Terms of reference

The Community Board's terms of reference are:

1. All matters requiring elected member consideration referred directly to it unless there is a clear metropolitan reason for not doing so.
2. A continuing involvement in the functional areas of streetworks, local traffic engineering, refuse collection, elderly persons' housing, local parks, community activities and recreation activities.
3. A policy and monitoring overview of local aspects of streetworks, parks, traffic engineering, community activities and regulatory functions.
4. The preparation of an annual submission to the Annual Plan process, and determining the allocation of the discretionary sum approved by the Council for the community area.
5. The right and duty of active liaison with residents'/business/special interest groups in the community, with the particular objective of expanding the existing residents' groups programme.
6. An on-going obligation to keep the Council informed as to community aspirations and level of satisfaction with the service provided.
7. Advice to standing committees on local implications of all metropolitan projects which have particular impacts on the community in question.
8. Advice to standing committees on local implications of such metropolitan projects which have city-wide impacts as are referred to community boards for comment.
9. Development of programmes and plans for achieving community development, social well-being and community safety outcomes at the local level, within the framework developed by the City Council.

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