The Full Council can establish joint arrangements with other local authorities or their executives to exercise functions (which are non-executive functions in any of the participating authorities) or advise the council. The Leader can establish joint arrangements for executive functions.
Joint committees
Joint arrangements may include appointing joint committees.
If the joint committee will carry out non-executive functions, it must be appointed by Full Council and appointments must reflect the political balance on the council as a whole.
If the joint committee will carry out executive functions, it must be appointed by the Leader. They can only appoint Cabinet members to the joint committee (except where the joint committee involves five or more authorities or has to be set up under specific legislation).
If the joint committee is to carry out a mix of non-executive and executive functions, it must be appointed by Full Council with the agreement of the Leader. If only one member is appointed, they can either be a member or Cabinet member. If more than one member is appointed then they must include at least one Cabinet member, and the political balance rules do not apply.
Joint Waste Collection Services Committee
The council currently has one joint arrangement - the Joint Waste Collection Services Committee. The joint arrangement carries out the following functions:
- arrangements relating to the joint contract for waste collection and street cleaning with other Surrey districts, boroughs and Surrey County Council and other functions delegated to it by Surrey County Council, set out in the Inter-Authority Agreement
- the Joint Committee has delegated to it:
- service charges and variations (except those which have a direct impact on stated policy)
- expenditure from annual budget
- establishment of a contract management office
More information
To learn more about the responsibilities for functions read the full document: