Issue - meetings

That the Council recommends to Cabinet:-

(a)       That the community review be commenced;

(b)       That the guiding principles of the review be as in appendix 2 of the report subject to any amendments Council felt appropriate; and

(c)       That the consultation on the first formal stage be as indicated in paragraphs 3.02 and 3.03 of the report.

The Democracy and Governance Manager introduced a report to consider and recommend to Cabinet :-

(a)       The guiding principles for the proposed community review

(b)       That the community review be commenced

(c)       The consultation process for this phase of the review

The Democracy and Governance Manager provided background information and outlined the key considerations in the report.  He gave an update on the responses received from Town and Community Councils to the proposed draft guiding principles and advised that the Council’s views on the draft principles would be reported to the meeting of the Cabinet to be held on 23 April 2013.

Members were informed that all information obtained during the consultation period would be collated, analysed and considered so that a report with proposals for change, or no change, could be submitted to the Council and Cabinet during Autumn.

Councillor B. Mullin welcomed the report and the involvement of LocalTown and Community Councils, the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales and the Boundary  Commission.  He proposed that the County Council support the recommendations outlined in the report.

In response to the queries and comments made by Members the Democracy and Governance Manager advised that one of the purposes of the Community Review was to consider the issue of ward boundaries.  He also explained that the guiding principles were just that, and that  a similar Community Review  was being undertaken by Wrexham and other authorities this year.

RESOLVED:

That the Council recommends to Cabinet:-

(a)       That the community review be commenced;

(b)       That the guiding principles of the review be as in appendix 2 of the report subject to any amendments Council felt appropriate; and

(c)       That the consultation on the first formal stage be as indicated in paragraphs 3.02 and 3.03 of the report.