Issue - meetings

To seek Cabinet’s approval to the introduction of a Community Engagement Strategy.

RESOLVED that the draft Community Engagement Strategy, as set out in the Appendix to item A.6 of the Report of the Partnerships Portfolio Holder, be adopted.

Cabinet’s approval was sought for the introduction of a Community Engagement Strategy, which was attached as an Appendix to item A.6.of the Report of the Partnerships Portfolio Holder.

Members recalled that community engagement was the process by which Tendring District Council aimed to build strong, connected, involved and empowered communities with voices that would be heard and responded to, as part of local decision-making.

It was reported that the Community Engagement Strategy set out the Council’s aims in relation to community engagement and outlined how it would engage with its communities.

Cabinet was informed that the aims of the strategy were to support strong, active and inclusive communities who:-

·      are informed and involved in decision making;

·      can influence and shape the area in which they live and work; and

·      have the capacity to develop and deliver their own projects.

To ensure that the Council delivered its Corporate Plan vision ‘to put community leadership at the heart of everything we do through the delivery of high quality, affordable services and working positively with others’ and delivering against identified governance requirements:-

It was moved by Councillor McWilliams, seconded by Councillor G V Guglielmi and:-

RESOLVED that the draft Community Engagement Strategy, as set out in the Appendix to item A.6 of the Report of the Partnerships Portfolio Holder, be adopted.