Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations from the Constitution Committee.

Consideration was given to the recommendations from the Constitution Committee, following the second stage of public consultation in respect of the Wilmslow Community Governance Review.

In moving the recommendations, Cllr Findlow, the Chairman of the Constitution Committee, thanked all those who had been involved in the work of the Sub-Committee for their hard work.

RESOLVED

Having taken into account all responses made during the Second Stage of consultation and the recommendations of the Constitution Committee and having regard to the need to ensure that Community Governance within the area reflects the identities and interests of the Community, and is effective and convenient, that Council’s recommendations made on 22^nd July 2010 be reaffirmed, and that:

(1)   having regard to comparator information for Parish Councils in Cheshire East, and having regard to electoral equality, three new parishes be created and the number of Councillors to serve on each of the new Parish Councils be as follows:

a. Handforth: 7 Councillors

b. Styal: 7 Councillors

c. Wilmslow: 15 Councillors

(2)   four wards be created for the Wilmslow Parish and named as follows, to provide as far as possible coterminous boundaries for electoral purposes:

i. Wilmslow West (comprising 5 Councillors: polling districts 8FH1, 8FJ1, 8FG1, 8FC1, 8FA1(part), 8FB1(part), 8FD1(part);

ii. Lacey Green (comprising 2 Councillors: polling districts 8EK1, 8EA1(part), 8FD1(part);

iii. Dean Row (comprising 4 Councillors: polling districts 8EA1(part), 8EB1, 8EC1, 8ED1, 8EE1); and

iv .Wilmslow East (comprising 4 Councillors: polling districts 8FD1(part), 8FA1(part), 8FB1(part), 8FE1, 8FF1)

(3)   three wards be created for the Handforth Parish and named as follows:

i. Handforth West (comprising 3 Councillors: polling districts 8EG1, 8EJ1)

ii.Handforth East (comprising 2 Councillors: polling district 8EH1); and

iii.Handforth South (comprising 2 Councillors: polling district 8EF1)

(4)   accordingly, and subject to the following, the detailed provisions of the draft Cheshire East Borough Council (Re-organisation  of Community Governance) Order 2011, as submitted to the meeting be approved  and that the Borough Solicitor be authorised to issue the Order and to make any necessary technical and detailed amendments as may be required:

a.     the transitional arrangements for the proposed town and parish councils be dealt with by the Wilmslow Community Governance Review Sub-Committee in consultation with relevant local Ward Members; and

b.     the proposed budgets for the first year of the new councils be as follows:

Wilmslow Parish Council   -   £244,275 Indicative Council tax of

£23.00 per Band D property

Handforth Parish Council   -    £85,000 Indicative Council tax of

£28.00 per Band D property

Styal Parish Council           -      £8,200 Indicative Council tax of

£28.00 per Band D property

(5)   in accordance with Section 96 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, the Borough Solicitor be authorised to make the necessary arrangements to publicise the outcome of the Community Governance Review.