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Hampshire County Council
Central Hampshire Area Rural Transport Strategy Members' Panel Item 2
9 November 2001
Terms of Reference (Revised)
Report of the Chief Executive
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1. Summary
1.1 As a result of the implementation of the County Council's new Constitution on 1 September 2001, a number of minor consequential amendments to the Terms of Reference for the Transportation Strategy Panels are required. This report details the amendments required and a copy of the updated Terms of Reference for the Central Hampshire Area Rural Transport Strategy Panel is appended to this report.
2. Terms of Reference
2.1 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Terms of Reference remain as before, confirming that the Panel acts in an advisory capacity only and has no power to commit expenditure. However, as responsibility for decision making now lies with the Executive Member for Environment, and not the Planning and Transportation Committee, paragraph 2 is revised accordingly.
2.2 Paragraph 5 of the Terms of Reference is amended to reflect the fact that the appointment of the Chairman is a matter for the County Council, not the Planning and Transportation Committee.
2.3 Paragraph 6 is amended to state that any difference in views of Panel members will be reported to the Executive Member for the Environment, not the Planning and Transportation Committee.
2.4 At the meeting of the County Council on 13 September 2001 it was resolved that the County Council representation on each Transportation Strategy Panel should be 5 members, such representation to be subject to overall proportionality arrangements.
Recommendation
That the revised Terms of Reference be noted.
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CENTRAL HAMPSHIRE AREA RURAL TRANSPORT STRATEGY MEMBERS' PANEL
Terms of Reference, Constitution, and administrative arrangements.
1. Title
The Panel shall be known as the Central Hampshire Area Rural Transport Strategy Members' Panel and shall act in an advisory capacity only.
2. Terms of Reference
To advise the County Council's Executive Member for the Environment on the development of the Central Hampshire Area Rural Transport Strategy and monitor its implementation. In doing so the Panel shall ensure consistency with overall policy objectives of the constituent Authorities; District representatives will be expected to facilitate liaison between their Councils and the County Council as Highway Authority, and disseminate information within their Councils regarding the deliberations of the Panel.
3. Constituent Authorities
The Panel is constituted by:
Hampshire County Council
Winchester City Council
East Hampshire District Council
4. Membership
The Panel shall consist of 5 elected members from each of the constituent Authorities.
5. Chairman
The Chairman of the Panel shall be appointed by the County Council.
6. Protocol
All representatives shall use their best endeavours to resolve any outstanding differences, and agreement at the Panel will normally be by general consensus. Where this is not possible, the different views expressed will be reported to the Executive Member for Environment for final determination.
7. Officer Support
The Principal Adviser to the Panel on transportation issues will be the County Surveyor. District officers shall be responsible for supplying advice and reports on development control/local plan issues in their areas.
8. Secretarial Support
Secretarial support will be provided by the Chief Executive, Hampshire County Council.
9. Conduct of Meetings
The conduct of meetings of the Panel shall be regulated by the Standing Orders of Hampshire County Council so far as the same are applicable to Committees.
10. Quorum
A quorum for meetings of the Panel shall be 3 of whom at least one shall be a Member of the County Council as Highway Authority.
11. Powers to commit expenditure
The Panel shall have no power to commit expenditure.
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