Committee details

Community and Wellbeing Committee

Purpose of committee

Questions from the Public

 

Members of the public who live, work, attend an educational establishment or own or lease land in the Borough may submit a written question to, or ask a question verbally at meetings of the Community and Wellbeing Committee on matters within the committee’s Terms of Reference.

 

Written questions must be submitted to the Council’s Chief Legal Officer. The written question must arrive by noon on the tenth working day before the day of the meeting. For example, for a meeting on a Tuesday, the request must therefore arrive by noon on the Tuesday two weeks before the meeting.

 

Terms of Reference

 

Committee

Terms of Reference

Number of Councillors

Community & Wellbeing Committee

 

1      The development and promotion of sport, leisure, cultural and recreational activities

2      Management of parks, open spaces and countryside and Allotments

3      The management of The Playhouse, Bourne Hall, Ewell Court House, The Rainbow Centre, Bourne Hall Museum

4      Services for young people.

5      Affordable housing

6      Housing strategy and investment programme

7      Housing standards, homelessness, homelessness prevention and advice, housing needs assessment

8      Housing benefit - welfare aspects

9      Private sector housing and administration of housing grants

10    Personal social services for older and disabled persons including community meals services, community alarm, day centres, community transport,

11    Grounds maintenance

12    Grant aid

13    Consultations on heath service provision

14    Armed forces covenant

15    Local NHS Services

16    Work within the Voluntary Sector

17    Traveller & Gypsy site management

18    Amenity management and maintenance public spaces including parks

19    Tourism

20    Support & development of sports, the arts, and other leisure activities

21        No decisions which result in amendments to the agreed budget or additional spend may be made by the Committee unless and until the it has been approved by Strategy & Resources Committee

 

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Membership

Contact information

Support officer: Democratic Services, 01372 732122.