Charter Trustees – a short summary
The Charter Trustees for Crewe and
Macclesfield were established by Statutory Instrument as part of
the process of local government reorganisation in Cheshire.
The principal role of the Charter Trustees is
to preserve historic property, privileges, rights and traditions
enjoyed by local residents in council areas which were abolished,
and in which there was no suitable local government body such as a
parish council which could take on this role.
This is the case in respect of the un-parished
areas of Crewe and Macclesfield.
The Charter Trustees elect a Mayor and Deputy
Mayor each year to carry out traditional civic and ceremonial
functions within the Charter area. In ceremonial terms the
Mayor of Cheshire East takes precedence over the Charter Trustee
Mayors.
Like Parish Councils, the Charter Trustees can
precept funds to carry out their functions. This precept is
paid by the residents of the Charter Trust area as part of the
Council Tax.
If town or parish councils are established in
the Charter areas then the property, traditions and privileges are
transferred to those bodies and the Charter Trustees cease to
exist.
The Charter Trustees are the Cheshire East
Councillors for the wards in those un-parished areas.
MEMBERSHIP OF CHARTER
TRUSTEES
CreweCharter
Trustees
Cllr Beard
Cllr Bebbington
Cllr Cannon
Cllr Cartlidge
Cllr Conquest
Cllr Flude (Mayor 2009/10)
Cllr Howell
Cllr Jones
Cllr Martin
Cllr Parker
Cllr Thorley
Cllr Weatherill (Deputy Mayor 2009/10)
Macclesfield Charter
Trustees
Cllr Arnold
Cllr Asquith
Cllr Beckford
Cllr Bentley
Cllr Broadhurst
Cllr Findlow
Cllr Gaddum
Cllr Goddard
Cllr Hardy
Cllr Jackson (Mayor 2009/10)
Cllr Livesley
Cllr Narraway
Cllr Neilson (Deputy Mayor 2009/10)
Cllr Smetham
Cllr Tomlinson