The Council of Trent was an ecumenical council convened by the Roman Catholic Church in Trento, the principle city of the Bishopric of Trent, now a part of modern Italy, thus its name. The council...
The council are able to ask the Court for a Liability Order (a liability order allows the council to deduct the Council Tax debt from your wages or benefits).
If you are student council rep, it gives you power to control the future of the school, but not that much. its just more of a popularity contest and people want to prove they are popular.