Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations of the Constitution Committee held on 26 January 2012.

At the meeting of Council on 15^th December 2011, consideration was given to the Constitution Committee’s recommendation to approve Terms of Reference  for the Local Service Delivery Committees, including membership of the Committees.

Council resolved to refer the matter back to the Constitution Committee for further consideration and requested a report back to the next meeting of the Council.

The Constitution Committee gave further consideration to this matter, at its meeting on 26 January and made further recommendations to Council.

Council gave consideration to the recommendations of the Constitution Committee and:

RESOLVED

That

1.      The memberships of the Local Service Delivery Committees for Macclesfield and Crewe be amended to comprise those members who represent the wards in the respective unparished areas; and

2.      The revised terms of reference for the Local Service Delivery Committees as set out below be approved, and the Leighton ward be added to the list of wards covered by the Crewe Committee:

“To consider and review the delivery of services and the transfer of assets within the relevant unparished area in accordance with the Council’s Policy for Local Service Delivery Arrangements , namely the transfer of assets and the devolution of local services to Town and Parish Councils within the Cheshire East area.

To consider and review the cost implications of both the delivery of services and the transfer of assets within the relevant unparished  area in accordance with the Council’s Policy for Local Service Delivery arrangements.

To make recommendations to Cabinet on the level of service provision for those services and / or assets being considered as part of the Local Service Delivery arrangements within the relevant unparished area.

To consider and make recommendations to Cabinet on any necessity for, and the amount of, a special expense levy in the relevant unparished area to represent the cost of the Local Service Delivery arrangements and to ensure consistency with the arrangements in the Parished areas.”