Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Decision made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
246/2002 The Cabinet:-a Confirms that the
council wishes to take action on sustainable development and accept
the external review finding that Medway is currently performing
below the average local authority in this areab Endorses the 3
roles identified by the external consultants as necessary for the
council to drive forward sustainable development activity within
the council, with our partners and the community. The roles
described at 6.2.1 are - senior policy, technical support and
community outreachc Notes that the Director of Finance and
Corporate Services intends to take the decision on necessary
staffing changes following cabinet's discussion of this report as a
'significant decision' with accompanying full member consultationd
Requests that officers prepare a draft corporate sustainability
policy and present this to Council in due course. This would
address the functions of the council in sustainability described at
7.1
e Endorses the principle of incorporating LA21 activity into the
community planning and local strategic partnership structuresf
Agrees that the council, in due course, rationalises the support it
provides to LA21 forums in line with that given to other community
forums:· The council allocates £5000 small grants fund
to the forums to fund administrative support· The council
supports the forums in bidding for additional external
resources· The direct administrative support provided by
council staff comes to an end only when sufficient external
resources are in placeg Agrees the proposed allocation of funds to
support sustainability policy and community planning as described
in section 9.
The council is committed to taking action in
support of sustainable development. An external report has
highlighted areas where considerable improvements can be made. The
recommendations in this report will support the council in better
delivering its legal duty to promote the social, economic and
environmental well being of the area, and to coordinate the
production of a community plan.
Publication date: 01/10/2002
Date of decision: 01/10/2002
Decided at meeting: 01/10/2002 - Cabinet
Effective from: 11/10/2002
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