b'The Role and Functions of Our CouncilExecutive Structure In this regard a draft budgetary plan is preparedThe Management Team, consisting of the Chief annually for each Municipal District and Elected Executive, Head of Finance and five Directors ofMembers at district level develop a programme, Service, carries out the executive role of the with the Council, to fund a range of local priorities Council. The Councils staff operate under the for local towns and villages, for the coming year. direction of the Chief Executive and the To deliver these priorities at District level, the Management Team. Council has revised administrative and operational structures to facilitate local service deliveryFull Council under the Municipal District structure. Information Kildare County Council has 40 Elected Memberson projects funded locally in each Municipalwhich make up the Council. It meets on the lastDistrict is here. Monday of every month in the Council Chamber,Strategic Policy Committees (SPC)ras Chill Dara, Naas. A new Cathaoirleach is The Elected Members have a responsibility for elected yearly at the annual meeting. Electedconsidering and making policy; this process isMembers powers are described as reserved facilitated through the SPCs. The membershipfunctions. The Local Government Reform Act 2014of SPCs is made up of Elected Members and sets out the functions of the Elected Members. Inrepresentatives of the social partners and sectoral addition to a role in development and approval ofinterests.Each SPC is chaired by an Electedpolicies, the Elected Members represent the viewsMember and is supported by a Director of Service. of the citizens who elected them, by making Kildare County Council currently has fiverepresentations to the Council executive for Strategic Policy Committees, howeverresponse and action following local elections, it is necessary for each local authority to establish new Strategic Policy Committees for the term 2019-2024. The Over 350 statutory meetings since 2015 addition of a further SPC, Climate Action is Almost 19,000 representations sinceproposed; therefore, the SPCs for the periodJune 20152019-24 would become as outlined below if approved by the Full Council;Municipal Districts (MD) Climate ActionKildare County Council has 40 elected members, and this is broken down into to five municipal Economic Development, Enterprise and Planningdistricts as follows: Transportation, Safety and Emergency ServicesEnvironmental and Water ServicesAthy-5 members HousingCelbridge-Leixlip-7 members Local Community and CulturalClaneMaynooth-10 membersKildare-Newbridge-11 members Corporate Policy Group (CPG)The CPG acts as a link between the SPCs andNaas-7 members Full Council and provides a forum wherepolicy positions affecting the whole council can be agreed for submission to Full Council. The work Each Municipal District elects a Cathaoirleach of the strategic policy committees is co-ordinated every year and meets monthly. The Local through the Corporate Policy Group withGovernment Reform Act 2014 has conferred Membership comprising the Cathaoirleach of the greater autonomy and decision-making powers County Council, Chairperson of each SPC, plus a to Elected Members at district level. member from any Municipal District which does not have representation on the CPG. TheCorporate Policy Group provides guidance and advice to the Full Council on policy matters,where necessary. 7'