Follow the links to the left to access a wide range of information and documents. You will find information about the council’s decision-making processes, forthcoming Council meetings and decisions and obtain details for your local political representatives.
The meetings of the Council’s committees are held in person. In some cases, a non-decision-making meeting may be held remotely, where the committee chair, the Leader and the Chief Executive Officer agree that this is in the best interests of the business of the committee.
The live broadcasts meetings of the Council’s committees can be viewed via: Live meetings
Meetings of the Executive, Full Council, Area and Strategic Planning Committees and the Police Fire and Crime Panel are routinely live broadcast and recorded. (Please note, where meetings are held away from council sites recording and broadcasting may not be possible.) The meetings of other committees will be recorded and broadcast where there is significant public interest in an item being considered.
Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at ordinary meetings of the council, meetings of the executive and of committees.
Ahead of the meeting you may submit one question or statement – only one question or statement can made on behalf of one organisation. Find out more here.
It is also possible to subscribe to updates in order to receive information via e-mail regarding particular issues and committee meetings.
To view documents in pdf format you will require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
The constitution explains the structure and workings of the North Yorkshire Council, including all the rules and procedures under which the Council operates. It sets out who makes decisions and how they are made and the rights of citizens to obtain information and to influence decisions.
Each county councillor has a budget of £10,000 per year to allow them to respond to local needs by recommending the allocation of small amounts of funding to support activities that promote the social, economic, or environmental wellbeing of the communities represented. Funding can be used for projects undertaken by external organisations, or for additional services provided by the county council.
The Locality Budget page of our website shows the details of how each Councillor has allocated their Locality Budget since 2017/18.
If you have difficulty in accessing the information that you require via the links above, then please email Democratic Services.