Committees
Stroud Town Council Committees and Members. There are also a number of working groups to look at particular issues, they can include members of the local community and are set up by and report to full council meetings.
The areas of responsibility of each committee are defined in their terms of reference as follows:
FINANCE, COMMUNITY AND POLICY (revised May 2012)
- Management, administration and control of financial affairs (accounts, audit, investments) including risk assessment and insurance, and regular monitoring of expenditure against budget
- Maintenance of Thanet House, Lansdown Hall and any other buildings for which the Council has responsibility
- Advising Council on governance, policy and standing orders
- Health, safety and security of premises, and of staff and other users
- Cultural activities, grants and service level agreements
- Town centre regeneration including festival lights
- Community engagement (other than specifically in relation to Green Spaces)
- Community support, including community grant applications
- Council’s communications strategy and delivery
Committee Members: Cllr Hurrell (Chair), Cllr Moriarty (Deputy Chair), Cllrs Carlyon, Cranston, Ellis, Green, Marjoram, Mose, Naumann
GREEN SPACES (revised May 2012)
- Implementation of Green Spaces strategy
- Management and maintenance of cemeteries (including the Council’s burial service), outdoor recreation areas, gardens, verges, footpaths, churchyards, street furniture and other green spaces under the control of the Council
- Management and maintenance of play equipment
- Health, safety and security of staff and members of the public in relation to green spaces owned or managed by the Council
- Provision of floral displays in town centre
- Provision of play equipment, recreation facilities and new street furniture
- Engagement with Allotments Associations and supervision of agreements between Associations and the Council
- Community engagement in relation to Green Spaces
Committee Members: Cllr Green (Chair), Cllr Spencer (Deputy Chair), Cllrs Janke, Marjoram, Naumann, Poulton, Sutton, Winstone
CONSULTATIONS (last revised September 2008, to be revised in 2012-13)
- To comment on planning applications as Statutory Consultee
- To comment on licensing applications
- To comment on Highway schemes
- To comment on such other consultations from national, county or district authorities as are likely to impact on the environment
- To manage the Walking and Transport budget
- To manage the Shared Spaces budget
Committee Members: Cllr Cranston (Chair), Cllr Sutton (Deputy Chair), Cllrs Janke, Lyons, Poulton, Schoemaker, Seager, Spencer
PERSONNEL
Committee Members: Cllrs Green, Lyons, Winstone
APPEALS
Committee Members: Cllrs Cranston, Marjoram, Moriarty