Decision details

No proposals submitted, therefore no agenda item required for 16 July 2009 Council meeting. 

Cabinet

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that the authority “opts in” to the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 by:

A)     Publicising the process locally, including a deadline for proposals to be submitted the Council for consideration by the Panel;

B)    Asking the membership of the South Cambridgeshire Local Strategic Partnership Board to set up a Panel to consider proposals and try to reach agreement with the Panel as to the merits of a proposal and priorities between different proposals;

C)    Consulting with those parties affected if the proposal involves the transfer of a responsibility from one public body to another;

D)    Having regard to a list of matters set out in a Schedule to the Act;

E)     Finally making a formal decision on whether to forward the proposal/s onwards to the Selector; and

F)     Assessing the effectiveness of these arrangements at the end of the 2009/10 civic year.