Local Joint Committee

Local Joint Committees (LJCs) enable people across Shropshire to get more involved in the decision making of Shropshire Council.

• Loppington
• Myddle and Broughton
• Clive
• Grinshill
• Hadnall
• Moretonand Corbet and Lee Brockhurst
• Shawbury
• Wem Town
• Whixall
• Stanton upon Hine Heath
• Weston under Redcastle

• Each Parish/Town Council sends a representative and they are joined by the Shropshire Councillors who represent the Wards involved.
• • Karen Calder
  • Pauline Dee 
  • Simon Jones
  • Chris Mellings
  • Brian Williams
  The committee meets four times a year and gives people a chance to meet with their local councillors and to raise issues of concern about services or problems within their communities.

   

  What do the Local Joint Committees do?

  They act as a decision maker with regard to the local delivery of a range of services. They are able to determine expenditure of a delegated budget and to prioritise resource allocation in their area.

  Local Joint Committees are able to scrutinise local service delivery and to call Shropshire Council's leading members or senior managers to attend meetings and explain decisions affecting their locality. They are also able to hold other public service providers to account and to refer matters of concern about service delivery to the council's scrutiny panels.

  The committees act as the formal consultation mechanism for Shropshire Council, over and above that provided by local parish and town councils.

   

  How do the meetings work?

  Local Joint Committees allow local people to:

  • Get involved with democracy at a local level
  • Meet with and talk to local councillors and get them to explain their decisions and report back on progress
  • Influence ways in which money can be spent in the community
  Each committee gives local people the opportunity to:
  • Get items which are important to them on the agenda
  • Discuss local issues and get information from other public organisations such as the police or primary care trust
  • See local decisions taken in an open and transparent way

   

  Where and when does our LJC meetings take place?

  Monday 5 July, Shawbury Village Hall at 7pm
  Deadline for Funding Applications 4 June 2010

  Monday 18 October, venue to be advised
  Tuesday 25 January 2011, Harmer Hill Village Hall

  The Local Joint Committee has a budget to fund projects that benefit the wider community. The budget allocated for 2010/11 is £54,000 and applications are invited from groups within the area. Groups needing support with their project should contact the community working officer on 01939 237428