Issue - meetings

To receive a report which was considered by the Macclesfield Standards Committee at its meeting on 16^th March 2009.

The report gives details of progress in respect of a Pilot Compact which was developed in partnership with Standards Committees of Chester, Macclesfield and Vale Royal.  Its aim was to reflect the working arrangements between the parties and seek to promote best practice in the support of, and engagement with, the Town and Parish Councils in Cheshire.

The Committee received a report which had been considered by the Macclesfield Standards Committee at a meeting held on 16^th March 2009.

The report gave details of progress in respect of a Pilot compact which had been developed in partnership with Standards Committees of Chester, Macclesfield and Vale Royal.  Its aim was to reflect the working arrangements between the parties and seek to promote best practice in the support of, and engagement with, the Town and Parish Councils in Cheshire.

The Standards Committee (Macclesfield) had approved 13 recommendations.  but acknowledged that a decision on the future of the project would need to be made by Cheshire East.

The Committee was now invited to consider continuation of the project.  There was general support and it was suggested that to make progress, the Monitoring Officer and a small group of members of the Committee meet with Jackie Weaver (Chief Officer of the Cheshire Association of Local Councils in the next few weeks, with a view to a further report being submitted to this Committee.

RESOLVED:  (a) That the Committee support the Code of Conduct compact for Cheshire Councils, for use within Cheshire East;

(b) That the Monitoring Officer together with Mr N Briers, Mr D Sayer and Mr K Edwards, meet with the Cheshire Association of Local Councils (ChALC) to discuss the project;

(c) That the Committee be informed of the outcome at the July or September meeting.