MARDEN COMMUNITY PLAN

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This note describes the roles and responsibilities of the Management and Working Groups.

The MANAGEMENT GROUP

that currently comprises John Verrall (Chair), Chris Turner (Treasurer), Graham Tippen (Secretary/ Co-ordinator) and John Banks, Kate Tippen (note taker) and Mike Lutener (Parish Council representative). 

should:

 undertake detailed planning and co-ordination of the project;

• establish Terms of Reference for the project and timescales for delivery;
• define roles and responsibilities within both the Management and Working groups, e.g. marketing, liaison etc.;
• define what is expected of Working Group and other participants;
• manage and control the Plan’s finances including identification of funding requirements and approval of expenditure;
• Liaise with external bodies such as local Councils, Actions for Communities in Rural Kent, etc.

• agree final Action Plan with the Working Group and present to Parish Council and the community generally with funding requirements.
• appoint Co-ordinator;

if appropriate:

• assist Co-ordinator in preparation of final Action Plan

THE WORKING GROUP

Currently comprising the 4 work stream leaders (Ian Balmer (Economy issues), Richard Adam and Edith Davis (Transport and Accessibility), Sally O’Brien (Social and Community), and Kate Kershaw (Environment); Maria Brown (with specific responsibility for Education and Schools issues) and other willing and interested members of the community, representatives from Borough and Parish Councils and local groups, clubs and societies and local businesses, services and wider rural partnership members.

Should:

• complete the Healthcheck worksheets, collecting and compiling the information under the guidance/ leadership of the work stream leaders;
• generate community involvement in the Healthcheck;
• organise workshops, questionnaires etc as appropriate

• address specific issues;
• contribute specific ideas and information relevant to their area of interest/ expertise, e.g. business, local authority, community groups, neighbouring villages etc.;
• research and evaluate those ideas;
• help report back the results of the Healthcheck back to the wider community;
• work with the Management Group and Co-ordinator to draft the final Action Plan with findings, proposals etc.
  
  N.B. No expenditure should be incurred by the Working Group or any member of it, without the authority of the Chairman or a member of the Management Group with delegated authority.
  
  
  
  Graham Tippen
  Co-ordinator and Secretary
  Marden Community Plan
  
  January 2006