There are 8 Area
Committees each covering a particular geographical area of the City
(usually 2 or 3 wards). The membership
is all the ward councillors from that geographical
area. Meetings are open to the public
and appointed local community representatives are invited to attend and contribute, including
appointed representatives of Nottingham City Homes tenants and
leaseholders.
The Committees meet to discuss issues of local
concern and how to improve their local area, and are consulted on
changes which could affect the
area. They oversee the spending of
their Area Capital Fund. Allocations
from individual or joint Ward Councillor Budget allocations to
support local ward initiatives are noted. This funding may be divided between funding grants
to community and voluntary sector organisations or funding other local community initiatives.
Area Committees usually meet 4 times a
year.