Item 6 (b) Minutes of Community Alliance 29 08 22
West Dunbartonshire Council · 26 April 2023
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COMMUNITY ALLIANCE At a Meeting of the Community Alliance held by video conference on Monday, 29 August 2022 at 4.02 p.m. Present: Anne MacDougall, Chair; Provost Douglas McAllister; Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal; Rona Young, Clydebank Seniors Forum; Donnie Nicolson, Bellsmyre Development Trust and Frances McGonagle WDTRO. Attending: Clare English, Communities Manager; Suzanne Mason, Communities Team Leader; Chris Young, Project Development Worker and Ashley MacIntyre, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillor John Millar; Barbara Barnes, Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) Locality Engagement Network and Brenda Pasquire, West Dunbartonshire Citizens Advice Bureau. Ms Anne MacDougall in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. OPEN FORUM The Alliance noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public. VERBAL UPDATE Anne MacDougall, Chair, asked for it to be noted that this would be the last meeting of the Community Alliance or any reformatted community led body which she would participate in as the Chair. Rona Young, Clydebank Seniors Forum asked for it to be noted that this would be the last meeting of the Community Alliance or any reformatted community led body which she would attend. ITEM 6(b)
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COMMUNITY ALLIANCE UPDATE AND PROPOSED WAY FORWARD A report was submitted by the Communities Manager providing an update on the proposed approach to transition from the current organisational structure towards a more community led format and seeking approval for this approach. After discussion and having heard the Communities Team Leader and the Project Development Worker in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Alliance agreed:- (1) that the Community Alliance should cease to operate in its current form; and (2) the proposed approach to transition from the current structure by engaging with local people through the Approach to Developing a Communications Plan (as shown in Appendix 1 to the report). VALEDICTORY Provost Douglas McAllister thanked Anne MacDougall, Chair and all other members of the Alliance for their years of dedication, service and greatly valued experience. Other Members were heard in similar terms thanking the Chair for her commitment to the Alliance. The meeting closed at 4.30 p.m.