Purpose of the Constitution Sample Clauses

Purpose of the Constitution. The purpose of the Constitution is to: 1. Enable the Council to provide clear leadership to the community in partnership with citizens, businesses and other organisations; 2. support the active involvement of citizens in the process of local authority decision-making; 3. help Councillors represent their constituents more effectively; 4. enable decisions to be taken efficiently and effectively; 5. create a powerful and effective means of holding decision-makers to public account; 6. ensure that no one will review or scrutinise a decision in which they were directly involved; 7. ensure that those responsible for decision making are clearly identifiable to local people and that they explain the reasons for decisions; and 8. provide a means of improving the delivery of services to the community.