The Council

Responsibilites of the Council

The job of Matlock Town Council is to represent the interests of the whole community. It is an important role of the elected Councillors to find out the needs of different groups in the community. They do this through their involvement in a range of local groups, direct contact with local people and wide ranging consultations with the local community of Matlock.

Other roles and responsibilities include the management of the Imperial Rooms as a community facility and maintaining and improving public land and landmarks. 

The Council also has some responsibilities for maintaining public footpaths as well as signage, allotments, bus shelters, town enhancements and putting on events.  A more detailed list of responsibilities, and those of our larger authorities, can be found here.

Council Structure

Matlock Town Council has 11 Councillors who cover 8 Town Council wards and a team of staff who assist them in achieving their goals.  The current Town Council and staff structure can be found by accessing our Key Documents section.

The Council has a Corporate Committee, an Events Committee, an Environment Committee and a Planning Committee. They have also appointed lead council members (and their shadows) who oversee various activities of the Council. Each Committee, and lead member has Terms of Reference to which they adhere.

Council Strategy

Every 4 years, following the election of the Council, a Strategy is produced which states the Council’s aims for the forthcoming term.

Council Meetings

The Council meets bi-monthly on the third Monday of each month.  They have an ‘open door’ policy for all of their meetings except where confidential matters are discussed.

Our current schedule of meetings can be found here