Community Governance Review
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Overview
This survey forms part of the consultation programme of Birmingham City Council’s Community Governance Review. The Review is looking at ways we can improve the way the city is run with greater involvement of Birmingham residents. We can only do this successfully if Birmingham residents comment on the proposals that are being put forward and suggest ideas themselves. This means that, instead of a one-off consultation, we want to have a conversation about change for the better that will continue through the months and years ahead.
This survey is part of the longer term conversation. It asks for your views on:
- How residents, the Council and other local services can work together better at a local level (districts, wards and neighbourhoods) to deliver what is most important for local people. It also asks how local democratic governance arrangements can best support this process;
- How partnership working between service providers, residents and businesses across the city can be encouraged and organised, and the best way that Council decision making can help this process;
- The community leadership role of city councillors, that is, their role in engaging all in the communities they represent to consider and act collectively to solve local problems and improve the quality of their lives; and
- The initial analysis of the proposal to create a Town Council for Sutton Coldfield as requested through a petition to the City Council from a number of Sutton Coldfield residents.
Background on the Review and details of the proposals being consulted on are available in three consultation papers which can be accessed by clicking on their titles below:
Paper 1: Introduction and Background
Paper 2: The Future of Community Governance in Birmingham
Paper 3: Sutton Coldfield Town Council: Initial Analysis
As well as responding to this survey, you can also submit your views by:
- emailing communitygovernanceviews@birmingham.gov.uk
- posting your comments to: Community Governance Views, Room 217, 2nd Floor, Council House Extension, 6 Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BU
- sending comments via the Twitter hashtag #brumcgr15
In addition, four area briefings are being held. Details about these and how you can book a place are available here.
An independent report on all responses will be prepared for the Council and will be available on this website.
- The Sutton Coldfield proposals – final response – to be published in the summer (Paper 4)
- A New Partnership between Civic and Civil – how neighbourhoods and communities can engage in our democracy and make their contribution – to be published in the summer (Paper 5)
- The Future of Local Services in Birmingham – to be published in the summer (Paper 6)
There will also be specific consultation on the details of many of these changes at a later date. We are also inviting organisations such as universities, business groups, the media and community groups to hold their own public debates about these issues and to feed back to us on the points raised.
Areas
- CITY-WIDE
Audiences
- All residents
Interests
- Democracy and Participation
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