Topic: Giving Oral To the Special Committee

[Muggins]

There is a councillor with the portfolio for Connecting People - Brian Mattock.

[Piston Broke]

There is mention of a colin lovell safer stronger borough.

[Muggins]

No definitely Brian Mattock as far as engagment is concerned. 

[Trollee]

There is a councillor with the portfolio for Connecting People - Brian Mattock.

I dont understand connecting people or safer stronger borough - does this mean communities and our police - looks like these people are a waste of time as we dont even know what they do or is it they are there for the council leader.  these people are so quiete that ypu would not know they were there  we need people to look after community interrests what is going on

[Bobby Bingo]

Connecting People
Sounds more like a dating agency
So perhaps Fin Foley should be in charge

[Muggins]

Quote by Trollee "I dont understand connecting people or safer stronger borough "

I'll try to explain.   SBC lump several departments under one director and one cabinet member has the 'portfolio'.   Colin Lovell was the communities guy along with other stuff.

then when the Real People Real power 'law' came in the Boroughs had a 'duty to promote local democracy'. they chose the project name Connecting People, Connecting Places and split Swindon  up into 7 clusters, each with a lead officer - anyway there is loads more about that in other threads - I must have writtten a thesis on here by now about it!  When SBC - and it's partners, started they made one cabinet member responsible for that portfolio - it is a big job so I can see the sense in that.  To be honest I haven't followed the plot further than that, but a quick look on the SBC web site as to who does what now will tell you more. 

Basically  safer, stronger, is about the usual community stuff, including partnerships with police etc., and Connecting People is about theat all important engagment/getting more people involved .

Bobby, there has been loads of comments on here about the name.

[Geoff Reid]

The agenda for next Tuesdays 'Special Committee' shows that they're having another go at getting some oral from the Borough Solicitor.....

.... on the subject of appointing Directors to the board of the now 'standing alone' company SCS.


http://ww2.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/ieListDocuments.asp?CId=307&MId=4204&Ver=4&J=4

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Appointment of Directors to Swindon Commercial Services Ltd. (SCS). (Oral)

The Council's Cabinet on 9th December 2009 approved the establishment of Swindon Commercial Services Limited (SCS) as an "Arms Length Company" from 1st January 2010. (Minute 75 of the Cabinet refers).


The Council, as shareholder, is required to appoint the Chair and Directors of the Company, including one Councillor representative to serve on the new Company's Board, together with such number of officer representatives as should be agreed with the new Company, and the Special Committee is asked to make the appointments on behalf of the Council.

A list of proposals for the Company Chair and Directors will be submitted at the meeting.

The Special Committee is further requested to authorise the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to exercise voting rights on behalf of the Council at shareholder meetings of Swindon Commercial Services Limited (SCS).

Discuss.....