What we do
The council is responsible for making decisions on behalf of
the local community about local services, such as land use, refuse
collection, housing and leisure facilities. The Council is
also responsible for the conduct of all
local, regional, national and European
elections.
How we do it
We are run by
democratically elected councillors. Members of the
council align themselves to
political
groups, which are not necessarily formally recognised UK
political parties. The group with the majority of members
forms the administration. Its Executive members are the
Cabinet
led by the Leader.
Please use the following link for a complete list
of formal
UK
political parties (opens in a new window).
In most of the country there are two tiers of local
government: county councils and district councils. Harrogate
Borough Council works closely with
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC)
(opens in a new window) who manage key services including education
and learning, local libraries and archives, roads and transport,
environmental services, and consumer and business services.
Our
three-year Corporate Plan (pdf 2MB) sets out
our long-term vision for the Harrogate district, our aim as an
organisation, our corporate priorities and our goals for each
year.
The Plan highlights where we will work with
others to deliver the long-term vision and how the Plan relates to
the targets in the North Yorkshire Local Area Agreement and the
Leeds City Region Multi Area Agreement.