Houses Unicameral Founded 1900 | Term limits None | |
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Type Unitary authority council Leader Donna Jones, Conservative
Since 3 June 2014 Lord Mayor David Fuller, Lib Dem
Since 17 May 2016 Chief Executive David Williams, since 2007 | ||
Portsmouth city council meeting january 10 2017
Portsmouth City Council is the local authority of the city of Portsmouth. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. It provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.
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Powers and functions
The local authority derives its powers and functions from the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation. For the purposes of local government, Portsmouth is within a non-metropolitan area of England. As a unitary authority, Portsmouth City Council has the powers and functions of both a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health. In its capacity as a unitary council it is a local education authority, responsible for social services, libraries and waste disposal.
Councillors
List of Portsmouth City Councillors by Ward