Councillors, committees and meetings

Find out who North Yorkshire's councillors are and what they do.

Find out how you can participate in decision making by asking a question or making a statement at a committee meeting or meeting of full council.

The duty of the chair is to represent and promote the council at all civic and ceremonial occasions as well as chair the full council meetings.

Guidance on becoming a councillor and who can and cannot stand for election.

Councillors are regulated by their authority’s code of conduct for members, and an ethical framework overseen by North Yorkshire Council’s standards and governance committee, supported by the council’s monitoring officer and deputy monitoring officer, in consultation with the council’s six independent persons for standards.

Find out how much councillors are paid, and how the allowances procedure is overseen.

Watch our council meetings live and view recordings of previous meetings.

Your local councillor will participate in committees representing your local area.

Details of the committees that ensure accountability for council decisions and independently monitor the decisions made by the executive.

Read questions asked by councillors and the responses.