This is your opportunity to find out about decisions which could affect you and your community.
Essex County Council has 75 elected councillors who meet at Full Council and sit on a wide range of committees to listen to your views and make decisions about life in Essex. Essex County Council has a Leader and a Cabinet who make all the major decisions. The Cabinet consists of 10 councillors. Each of the 10 cabinet members has special responsibility for a different service area, referred to as their portfolio.
When major decisions are to be discussed or made these are published in the Cabinet's Forward Plan.
The Council itself makes decisions on the budget and the overall policies within which the Council works. The Constitution delegates authority to the Cabinet to make decisions about the day to day running of the Council within an agreed budget and the policy framework. Decisions are taken at Cabinet meetings or by individual Cabinet Members.