Issue - meetings

This report was deferred at the last meeting in June and has been revised in view of the current focus on future partnership working.

The Joint Committee (Runnymede) agreed:

      i.        To appoint the Divisional Member for Addlestone to represent the Committee on the Community Safety Partnership.

     ii.        To dispense with the establishment of the Committee’s task groups

    iii.        To suspend representation to the Early Help Board until their review has been completed.

Reasons:

1.    The Committee agreed with the Divisional Member’s proposal that he should be the Joint Committee's representative on the Community Safety Partnership as he already serves on this partnership in another capacity.

2.    The Committee agreed that as parking and resident engagement are topics that are being reviewed by the Committee that task groups are not required at this time.

3.    The Committee agreed that as the Early Help board are not currently meeting, a Committee representative is not required at this time.

The Partnership Committee Officer presented this report which was deferred from the June meeting.

It is customary for the Joint Committee to appoint representatives to their task groups and external bodies at the beginning of the municipal year. However, in line with the County’s “Community Vision for 2030” and the Borough Council’s own partnership working initiatives, the Committee have been examining how to broaden its own scope for partnership working. In view of this it was agreed not to set up task groups this year but to re-visit them if appropriate in the future.

It was acknowledged that as the Early Help Advisory Board had now ceased to meet and therefore there was no value in having an appointed representative at this time.

The Committee did however value the work of the Community Safety Partnership and wished to maintain its connection to it. It was however decided that the Divisional Member for Addlestone would be best placed to provide this link as he already attends these meetings in another capacity.

The Joint Committee (Runnymede) is asked to agree:

      i.        To appoint the Divisional Member for Addlestone to represent the Committee on the Community Safety Partnership.

     ii.        To dispense with the establishment of the Committee’s task groups

    iii.        To suspend representation to the Early Help Board until their review has been completed.