Sentence examples for set of council from inspiring English sources

His comments came after firefighters fought a huge fire that engulfed a set of council offices in Oxfordshire during a spate of suspected arson attacks that badly damaged two other buildings.

The 1995 elections in Scotland were for a new set of councils set up by 1994 legislation.

Councils generally hold elections every four years, with a varying set of councils holding elections each year.

However, the annual budget, complete with the setting of council tax, is an exception.

He envisages that the ideas people will come up with will centre around standard information sets of council services, including timetables and transport information.

Its job is to oversee the PCC office's decisions, some of which - including senior officer appointments and the setting of council tax - it has the power to veto.

"There is a vocal minority in the PLP [parliamentary Labour party] who have deliberately set targets of council seats they know cannot be achieved.

"We've gone through all due process with the democratic planning process, had consultations with the public and we've got agreement from both sets of councils and suddenly this joker has been thrown onto the table," he said.

Basically, it is embodied in a set of security council resolutions authorising coercive measures in case of "threats to the peace".

The figures will be used by Pickles in a battle to defend his broader record in local government in what may well be a difficult set of county council elections in May.

Its duties include setting levels of council tax, monitoring the health service in Trafford, providing social care, and funding schools.