The
Council is composed of 63 elected councillors. They all meet together as the Council
to decide the Council's overall policies and to set the budget and
council tax each year. The Council approves the Constitution and
the membership of the Scrutiny Commissions and other Council Boards
and Committees. You will find more
information in the Constitution
Public Questions at Council Meetings
Any resident of the Borough is
permitted to ask formal questions relating to the business of the
Council. Such questions submitted in accordance with the
requirements below, together with an appropriate response approved
by the relevant Cabinet Spokesperson or Committee or Regulatory
Board Chair, will be attached to the Council Summons (agenda) of
the following Council meeting and will be posted with that Summons
on the Council Website.
Questions need to be submitted
four weeks in advance of the Council meeting (by no later than
4.30pm on the deadline date). Any questions submitted
after this deadline will be held over until the following Council
meeting.
Questions can be submitted in
writing to the:-
Service Director, Law and
Governance & Monitoring Officer
Council Governance
Unit
Core Services
Directorate
PO Box 634
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 9GG
or
by email: democratic@barnsley.gov.uk
(please put ‘Council Questions’ in the subject
line).
If you require any further
information please contact the Council Governance Unit on 01226
773451.