The
Cabinet (the Executive) is responsible
for the overall business of the Council and meets every 2
weeks.
The
Cabinet comprises the Leader of the Council, who is the Chair, and
9 other members appointed by the Leader.
Each of the members of the Cabinet has a defined portfolio of
responsibilities.
PORTFOLIOS IN FULL
The
decisions of the Cabinet are subject to scrutiny by a different
group of councillors, who meet as Scrutiny
Committees to check and monitor what the Cabinet
does.
The
Forward
Plan(a
programme of work to develop new policies etc.) enhances and
develops the 'Budget and Policy Framework'. The Programme is
prepared in liaison with all Council Departments and highlights the
major policy and budgetary decisions to be taken by the Cabinet and
Council in the next 12 months.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS
Members of the public,
provided that they are residents of the County, own a business
located within the County or are employed within the County may ask
questions of members of the Cabinet at Cabinet Meetings.
To ask a question you
need to delivering it in writing or by electronic mail to the Chief
Executive (e-mail chiefexecutive@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
) no later than 10.00 a.m. 7 clear working days before a meeting
(i.e. clear days does not include the day the question is received
or the day of the meeting).
When submitting your
question, you must include your
name and address (include your business name and address if you own
a business located in Carmarthenshire or work in Carmarthenshire
but live elsewhere) and you must name the member of the
Council to whom it is to be put.
For further
information contact DemocraticServices@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
or 01267 224028.