Chairman's Announcements
To receive announcements from the Chairman, including:
· Appointment of Chairman and Vice Chairman for 2010/11
Minutes:
Area Boards and Localism
The Chairman drew attention to the new national Coalition government’s Localism Agenda, in particular the ‘Big Society’, where community groups would assume more and more of the functions and services currently delivered by government. This had mixed implications for local councils in general, but seemed to mean that Area Boards would retain and increase their importance.
Guest
The Chairman also introduced Wendy Lansdown of Cambridgeshire County Council – Neighbourhood Liaison team, who would be observing the meeting.
Re-election of Area Board Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen
A change in the Council’s Constitution was to be made so that the election of a Chairman and Vice-Chairmen would take place in the Community, at the applicable meeting of the Area Board rather than Full Council.