2. • Kings Meadow is for historic reasons a part of the Parish of
Impington and therefore falls within Histon & Impington
Parish Council's remit for local Government purposes.
• It is separated from the rest of Histon & Impington by the
A14 and by Orchard Park; it has more in common with
neighbouring communities in the City.
• Circle 33 Housing has done a good job of planning some
elements of community structure and recently the Parish
Council has formed a committee with specific focus on the
community
• This is not an ideal situation and this consultation is being
undertaken to determine residents' views of three options.
7 Feb 15 King's Meadow local governance options 2
King’s Meadow is a part of
Impington!
3. • Remain a part of Histon & Impington
• Operate as a committee of the Parish Council
• Status quo; easy to implement
Stay as
we are
• Become an independent community
• Operate as King’s Meadow Community Council
• Straight forward to implement
Go it
alone
• Leave Histon & Impington and South Cambs
• Become a part of the ‘north area’ in the City
• Almost impossible to implement
Join the
city
7 Feb 15 King's Meadow local governance options 3
There seem to be three distinct
options going forward
4. Stay as we are Go it alone Join the City
Difficulty Easy Straight forward Almost impossible
Funding Share of precept All of the precept No direct funding
Understanding Weak Strong Fairly strong
Needs Local reps Resident
councillors
Local activists
Council tax* £1578 including
£88 precept
£1490 plus a
precept to be
determined
£1541
Main advantage Get looked after Independence Seems sensible
Main disadvantage Minor partner Doing the work Almost impossible
7 Feb 15 King's Meadow local governance options 4
The three options are
distinctly different
*2014/15 band D
A King’s Meadow Community Council would set its own precept. It would have access to
100% of it but would also have the expenses of running the council
5. • Community and Parish councils are separate legal
bodies responsible for their own finances. They receive
their funding by making an annual charge called a
precept.
• It is collected by the District Council as a part of the
‘council tax’.
• The precept collected from King’s Meadow is estimated
to be about £10,000.
• This is used for the Xmas tree, for grass cutting and
environmental improvements. It is also spent on
facilities north of the A14 which are shared with King’s
Meadow
• The council decides its spending priorities each year.
7 Feb 15 King's Meadow local governance options 5
What exactly is the precept
and what’s it for?
6. 7 Feb 15 King's Meadow local governance options 6
A consultation is planned to
run over the next 2 months
Date Activity
7 Feb 15 Consultation is live
• Announced on www.hisimp.net
• Posters in Circle office and at
community centre
• Survey to be delivered
• Survey available online
17 Feb 15 • Public information event at the
Circle 33 office at 1 St Catherine’s
Square
31 Mar 15 • Consultation closes
There’s more information on-line at http://wp.me/P2piLb-F5
To vote online go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VDHT722
7. Option ranking
Stay as
we are
• Remain a part of Histon & Impington
• Operate as a committee of the Parish
Council
• Status quo; easy to implement
Go it
alone
• Become an independent community
• Operate as King’s Meadow
Community Council
• Straight forward to implement
Join the
city
• Leave Histon & Impington and South
Cambs
• Become a part of the ‘north area’ in
the City
• Almost impossible to implement
7 Feb 15 King's Meadow local governance options 7
Please rank the options 1, 2 or
3. 1 is your most preferred