What arrangements exist now?
At the moment, Crewe has a Local Area Partnership, more recently
a Local Service Delivery Committee and a Charter Trustees
arrangement .
How will I know what is best for Crewe?
Whatever option is chosen as the best form of governance for
Crewe, there will already be an associated cost for delivering
local services, calculated as part of your Council Tax. If there is
no change to the current arrangements, there is still likely to be
the introduction of a Special Expense Levy to pay for services that
are mainly for Crewe residents, and you will continue to pay for
the Charter Trustees – both totalling to approximately £16 per
household per year.
If a Parish/Town Council were to be created, these charges would
be replaced by a precept raised by the new council and whilst this
could be broadly equivalent to the current arrangement, the exact
amount would depend on which services are delivered. If any of the
other options are implemented, the special expense would still need
to be raised to pay for the delivery of local services, as would
the payment to the Charter Trustees.
Because all options would have an associated cost, this review
will focus on three key criteria to decide which governance option
(explained overleaf ) will best deliver the following outcomes:
- improved community engagement
- better local democracy
- more effective and convenient delivery of local services
Before any change is made to the governance arrangements, the
results of the ballot will be considered by Cheshire East
Council.
