Tuesday, June 12, 2007

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

COMMUNITY  ENGAGEMENT MAJOR CHANGES IN LAMBETH.
 
Following  the introduction of the Community Engagement procedures. Both Norwood Area Committee  and Streatham made a formal proposal to the Cabinet on 11th June  to be allowed to  continue in view of the current
" democratic deficits that have arisen ". Little was said as clearly some sort of
deals are being done. and Steve Reed agreed to meet  the leaders of both  main opposition parties..
 
COMMUNITY CALLS FOR ACTION
 
What is being presented as a new means of taking issues of major concern to the council is  rather like scaling a fortified castle.
1.  You must have a serious matter to be considered.
2. You must then get the signatures of at least 500  people, this higher number has been given as the Council feel they have been duped in earlier petitions with doubtful signatures.  Well Reallly!!
3, You must then get the written support of  4 councillors
.4. The issue then may be considered by the relevant Scrutiny committee.
 
Once all other possible channels have been exhausted Officers/ Cabinet member/LSP
It must be of a social economic and environmental importance to the borough.
so for example the recent debacvle of the closure of the  BRIXTON  REC would not qualify.
Two recent examples of the workings and impartiality   at recenbt meetings of
ENVIRONMENT  SCRUTINY. members from   one party left   after and hour
 
leaving the meeting inquorate an unable to continue..
 
At last night's Cabinet, the chair  of the Hosuing Scrutiny Clr Bowyer said  that he had  to leave the meeting early  and that the  resolution that was passed by the committee on the casting vote of the acting chair Clr Clyne  could be disregarded.
 
1. Hyperlinks    for Cabinet
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000225/M00005730/AI00002402/$12NACreferencetoCabinet.docA.ps.pdf
 
2. Housing Scrutiny of you are interested in ALMOs  then the detail  of para
    7  should be  of interest.
 
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/Published/C00000225/M00005730/AI00002402/$12NACreferencetoCabinet.docA.ps.pdf
 


 
 
Paul Reynolds  
http://www.hernehillforum.blogspot.com   
http://www.lambethcpcg.org.uk/
COMMUNITIES FIRST

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