Agenda item

One Maldon District

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, (copy enclosed).

Minutes:

The Council considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, seeking Members’ approval of a new integrated approach to health and wellbeing and community safety in the Maldon District.

 

The report set out the key health and wellbeing and community safety elements of the Maldon District Corporate Plan for 2021 – 23.  The need for cooperation and coordination of the whole Essex system to maximum health benefits along with involving partners across the whole system was highlighted.  In light of this the report set out the proposal to form One Maldon District to bring together all key partners and stakeholders in the Maldon District.  The proposed Terms of Reference were attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

 

The Leader of the Council referred the report and put the recommendation.  This was duly seconded. 

 

A debate ensued and in response to questions the following information was provided by Officers:

 

·                 An Asset Based Community Development Model worked directly with communities and primarily residents ensuring they were involved in the policies which supported their communities.

 

·                 The Terms of Reference appended to the report set out the broad structure and how if the Council were to approve the principle of OMD appointment of Members to OMD would be brought back to a future meeting of the Council.

 

·                 The pandemic had demonstrated the need for systems management and the Council had to go through the bi-literation to finalise the detail and which Groups Members would sit on.  It was not proposed to reduce the level of democratic involvement.

 

·                 Performance and value would be dealt with at Committee level rather than through the OMG.

 

·                 One Maldon would not replace direct discussions with the NHS around the Health Hub those would continue through the Maldon Operational Group as they do now which Maldon District Council are represented on directly.[1]

 

Councillor B S Beale referred to the Southminster Medical Centre and contact with Dengie Members requesting that an item on this subject be brought forward to ensure it was not lost off the tracking system.

 

Councillors Mrs P A Channer proposed that the Council in principle endorsed the approach to the formation of the One Maldon District and merging the strategic arm of the Livewell Group and Responsible Authorities Group into OMD, enabling a joined-up approach to community safety and health and wellbeing, but a further report be brought back to the Council with further details to enable it to determine the final structure and member inclusion and to agree the final Terms of Reference.  This proposal was duly seconded.

 

The Lead Legal Specialist and Monitoring Officer clarified that there already a motion proposed by the Leader of the Council and duly seconded.  Councillor Mrs Channer could make an amendment to this.  Councillor Mrs Channer advised that her proposal was an amendment to motion in the name of the Leader of the Council. 

 

The Chairman advised that the Council had to vote on the amendment first to determine the substantive motion.

 

In accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (3) Councillor C Morris requested a recorded vote.  This was duly seconded.

 

The Chairman the put the proposed amendment in the name of Councillor Mrs Channer to the Council and the voting was as follows:

 

For the recommendation:

Councillors Miss A M Beale, B S Beale, Mrs P A Channer, M F L Durham, B B Heubner, A L Hull, J V Keyes, C P Morley, Mrs M E Thompson and Miss S White.

 

Against the recommendation:

Councillors V J Bell, M R Edwards, K W Jarvis, K M H Lagan, C Mayes, C Morris, S P Nunn, N G F Shaughnessy, R H Siddall, W Stamp, E L Stephens and Mrs J C Stilts.

 

Abstention:

Councillors M G Bassenger and C Swain.

 

The motion was therefore declared lost.

 

The Chairman the put the motion in the name of the Leader of the Council and the voting was as follows:

 

For the recommendation:

Councillors M G Bassenger, B S Beale, V J Bell, M R Edwards, K W Jarvis, K M H Lagan, C Mayes, S P Nunn, N G F Shaughnessy, R H Siddall, W Stamp, E L Stephens, Mrs J C Stilts and C Swain.

 

Against the recommendation:

Councillors Miss A M Beale, J V Keyes, C Morris and Miss S White.

 

Abstention:

Councillors Mrs P A Channer, M F L Durham, B B Heubner, A L Hull, C P Morley and Mrs M E Thompson.

 

RESOLVED that the approach to the formation of One Maldon District (OMD) and merging the strategic arm of the Livewell Group and Responsible Authorities Group into OMD, enabling a joined-up approach to community safety and health and wellbeing, be endorsed.



[1] Council – 2 September 2021 (Minute No. 231 refers)

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