Its official! We are now registered with the new Public Participation Network, which means the Jamess Street Residents Association will have voting rights for the coming year to the various structures that will be set up under the network. Does anyone want to be one of our two representatives to the Plenary, or know someone who does? Send us a message. Details about the PPN are below. Public Participation Network: A Working Group on Citizen Engagement was set up in September 2013 under the chairmanship of Fr. Sean Healy. The role of the Group was to make recommendations on more extensive and diverse input by citizens into the decision making at local government level. The Group proposed that a Public Participation Network (PPN) be established in each local authority area to take an active formal role in relevant policy making and oversight committees of the local authority. Dublin City Council is currently in the process of establishing this Public Participation Network (PPN) for the city. The function of this network will include: Bringing together all groups and organisations working on a voluntary, co-operative or not for profit basis in Dublin City. Nominating representatives to decision making bodies of the Council. Influencing policy. Information sharing and collaboration. Support and training. Among the structures that members of the network will have representation on are: Councils Local and Community Development Committees (L.C.D.C.), 7 Strategic Policy Committees The Joint Policing Committee. Note: All groups that register with the PPN before 1st October of a given year will have voting rights for the coming year to the various structures that will be set up under the network. The ruling body of the PPN is the Plenary, which will hold a number of meetings every year. Each group that registers is required to name their nominee to the Plenary and an alternative nominee should the first be unable to attend. The PPN will be divided into three sectors or Electoral Colleges: Community and Voluntary, Social Inclusion, and Environmental. Each group is required to indicate which sector they are registering under based on the core work that the group undertakes. Please see link below for more information: dublincity.ie/ppn
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:40:30 +0000
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