Issue - meetings

Recommendations

i)             There is a review of the approved Expressions of Interest by the Assistant Director for Local Engagement with a further report to the Executive. This will consider all Double Devolution proposals and identify those that may be more suitably progressed through operational decision-making arrangements due to the smaller size and nature of the proposals being developed.

ii)           The Scope and Terms of Reference for the operation of Community Partnerships be amended to remove the requirement for Community Partnerships to operate only as informal groups

iii)          The Community Partnerships programme is opened to all Members who wish to bring forward the development of a partnership in their area. 

Considered – A report of the Assistant Chief Executive Local Engagement which provided an update on progress against priorities within the Localities programme and recommended revisions to the scope for the operation of community partnerships.

Councillor Heather Phillips, the Executive Member for Corporate Services, introduced the report which presented the work of the Localities team in delivering against the four pillars of the locality based delivery model of local services and access, local accountability, local action and local empowerment.  Work focused around double devolution of services, increased liaison with town and parish councils and the development of community partnerships.

Councillor Janet Sanderson referred to work with the Forest and Dale Community Partnership, where other communities were showing an interest in learnings, particularly in relation to flooding issues.  The Head of Localities agreed to provide detailed information and updates on the work of each community partnership for discussion by Executive Members and confirmed that four of the five had selected emergency planning, resilience and flooding as a priority.  There was now capacity within the team for additional community partnerships to be brought forward.

Resolved – that:

i)             There is a review of the approved Expressions of Interest by the Assistant Director for Local Engagement with a further report to the Executive. This will consider all Double Devolution proposals and identify those that may be more suitably progressed through operational decision-making arrangements due to the smaller size and nature of the proposals being developed.

ii)           The Scope and Terms of Reference for the operation of Community Partnerships be amended to remove the requirement for Community Partnerships to operate only as informal groups.

iii)          The Community Partnerships programme is opened to all Members who wish to bring forward the development of a partnership in their area.