Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report on the Community Involvement in the Democratic Process Task Group.  At the Overview Board meeting on 3rd November 2009 Councillor L. J. Turner had been appointed Chairman of the Community Involvement in the Democratic Process Task Group.  Members were advised that the Task Group had already had an informal meeting in order to prepare a project plan.  A formal meeting would be held on 4th February 2010 to approve the project plan and the Chairman gave details of witnesses they anticipated would attend the meetings and the topics to be covered.  The Chairman of the Task Group gave a brief outline of the anticipated objectives. 

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the membership of the Task Group be agreed;

(b)       that the terms of reference of the Community Involvement in the             Democratic Process Task Group as set out in the report be agreed;

(c)        that the Task Group commence its investigation as soon as possible   and report back to the Overview Board on 30th March 2010; and

(d)       that the Task Group be re-named “Community Involvement in Local      Democracy”.