Article 1 - The Council and the constitution
Article 1
This article explains what the Council’s mission and values are and how this Constitution works.
1.1 Mission and values of the Council
(a) Mission
The Council will seek to make a difference by building thriving communities through partnership, community Leadership and excellent service delivery.
(b) Values
The Council will follow these values:-
(i) We are honest, open and accountable.(ii) We value peoples' differences and we will treat everybody fairly and with respect(iii) We listen, involve and respond to all our communities.(iv) We always look for new and better ways of working to improve quality and value.
1.2 Powers of the Council
The Council must follow the law of England and this Constitution when it carries out its powers and duties.
1.3 The Constitution
This Constitution and all its appendices is the Constitution of North East Derbyshire District Council.
1.4 Purpose of the Constitution
The purpose of the Constitution is to:-
(a) help the Council lead the district of North East Derbyshire working together with citizens, business and other organisations;(b) help citizens be involved in decision making;(c) help Councillors represent citizens effectively;(d) make sure decisions are taken efficiently, appropriately and effectively;(e) make sure those who take the decisions can be held to account;(f) make sure that no one reviews or scrutinises a decision that they have been directly involved in;(g) make sure that citizens know who in the Council takes decisions and why they have taken them; and(h) provide a way of improving the delivery of services to the community.
1.5 Meaning of the Constitution
(a) If the Constitution gives the Council a choice about what to do, the Council must choose the option that it thinks is closest to the purposes of the Constitution in Article 1.4.(b) The decision of the Chair of the Council on the meaning of the Constitution or on any proceedings of the Council cannot be challenged by anyone at a Council Meeting. The Chair of Council must have regard to the purposes of the Constitution when making a decision.
1.6 Review of the Constitution
The Monitoring Officer must monitor and review how the Constitution is working to make sure it gives full effect to the purposes in Article 1.4.
1.7 Changes to the Constitution
Changes to the Constitution can only be approved by the Council Meeting. The Monitoring Officer may make any associated changes to the Constitution to reflect what the Council Meeting has agreed.
1.8 Suspension of the Constitution
The Articles cannot be suspended. The Council Meeting may suspend the operation of the Rules.
1.9 Publication
The Chief Executive will make sure that every Councillor has access to the Constitution and that it is made widely available to staff and citizens.
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