Terms of Reference and Operational Model
Role
The role of the Committee is
to:
·
Enable Borough Councillors from the unparished area
of King’s Lynn to meet together to
discuss issues of mutual interest which have implications beyond
the boundaries of individual wards.
Recent examples might include the proposed Saddlebow
Incinerator.
·
To act as a consultative forum on issues affecting
the whole or the majority of the
unparished area of King’s Lynn.
Recent examples might include the most appropriate location for the
Parkour equipment, and planning applications for major
developments.
·
To act as a consultative forum on the funding raised
by, and utilisation of the King’s Lynn Special Expenses, and
to offer input on priorities for this expenditure and if
appropriate the level of funds to be raised.
·
To encourage community engagement within
King’s Lynn.
·
Within the deadlines of the Scheme and in a timely
fashion to feed into the Council’s budget process, make
recommendations to Cabinet on proposed highway improvement schemes,
which have been supported by a business case and are within the
unparished areas of King’s Lynn and West Lynn, for match
funding through the County Council’s Parish Partnership
Programme, or similar parish funding schemes.
·
The Committee will meet on a quarterly basis and be
supported by Democratic Services and a senior officer. The King’s Lynn Area Advisory Committee will
continue to operate after 1st May 2015 in its current
format for a period of 4 years.
Membership
All
of the Borough Councillors
representing the unparished area of King’s Lynn.
The Committee shall appoint its
own Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
Other
Bodies
It is not intended that the
Committee should usurp or replace the role or responsibility for
individual Councillors. In particular to address matters which relate to
their individual ward.