Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery presenting the One Maldon District (OMD) proposal. 

It was noted that OMD was a senior level partnership, working together across the statutory, voluntary and private sector, to ensure a healthier and prosperous Maldon District in relation to the themes of Place, Prosperity, Community and Safety.  It sought to maximise collaboration to ensure there was an abundance of opportunities for enhanced health, wellbeing, community safety and the feeling of safety within communities across the District.

The Leader of the Council referred to the importance of this group and that the Council should endorse it as an excellent thing to do.  He raised some concern regarding that there was insufficient information provided within the report to make an informed decision.  Councillor Fluker proposed that this report be brought back to the March 2020 meeting of the Council with more information.  This was duly seconded.

The Council requested that its thanks be passed onto the Health Improvement Officer and Strategy Theme Lead - Community for the enormous amount of work they had done in respect of this project.

The Chairman then put the proposal to the Council and upon a vote being taken this was agreed.

RESOLVED that consideration of formation of One Maldon District be deferred to the March 2020 meeting of the Council pending further information.