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Douglas Borough Council is the largest local authority in the Isle of Man and the only one with Borough status. The Council provides services for the 27,000 residents in the Island's capital and, including the Mayor, is comprised of eighteen elected councillors - three in each of the six wards in the Borough. Douglas Council meets monthly in public at the Town Hall in Ridgeway Street and there are five committees of the Council that meet in private, as well as special committees meeting for specific or time-limited purposes.

Douglas Borough Council comprises four Standing Committees and six Special Committees. Minutes of the Council meetings can be downloaded here.

Standing committees:

• Policy and Resources Committee

• Leisure Services Committee

• Public Health and Housing Committee

• Public Works Committee

Special and other committees:

• Selection Committee

• Commercial Lettings Committee

• Boundaries Committee

• Pensions and Investment Committee

• Joint Civic Amenity Site Committee

• Environmental Improvements Committee

Each Committee has delegated authority to exercise its functions within approved financial estimates and in accordance with policies established by the Council from time to time.

The Town Clerk is the Council’s Chief Executive and Head of the Council’s Paid Services. She is the primary link between the elected Members and employees of the Council.

Douglas Borough Council is comprised of three Departments:

• Town Clerk & Chief Executive's Department

• Borough Treasurer's Department

• Borough Engineer & Surveyor's Department