A Full Council meeting comprises of all the 60 councillors that represent wards within the Borough, it is the overall decision-making body of the council.

The Council usually meets six times per year. At the first meeting, known as Annual Council, all appointments to committees and outside bodies are made, the new Mayor is also installed and will preside over the remaining meetings in that municipal year as Chair. The Council is responsible for appointing the Leader of the Council

The Council sets the budget and policy framework for how the Borough is run. This includes agreeing the Council's annual budget and the level of Council Tax, and overall plans for:

• How services will be provided (e.g. the Children and Young People's Plan),
• How the Council will work with other partner organisations to achieve their joint aims (e.g. the Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy),
• How the Council will monitor and improve its services (e.g. the Council's Improvement Plan "Aiming High"),
• How development of the physical environment will be controlled (e.g. the approval of individual Development Plan Documents).