Venue: Ashington JW Rugby Football Club, Ellington Terrace, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8TP
Contact: Rebecca Greally
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MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF REFERENCE The committee are asked to note the following membership and terms of reference for the Ashington & Blyth Local Area Committee which were agreed by Council on174 May 2023.
The membership is made up of the county councillors who represent the 16 electoral divisions in the Ashington & Blyth area:
Chair: L Grimshaw Vice-Chair: D Carr Vice-Chair (Planning): B Gallacher Quorum -
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Terms of reference (1) To enhance good governance in the area and ensure that the Council’s policies take account of the needs and aspirations of local communities and do not discriminate unfairly between the different Areas. (2) To advise the Cabinet on budget priorities and expenditure within the Area. (3) To consider, develop and influence policy and strategy development of the Council, its arms-length organisations, and other relevant bodies, to ensure that they meet local requirements and facilitate efficient and transparent decision making. (4) To receive information, consider and comment on matters associated with service delivery including those undertaken in partnership agencies, affecting the local area to ensure that they meet local requirements, including matters relating to community safety, anti- social behaviour and environmental crime. (5) To consider and refer to Cabinet any issues from a local community perspective with emerging Neighbourhood Plans within their area, and consider local planning applications as per the planning delegation scheme (6) To consider and recommend adjustments to budget priorities in relation to Local Transport Plan issues within their area, and to make decisions in relation to devolved capital highway maintenance allocations. (7) To engage, through the appropriate networks, with all key stakeholders from the public, private, voluntary and community sectors to facilitate the delivery of area priorities. This will include undertaking regular liaison with parish and town councils. (8) To inform, consult and engage local communities in accordance with Council policy and guidance, through the appropriate networks. (9) To, as appropriate, respond or refer with recommendations to local petitions and councillor calls for action. (10) To make certain appointments to outside bodies as agreed by Council. (11) To determine applications for grant aid from the Community Chest, either through Panels for individual Local Area Councils, or through the Panel of Local Area Council Chairs for countywide applications. (12) To refer and receive appropriate issues for consideration to or from other Council Committees, and as appropriate invite Portfolio Holders to attend a meeting if an item in their area of responsibility is to be discussed. (13) To exercise the following functions within their area:- (a) the Council’s functions in relation to the survey, definition, maintenance, diversion, stopping up and creation of public rights of way. (b) the Council’s functions as the Commons Registration Authority for common land and town/village greens in Northumberland. (c) the Council’s functions in relation to the preparation ... view the full agenda text for item 1. |
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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Minutes of the meetings of Ashington and Blyth Local Area Council held on Wednesday 10th May 2023 as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair. |
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DISCLOSURE OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required?where a matter arises at a meeting;
a) Which?directly relates to?Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (‘DPI’) as set out in Appendix B, Table 1 of the Code of Conduct, to disclose the interest, not participate in any discussion or vote and not to remain in room. Where members have a DPI or if the matter concerns an executive function and is being considered by a Cabinet Member with a DPI they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with the matter.?
b) Which?directly relates to?the financial interest or well being of a Other Registrable Interest as set out in Appendix B, Table 2 of the Code of Conduct to disclose the interest and only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak at the meeting but otherwise must not take part in any discussion? or vote on the matter and must not remain the room.
c) Which?directly relates to?their financial interest or well-being? (and is not? DPI) or the financial well being of a relative or close associate, to declare the interest and members may only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak. Otherwise, the member must not take part in discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room.
d) Which?affects?the financial well-being of the member, a relative or close associate or a body included under the Other Registrable Interests column in Table 2, to disclose the interest and apply the test set out at paragraph 9 of Appendix B before deciding whether they may remain in the meeting.
e) Where Members have or a Cabinet Member has an Other Registerable Interest or Non Registerable Interest in a matter being considered in exercise of their executive function, they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with it.
NB Any member needing clarification must contact?monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk. ?Members are referred to the Code of Conduct which contains the matters above in full.?Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter.? |
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME To reply to any questions received from members of the public which have been submitted in writing in advance of the meeting. Questions can be asked about issues for which the Council has a responsibility. (Public question times take place on a bimonthly basis at Local Area Council meetings: in January, March, May, July, September and November each year.)
As agreed by the County Council in February 2012, the management of local public question times is at the discretion of the chair of the committee.
Please note however that a
question may possibly be rejected if it requires the disclosure of
any categories of confidential or exempt information, namely
information:
And/or:
If the Chair is of the opinion that a question is one which for whatever reason, cannot properly be asked in an area meeting, he/she will disallow it and inform the resident of his/her decision.
Copies of any written answers (without individuals' personal contact details) will be provided for members after the meeting and also be publicly available.
Democratic Services will confirm the status of the progress on any previously requested written answers and follow up any related actions requested by the Local Area Council.
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PETITIONS This item is to:? ? (a) Receive any new petitions:?to receive any new petitions.
The lead petitioner?is?entitled?to briefly introduce their
petition?by providing a statement in writing, and a response to any
petitions received will then be organised for a
future?meeting; ?????????? (b) Consider reports on petitions previously received:?
(c)? Receive any updates on petitions for which a report was previously?? considered:?any updates will be verbally reported at the meeting.?
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LOCAL SERVICES ISSUES To receive a verbal update from the Area Managers from Technical Services and Neighbourhood Services in attendance about any key recent, ongoing and/or future planned Local Services work for the attention of members of the Local Area Committee, who will also then?have the opportunity to?raise issues with the Area Managers.
The Area Managers have principal responsibility for highway services and environmental services, such as refuse collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance, within the geographic boundaries of the Local Area Committee.? |
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NORTHUMBERLAND LOCAL BUS BOARD PDF 140 KB The report requests the Local Area Committee’s nomination for the Northumberland Local Bus Board. The Cabinet report and Appendix 2 related to the terms of reference are also attached for information. Additional documents: |
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APPOINTMENTS OF OUTSIDE BODIES Members are asked to confirm if they wish to remain as appointees to the outside bodies which were agreed by the Ashington and Blyth Local Area Council as follows:-
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LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME PDF 94 KB To note the latest version of agreed items for future Local Area Council meetings (any suggestions for new agenda items will require confirmation by the Business Chair after the meeting).? |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 16th August 2023 (planning only). |
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URGENT BUSINESS To consider such other business, as in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency. |