Cabinet when decision-taking meetings are being held or when the Scrutiny Committees are considering an issue in detail.
As well as writing to the appropriate Councillor, people can attend meetings, and with suitable notice, ask a question, bring a deputation or ask a Councillor to deliver a petition.
Important issues are shortly coming up on the City Council's agenda such as the Core Strategy part of the new Local Development Framework, which will govern the Council's planning policies in the future. This will be debated in detail on the 10th December and the Council's Budget,including a new rate of Council Tax, will be voted on at the end of February.
If you want to watch the proceedings of the meetings of the Full Council, the Cabinet, the Scrutiny Commission or the Planning Committee, you can do so over the internet by going to the Council's website and following the links from there. You can watch these meetings as they take place or look at them from the online archive.
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