CMIS Organisation Structure

Takes some of the most important decisions on the Council's major policies, such as the budget and Council Tax levels.

Hears appeals against some of the decisions of the Council, for example housing allocations, homelessness and home to school transport.

Manages the flow of Council business, deals with electoral and electoral registration matters and monitors the application of the Council's Constitution.

Puts forward proposals for the Council's budget and main policies and makes day-to-day decisions on Council services.2003-04

Decisions taken by individual Councillors and Officers.

Deals with planning applications.

Reviews and scrutinises either decisions of the Cabinet, Cabinet Members, or Officers and undertakes development work relating to the physical environment and regeneration, planning and management of the built environment.

Reviews and scrutinises either decisions of the Cabinet, Cabinet Members, or Officers and undertakes development work relating to education, children's services, economic and community development, leisure services, arts and culture, libraries and lifelong learning, and youth services.

Responsible for the Council's licensing functions, including public entertainment, taxis and house to house and street collections.

Reviews and scrutinises either decisions of the Cabinet, Cabinet Members, or Officers and undertakes development work relating to the Council's housing stock, social and health care, elderly persons and mental welfare services. The Committee is also responsible for the scrutiny of health services in Milton Keynes.

Deals with the ethical standards of Councillors by being resposponsible for the Council's Code of Conduct.

Reviews and scrutinises either decisions of the Cabinet, Cabinet Members, or Officers and undertakes development work relating to the Council's revenue and capital budgets, the overall management of Council services, local democracy and issues which relate to many or all of the Council's services 'cross cutting issues'.