The Area Coordinators

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Our Role

We provide the County Council with a focus for its public consultation and partnership work that supports local democracy.

We also promote and support the democratic role of our Councillors.

We have a very specific brief to:

Support local members

Co-ordinate and facilitate a country wide programme of public meetings

Work in close collaboration with District, Parish and Town Councils, Police, Primary Care Trusts and voluntary groups

Provide County Council representation and co-ordination on the district based Local Strategic Partnerships

How We Achieve this -

Promote and support the democratic role of County Councillors in listening to, consulting on and representing the needs of communities

Represent the County Council on the district Local Strategic Partnerships and contribute to the formulation and delivery of their Community Strategies, within the context of the Worcestershire Community Strategy

Develop and implement the County Council’s countywide programme of area arrangements/public forums and other consultation events in partnership with District, Parish and Town Councils and other statutory and voluntary sector agencies

Provide a countywide public consultation and community engagement advisory/co-ordination service

Support Parish and Town Councils in the production of their Parish Plans as part of the Quality Parish initiative – joining up the three tiers of local governance in Worcestershire

Support voluntary sector agencies in enabling their contribution to the Worcestershire Partnership

How can you help us?

Keep us informed of what you are doing so that we can tell others and link it into the district based Community Strategies

Speak to us if you need help or advice on carrying out public consultation

Let us know if you would like to be involved in any local initiatives

Use the programme of county wide local public meetings to raise awareness of your work and consult with the people that we work for.

How can we help you!

Acting as a ‘gateway’ into the County Council for local members and community/voluntary/statutory sector partners; ensuring that issues raised are referred to the right directorate/panel/officer and outcomes are clearly tracked and communicated

Being involved in a wide variety of networks, partnerships and community groups in our specific district areas and feeding information on a two way basis into and out of local areas

Managing and co-ordinating a programme of locally based public meetings across the county, which provides an opportunity to raise awareness of Council initiatives and services, and to consult the community

Having a broad knowledge of activities within our specific areas

Offering an in-house advisory service on effective public consultation and involvement, including advice on the preparation of presentations to suit the audience and locality

Identifying opportunities for the County Council to work in partnership with local communities

Raising awareness of, and marketing, the County Council and its services and making it easier for people to understand and interact with Directorates

Who are we?

Maggie Bryan, Malvern, Worcester City and Wychavon

Tel: 01905 766103 Mobile: 07703097962

mbryan@worcestershire.gov.uk

Deborah Dale, Bromsgrove, Wyre Forest and Redditch and Wychavon

Tel: 01905 766282

ddale@worcestershire.gov.uk

Area Coordinators Factsheet  (111.30 KB)

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