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To consider the recommendation from the meeting of the Governance and Constitution Committee held on 21st January 2010, to be reported at the meeting.
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Minutes:
The Governance and Constitution Committee at its meeting on 21 January 2010 had considered the report submitted to and recommendations from, the Community Governance Review Member Group, relating to the Crewe Community Governance Review, under the provisions of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, following receipt of a valid petition from electors in Crewe, on 30 March 2009. The report provided details of the outcome of stage two of the public consultation on the Council’s draft recommendation for the review, as made by the Council on 15 October 2009.
The Member Group had been requested to consider the responses from the Stage 2 consultation and to recommend to the Governance and Constitution Committee that it make an appropriate recommendation to Council, having regard to the results of consultation on the draft proposal formulated by Council.
Council took into account the decisions of the Community Governance Review Member Group and the Governance and Constitution Committee and the report containing all consultation responses, having regard to the need to ensure that Community Governance within the area reflected the identities and interests of the Community and was effective and convenient.
RESOLVED
1. That the decision of Council of the 15 October 2009 be reaffirmed i.e. “To accept the vote from the people of Crewe and to reject the notion of a Town Council for Crewe at this time.
2. That the draft public notice to publicise the outcome of the Crewe
Community Governance Review, as circulated at the Council meeting and
as appended to the minutes, be approved.
3. That the Borough Solicitor and Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any
necessary technical and detailed amendments to finalise the notice, to
ensure that it fully complies with the requirements of Section 96 of the Local
Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.