Role of Councillors

All Councillors in Chester undertake many roles (listed below), particularly with the City's prominence, not just locally, but as a major centre in the regional, national and international context, and this was in the front of our thinking throughout the process; 

• Speaking on behalf of the Council as a whole
• Public consultation and campaigning
• Policy formulation and making decisions, particularly major decisions affecting Chester 
• Preparing for, travelling to and attending meetings of the Council and its Committees etc 
• Dealing with constituency issues/surgeries etc
• Attending political group meetings
• Attending public meetings and speaking as a community spokesperson
• Meetings with external agencies, private, public and voluntary sector groups 
• Service and performance monitoring
• Acting as a chairperson/Spokesperson
• Acting as an ambassador on behalf of the City both in a regional, national and international context
• Acting as a Group Leader/Deputy Leader of a political Group on the Council
• Attending workshops, conferences, seminars, training course
• Being responsible as an employer for a large public sector organisation and being able to work in a "business" environment with modern office systems
• Supporting and promoting the civic life of Chester, supporting the Lord Mayor and Sheriff

The roles of Councillors in Chester are wide and varied and require substantial support from the organisation. The Council  continues to enhance it's support services, particularly in terms of  research/administrative support and appropriate accommodation both for individual Members' needs and for the political groups as a whole. This will make them more effective in their many roles and so benefit Chester and its citizens.