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Can a Town Council delegate its powers to committees?

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Can a town council delegate powers to its committees to enable them to action their decisions without ratification by the full council?
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Yes, certainly.  It is up to the council to decide what powers to delegate to a committee.  The committee can be given authority to take decisions, and can be given a budget to spend.  Or it can be purely advisory.
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