Issue - meetings

To identify the likely impact of the recession on both Cheshire East as an area and on the new Council and to start to develop a whole Council response.

Consideration was given to the likely impact of the recession on both Cheshire East as an area and on the new Council, and to the development of a whole Council response.  In considering the way forward and the formulation of a strategy for Cheshire East Council it was noted that Cabinet intended to establish a combined Member/Officer Recession Response Task Group, comprising Councillors D Brown, F Keegan and J Macrae and John Nicholson (Strategic Director Places), and that this Group would be able to consider this matter further.

RESOLVED

For the reasons set out in the report and as now given: -

1. That the Recession Response Task Group be set up and that its remit include addressing the recession in a monitoring role and a remedial role, taking into account work already being carried out in this area.

2. That consideration be given to the proactive policies to be developed over the coming months to enable Cheshire East as an area to better weather the economic recession.

3. That as part of the Service Planning process all service areas review the likely impact of the recession on their own service and on their budget and that where appropriate they develop, with Member approval where necessary, proactive policies that will assist individuals, communities and local businesses.

4. That the consequences of the economic downturn be discussed with the Cheshire East Local Strategic Partnership so that strategies to assist individuals, communities and local businesses can be developed at the Local Strategic Partnership level.