Issue - meetings

1.                  The Swavesey Byeways Act 1984 governs the financial provision for maintenance of the Swavesey Byeways.  Under the Act the District Council is required to determine the amount of money necessary for maintenance in each financial year.  It can then recover 50% of this amount from the Byeways Chargepayers at a uniform amount per hectare of land within the chargepaying area.

2.                  The Swavesey Byeways Advisory Committee is an informal group comprising representatives of chargepayers, parishioners, the Parish and District Councils.  The Advisory Committee advises the District Council on all matters relating to the discharge of its byeways responsibilities including the level of maintenance and the level of the Byeways rate.

3.                  The advisory Committee met on 29 January 2009 to consider the level of maintenance required in the coming year and the level of rate required.  The agenda and supporting documents from the Chief Executive and the Corporate Manager for Health and Environmental Services, which were presented to the meeting, are attached as Appendix A. 

4.                  The Advisory Committee agreed that the District Council should be advised as follows:

(a)               Maintain the current level of byeway maintenance for the period 2009/10;

(b)               Levy a rate at 90 pence to fund the required maintenance for the period 2009/10.

Recommendation

That the following advice of the Advisory Committee be accepted and agreed:

(a)               That the current level of byeway maintenance be maintained for the period 2009/10;

(b)               That a rate at 90 pence be levied to fund the required maintenance for the period 2009/10.

Council RESOLVED that the following advice of the Swavesey Byeways Advisory Committee be accepted and agreed:

(a)               That the current level of byeway maintenance be maintained for the period 2009/10;

(b)               That a rate at 90 pence be levied to fund the required maintenance for the period 2009/10.

Councillor PW Topping moved, Councillor RMA Manning seconded Council RESOLVED unanimously that the following advice of the Swavesey Byeways Advisory Committee be accepted and agreed:

(a)               That the current level of byeway maintenance be maintained for the period 2009/10;

(b)               That a rate at 90 pence be levied to fund the required maintenance for the period 2009/10.