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Agenda of the LINk Executive Committee Meeting – 20th July 2009

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This is the Agenda of our Executive Committee meeting on Monday 20th July 2009, 6.00-8.30pm at Atheldene Resources Centre,  305 Garratt Lane, London, SW18 4EQ.

We look forward to seeing you there and there is a link to all the meeting papers after the Agenda

Agenda items

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. Chairs announcements
  3. Declaration of Interests
    To be declared
  4. Minutes of the previous meeting on Monday 8th June 2009
    To be agreed
  5. Matters arising from minutes not covered on agenda
  6. Presentation and discussion:
    Dawn Warwick, Director of Adult Social Services, Wandsworth Council – Transforming Adult Social Care
  7. Updates from Sub Groups:
    - Chair’s group
    - Resources & Governance
    - Communication & Participation
    - Primary Health & Social Care
    - Secondary Health & Social Care
    Matters for discussions/decision:
  8. Wandsworth LINk strapline
    To agree the strapline
    Matters for information:
  9. Financial Report
    To note expenditure
  10. AOB
  11. Dates of next meeting:
    Monday 28th September 2009, 6.00pm, venue to be advised.

    LINk members/members of the public are welcome to attend and participate in the meeting and informal discussions and refreshments will be available.

All the meeting documents are available to download from the LINk Meeting Minutes page.

Category : LINk Executive / LINks Information / Meetings

Comments

Mike Squires 29 July, 2009

The agenda of the meeting was far too crowded for a proper discussion.
It would have been better to separate the two parts.
Have the presentation at one meeting and the Link meeting at another. That way there would have been a proper and fruitful discussion of both the presentation and the business of the LINK.
The Link business was all rather rushed with little time for a proper discussion about each of the items.
One issue of particular concern is what has happened to the money allocated by the government for the exclusive use of the Wandsworth Link. This amounted to over half a million pounds over a three year period. We have yet to receive an adequate explanation as to where this money has gone to.Because of the cramped agenda time did not allow for a proper debate.
If the Link is to be a transparent and democratic organisation which is controlled by the membership then there needs to be a much more imaginative approach as to how the membership can become involved.
A first step might be a meeting devoted just to this topic. That way those who think you elect an executive and they make all the decisions can debate with those of us who feel that all executive decisions concerning strategy, representation, policy etc should be ratified by the membership.
The rights of all members should be equal.

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