a. Update on the Future of Council Services in Melksham - Mark Stone, (Transformation Programme Director, Wiltshire Council) and Lucy Murray-Brown,
(Leisure Partnerships Manager, Wiltshire Council).
Campus
· Wiltshire Council campus consultation.
· Receipt of the library petition.
Leisure
· Updates on any Campus/Christie Miller Sports Centre developments since the last meeting.
b. New approach to Face to Face Customer Access - Wayne Smith, (Customer Services Operations Manager, Wiltshire Council) will
give a presentation on proposals for new ways of working.
Minutes:
a. Update on the Future of Council Services in Melksham
Leisure - updates on any Campus/Christie Miller Sports Centre developments since the last meeting - Lucy Murray-Brown (Leisure Partnerships Manager, Wiltshire Council).
Points made by Lucy Murray-Brown included:
Questions raised from the floor:
Yes, after the Cabinet meeting the results and raw data would be made available.
The leisure review would be concluded on the13 December, the campus in the new year, this item will be discussed at a couple of “campus” themed area board meetings, the area board will then make its recommendations that will be feedback to the Wiltshire Council Cabinet.
Central government were very keen that local government authorities start co-locating their services, this would perhaps be something that would be looked at as part of the discussions when the full plans were available in February 2011.
Cllr Roy While then spoke on behalf of the Christie Miller indoor bowlers who wished to keep an indoor bowling facility in Melksham and proposed that:
Decision
Wiltshire Council campus consultation.
It was then proposed by the Chairman that:
Decision
Points raised from the floor included:
The Area Board would liaise with the Community Area Partnership to sort out a robust consultation process.
Mark Stone, (Transformation Programme Director, Wiltshire Council) advised that all parties were welcome to consult with Wiltshire Council, but that any reports would reflect that the area board was Wiltshire Council’s formal consultative body.
Receipt of the Library Petition
A petition with around two thousand signatures which requested that Melksham Library remains in the town centre was presented to Wiltshire Council at its 9 November 2010 full council meeting. The presentation has now been formally handed over to the Melksham Area Board.
Decision
b. New approach to Face to Face Customer Access - Wayne Smith (Customer Services Operations Manager, Wiltshire Council) - presentation on proposals for new ways of working.
It was agreed to take this item as a Chairman’s announcement at the February 2011 area board meeting as Wayne Smith was unable to attend the meeting.