Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council ("the Council") is the public authority operating this publication scheme.

 

The Council is composed of 56 elected members with approximately one third elected three years in four.

 

The Council as a whole serves a population of around 110,000.  Councillors are democratically accountable to residents of their ward.

 

The Council operates an executive model of decision making.  The executive is made up of councillors chosen by the full council plus a leader and deputy leader also chosen by the Council.  The executive at the Council is called "the Board".  The leader and other board members (called portfolio holders) have specific areas of responsibility. 

 

The portfolios are:

 

 

There are three scrutiny committees known as Performance and Overview Committees which scrutinise and review decisions of members and officers.

 

The executive has to make decisions which are in line with the Council's policy framework and budget.  Further details of the portfolios, policy framework and budget process can be found in the Council's Constitution.  The Constitution can be inspected free of charge at Council offices and libraries. It can be downloaded from the Council's website. Hard copies are available for purchase on payment of a fee.

 

The Council has adopted values, priorities and commitments based upon public consultation, elected members aspirations and good practice.  These underpin everything the Council does. They are contained in the Council's Community Strategy and Corporate Strategy.

 

The themes of the Community Strategy are:

 

 

The Corporate Strategy contains a statement of the Council's values in the form of commitments and a statement of priorities.

 

The commitments are to:

The priorities are:

The Council's services are organised in the following directorates:

 

 

A full range of services typical for a borough council are delivered by the Council.  The services include: