Community Engagement Update (00.50.08)
To receive the contents of the Scoping Document for the Scrutiny Community Engagement Working Group from the Scrutiny Officer.
Minutes:
The Group received a verbal update on the contents of the scoping document of the Scrutiny Committee Community Engagement Working Group from the Scrutiny Officer.
Discussion took place regarding the work of the Community Engagement Working Group with the Scrutiny Officer explaining that the Group had identified issues with regard to two way communication and the need to improve it. It was clear that interaction with Customer First was key issue and that the process of handling complaints needed to be looked at.
He explained that the Working Group had agreed to send out a survey on the subject of communication with the District Council to the Town and Parish Councils to get an idea of what the issues were. He confirmed 10 surveys had so far been returned.
The Group requested that the Scrutiny Officer send them a list of the Councils who had not responded so that Members could encourage their Parish and Town Councils to participate.
The Group discussed the timing of the survey to the Town and Parish Council’s as Members explained that most of them were off for August and the PDG recommended that timeframes for return of the survey were extended. The Scrutiny Officer confirmed that if the Community Engagement Working Group approved this then the survey return date could be extended.