Agenda item

To consider the recommendation from the Constitution Committee.

 

Consideration was given to the recommendation from the Constitution Committee concerning the next steps of the Macclesfield community governance review. The Constitution Committee report, which outlined the practical considerations in establishing a Parish Council for Macclesfield was also submitted.

 

The recommendation of the Constitution Committee was proposed and seconded as follows:-

 

That

 

1.    having taken into account the representations received, and the views of the Macclesfield Local Service Delivery Committee and the recommendation of the Constitution Committee, Council agrees that a single parish council be created for the whole of the unparished area of Macclesfield, in accordance with the following:

 

i)             that a new parish be constituted for the unparished area of Macclesfield;

 

ii)            that the name of the new parish shall be the Parish of Macclesfield;

 

iii)           that the parish shall  have a parish council named Macclesfield Parish Council;

 

iv)           that the parish council shall  not have an alternative style (defined as Neighbourhood, Community or Village), but the Parish Council  be advised to consider its designation as a Town Council;

 

v)            that the parish shall be divided into 7 wards, the boundaries of such wards to be co-terminous with the current Borough ward boundaries ( but excluding Polling District 4BFR which is already parished);  and  shall have the same number of  Councillors as  for the Borough wards as follows:

 

Broken Cross and Upton    -           2 Councillors

 

Macclesfield Central           -           2 Councillors

 

Macclesfield East                 -           1 Councillor

 

Macclesfield Hurdsfield      -           1 Councillor

 

Macclesfield South              -           2 Councillors                                                     

(excluding polling district 4BFR)

 

Macclesfield Tytherington -           2 Councillors

 

Macclesfield West and Ivy -           2 Councillors

 

vi)           that elections of all parish councillors for the Parish of Macclesfield be held on 7 May 2015; and

 

vii)         that the term of office of every parish councillor elected on 7 May 2015 for the Parish of Macclesfield shall be four years, and thereafter coincide with the ordinary day of election of parish councillors every four years.     

 

2.    Council grant delegated powers to the Constitution Committee to finally determine the outcome of the Community Governance Review, including all necessary powers to make the Reorganisation Order, and to decide all matters referred to in paragraph 10.5 of the officers’ report; and

 

3.    Council agrees that the Community Governance Review Sub-Committee continue to assist the Constitution Committee in respect of the working of the Community Governance Review as and when needed and particularly with reference to paragraph 10.8 of the report.  

 

AMENDMENT

 

An amendment to add the following additional recommendation was proposed and seconded and declared carried:-

 

“That the Local Service Delivery Committee be given commensurate opportunity to make recommendations to the Constitution Committee in respect of the transfer of assets and services to the Council”.

 

RESOLVED

 

1.    That having taken into account the representations received and the views of the Macclesfield Local Service Delivery Committee, a single parish council be created for the whole of the unparished area of Macclesfield in accordance with the following:

 

i)          that a new parish be constituted for the unparished area of Macclesfield;

 

ii)         that the name of the new parish shall be the Parish of Macclesfield;

 

iii)        that the parish shall  have a parish council named Macclesfield Parish Council;

 

iv)        that the parish council shall  not have an alternative style (defined as Neighbourhood, Community or Village), but the Parish Council  be advised to consider its designation as a Town Council;

 

v)         that the parish shall be divided into 7 wards, the boundaries of such wards to be co-terminous with the current Borough ward boundaries ( but excluding Polling District 4BFR which is already parished);  and  shall have the same number of  Councillors as  for the Borough wards as follows:

 

Broken Cross and Upton    -           2 Councillors

 

Macclesfield Central           -           2 Councillors

 

Macclesfield East                 -           1 Councillor

 

Macclesfield Hurdsfield      -           1 Councillor

 

Macclesfield South              -           2 Councillors                                                     

(excluding polling district 4BFR)

 

Macclesfield Tytherington -           2 Councillors

 

Macclesfield West and Ivy -           2 Councillors

vi)        that elections of all parish councillors for the Parish of Macclesfield be held on 7 May 2015; and

 

vii)       that the term of office of every parish councillor elected on 7 May 2015 for the Parish of Macclesfield shall be four years, and thereafter coincide with the ordinary day of election of parish councillors every four years.     

 

2.    That Council grants delegated powers to the Constitution Committee to finally determine the outcome of the Community Governance Review, including all necessary powers to make the Reorganisation Order, and to decide all matters referred to in paragraph 10.5 of the officers’ report.

 

3.    That Council agrees that the Community Governance Review Sub-Committee continues to assist the Constitution Committee in respect of the working of the Community Governance Review as and when needed and particularly with reference to paragraph 10.8 of the report. 

 

4.    That the Local Service Delivery Committee be given commensurate opportunity to make recommendations to the Constitution Committee in respect of the transfer of assets and services to the Council.