ITEM NO 1
REPORT TO THE SWINTON COMMUNITY COMMITTEE
10TH JUNE , 2008
PROCEDURAL ISSUES
Members are asked to consider the following procedural issues:
Election of the Chair for 2008/09
On 22nd April, 2008, Members were invited to express interest in Chairing the Community Committee in 2008/09. The only expression of interest received was from the existing Chair Norman Shacklady.
Election of the Deputy Chair for 2007/08
In 2007/08 Councillor Jim Dawson, Link Member, was elected Deputy Chair.
Membership of the Community Committee
At the Local Elections on 1st May, 2007, Councillor Martin O’Neill was elected to the Swinton South Ward as a replacement for former Councillor Val Burgoyne .
The exercise that was undertaken to encourage formal registration has ended and produced the following results :
The Following Existing Groups Who Already Had Representatives On the Committee Have Re-Registered
· Jean Appleby ( Friends of Victoria Park )
· David Bates ( Swinton / Moorside Cricket Club )
· Bob Docherty ( Pendlebury Anglers )
· Brian Elsey ( Moorside Rangers )
· John Etherson ( Swinton North Residents Association )
· Louise Jackson ( Clifton Over 60s& Charity Shop)
· Deb Owen (as a replacement for Tracy Henry from the Deans Youth and Ladies FC and shared vote with Dennis Schofield)
· Norman Shacklady ( Beech Farm Residents Assoc)
· Stewart A Thompson ( Pendlebury Area Community Enterprise Group)
· Barry C Wilde ( SOSCA)
The Following Individuals Who Were Already On the Mailing Lists Have Re-Registered
Carol Sanders ,Maureen Wilkinson and Sarah Withers
New Registrations Have Been Received From
Krys Hill a representative of the Swinton and District Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Association and Natasha Jentle as an individual representative
The Following Who Were Previously Registered as Representatives of the Organisations Shown Have Not Re-Registered
Name Representing
Marlene Goode Phil Snowden Community Centre
Pat Higson Swinton Families
Ruth Joyce Nelson Wardley Community Association
Martin O’Neill Parkfield Estate Residents’
Association
Graham Pattison Moorside Rangers JFC
Nicola Ramsden Moorside Children’s Centre
Rhona Rothwell Moorside Bowling Club
Christine Sigurnjak Swinton and Pendlebury Public Transport Users
Patricia R. Symon Parish of Swinton and Pendlebury
Appointment of the Budget Sub Group for 2008/09
In 2007/08 the following were appointed to the Budget Sub Group:
Pendlebury Ward -Councillor B.J. Lea and Christine Sigurnjak
Swinton North Ward -Councillor Dawson and Norman Shacklady
Swinton South Ward - Councillor Cooke and Barry C Wilde
Mr Wilde has given notice that he will be receiving hospital treatment for some months and so unable to attend meetings of the Committee or its Sub Groups. Members may wish to consider allocating his place on the Sub Group and Committee to any member of SOSCA who is able to attend .
If the past pattern is followed meetings of the Sub Group will be held at 3 pm on the following dates . It is possible , however, that the date of the May meeting will be inconvenient due to holiday commitments and Members may wish to consider cancelling that meeting and allowing the Community Committee in June to discuss budget matters in full :
· 30th September
· 25th November
· 27th January
· 31st March
A meeting of the Sub Group was due at the end of July . a number of members have , however, given notice that they will be unable to attend at that time . it is proposed , therefore, that the meeting take place immediately before the August meeting of the Community Committee and that a verbal report on the recommendations be made.
SOSCA Steering Committee
In 2007/08 Councillors Antrobus, former Councillor Val Burgoyne and Councillor Maureen Lea served on the SOSCA Steering Committee
Local Environment Task Group
In 2007/08 the following Members of the Community Committee served on the Local Environment Task Group:
Councillors Antrobus and Maureen Lea
Toni Camarilli and John Etherson
Neighbourhood Partnership Board
In 2007/08 the membership of the Neighbourhood Partnership Board
comprised all Ward Councillors with the Chair of the Community Committee
and Bob Docherty as Community Representatives and Councillor Dawson,
Swinton Link Member, as Chair.
Dates of Committee Meetings 2008/09
If the past pattern of meetings is followed the Committee will meet at 6pm on the following Tuesdays. . It is possible , however, that the date of the August meeting will be inconvenient due to holiday commitments and Members may wish to consider changing the date of that meeting :
· 12th August, 2007
· 14th October, 2007
· 9th December, 2007
· 10th February, 2008
· 14th April, 2008
· 9th June, 2008