The council is responsible for operating a wide range of public sector services including education, social work, housing, planning, roads, environmental protection, waste management, economic development and leisure.
While its headquarters are in Elgin, there are also area offices in other towns, including Forres, Buckie and Keith.

In delivering services to the public, the council is committed to improving the quality of life for everyone in Moray.

The Moray Council came into being in 1996 when unitary authorities were introduced in Scotland to replace the regional and district councils which had been in existence since the previous reorganisation of local government in the mid 1970s.