Issue - meetings

This report sets out progress on the new approach to city management, as requested by Group Leaders, involving extended public consultation arrangements, improved communications with residents, development of devolved decision making arrangements for local communities and capacity building for the voluntary sector.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the report form the basis of further development work on the policy prospectus.

                        (ii)        That Officers be asked to provide milestones for the communications strategy initiative and to circulate details to Group Leaders.

REASON:      In order to progress and monitor the new approach to city management.

Members considered a report which outlined the scope of and progress on a new approach to city management, requested by Group Leaders as part of their review of Council policy and procedures.  This request was set out in the ‘policy prospectus’ – the 12 month agreement on political management arrangements made in May 2007 between the four Group Leaders.

The report set out progress on the four parts of the new approach, namely; extended public consultation arrangements, improved communications, development of devolved decision making arrangement for local communities and capacity building for the voluntary sector.  It also touched upon the Group Leaders’ request for a report on the management of estates at a local level.

It was noted that the report on the local management of estates was currently scheduled for the Executive meeting on 26 February and not 29 January as indicated in the report.

RESOLVED: (i)         That the report form the basis of further development work on the policy prospectus.

                        (ii)        That Officers be asked to provide milestones for the communications strategy initiative and to circulate details to Group Leaders.¹

REASON:      In order to progress and monitor the new approach to city management.