Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Communities and Environment that invites endorsement of the ‘Keep it Local’ principles and support for the Council’s participation in a new ‘Keep it Local’ network of Local Authorities, with the aim of committing to the ‘Keep it Local’ principles and ways of working.

The Director of Communities and Environment submitted a report which invited endorsement of the ‘Keep it Local’ principles and support for the Council’s participation in a new ‘Keep it Local’ network of Local Authorities.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the ‘Keep it Local’ principles, as detailed within the submitted report, be endorsed, and that the Council’s membership of the ‘Keep it Local’ Network, be supported;

(b)  That it be noted that the Executive Member for Communities is the ‘Keep it Local’ Champion and that the Director for Communities and Environment is the officer champion, with it also being noted that the Chief Officer Communities is the responsible officer for the implementation of such matters.