Committee details
Strong Communities Select Committee
Purpose of committee
Strong Communities Select ensure they are responsive to the needs of residents, promoting their safety and well-being. Key roles for this committee are:
- To ensure the Council supports the development of new and sustainable communities and supports the resilience of existing communities through Local area co-ordination.
- To review and improve the Council’s links with the Voluntary Sector.
- To scrutinise the delivery of the Single Integrated Plan, allocating specific scrutiny areas to other select committees where appropriate.
- To scrutinise key services provided in partnership to local communities to ensure effective multi-agency action is delivered, including amongst others:
o Infrastructure and networks.
o Highways (including SWTRA), Transport and Traffic Management.
o Street Lighting.
o Waste Management.
o Community Safety.
o Estates and Sustainability.
o Facilities and Accommodation Management.
o Citizen Engagement.
o Community Safety.
o Chief Executive Function.
o Revenues, Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates and Finance.
o Corporate Costs / Levies.
o Appropriations (including external debt costs from earmarked reserves, costs resulting from fixed asset disposal).
o Financing (including core funding from WG, council tax income).
Membership
- County Councillor Lisa Dymock (Chair)
- County Councillor Dimitri Batrouni
- County Councillor Peter Clarke
- County Councillor David Dovey
- County Councillor Tony Easson
- County Councillor Linda Guppy
- County Councillor Val Smith
- County Councillor Jamie Treharne
- County Councillor Ann Webb (Vice-Chair)
Contact information
Support officer: Democratic Services.
Phone: 01633 644219