Residents from some areas of South Gloucestershire are being invited to have their say on a review of community governance. The review includes creating, merging or altering parishes in certain areas to ensure they reflect the communities they represent. Cllr Shirley Potts, Chair of South Gloucestershire Council’s Regulatory Committee, said: “We know that the development of strong, sustainable communities depends
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South Gloucestershire councillors have adopted a new council constitution introducing a committee system of governance and replacing the previous leader and cabinet arrangements. With effect from Thursday 24th May, the majority of council decisions will be taken by ten committees, made up of elected members drawn from the council’s political parties. Committee members will be allocated according to the political
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South Gloucestershire councillors are set to approve a new constitution, introducing a committee system of governance, at the Council’s Annual General Meeting next Wednesday (23rd May). The changes follow a majority vote at Council in March when members approved plans to move to the committee system from the current Leader and Cabinet governance model. Once approved, the changes will mean
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South Gloucestershire Council will return to a committee system of governance, following a majority decision at Council on Wednesday evening (21st March). The option for the council to return to the committee system from the current Leader and Cabinet arrangements was introduced in the recent Localism Act 2011. The new governance arrangements will be introduced from the Council’s Annual Meeting
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Plans to freeze South Gloucestershire’s Council Tax for a second year running will be considered by Cabinet at its next meeting on Monday 6th February. If agreed, the proposals will have saved the average household over £50 per year over the two years. The revenue budget and Council Tax proposals for 2012/13 aim to keep costs as low as possible
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Labour councillors in South Gloucestershire have denounced a reliance on developing Filton Airfield to deliver a Government-appointed inspector’s higher housing demands. In a revision to the Core Strategy, South Gloucestershire Council’s 15-year planning framework just published, the new homes supply number for South Gloucestershire is proposed to increase by 4,855 (to 26,435) – with 81% of this additional number to
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Councillors are set to consider the latest revision of South Gloucestershire’s Core Strategy at a series of meetings next week, following the publication of updates demanded by the independent inspector responsible for examining the document. The strategy sets out the overarching development vision and strategy for South Gloucestershire until 2026 and aims to deliver the new homes, jobs and services
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South Gloucestershire residents are being urged to have their say on the council’s budget and tax priorities for 2012/13. Wednesday 16th November sees the launch of a series of roadshows throughout the district where residents can discuss plans for the coming year. And people can also go to the council’s website to share their views via an online forum, or
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South Gloucestershire Council’s planning development services have been re-accredited with the Government’s Customer Service Excellence (CSE) standard for providing high quality, customer-focused services. The CSE is a national standard which recognises organisations with a firm focus on customer satisfaction and which go the extra mile to deliver it Residents and businesses in South Gloucestershire who have ever had to contact
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Voluntary and community groups in South Gloucestershire are being invited to bid for help with the running costs of projects that benefit local people. The council’s small grants revenue scheme allocates up to £3,000 per project to help with running costs such as venue hire, staff costs or publicity. Any scheme that meets local needs will be considered and applications
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