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Report of the Democratic Services Manager

RESOLVED that:

Council agrees:

      I.        That a new Parish with a Parish Council is established to cover the Deer Park, Bestwood Lodge area of the St Albans Parish named “The Parish Council of Deer Park”. The Parish Council should have five members; and

    II.        That a new Parish with a Parish Council is established to cover the area comprised of the Top Valley, Emmanuel Church area of the St Albans Parish, named “The Parish Council of St Albans”. The Parish Council should have seven members; and

   III.        That the new parishes shall not be warded; and

  IV.        The boundaries of the new parishes should be shown on the map contained at Appendix 4; and

    V.        That Elections shall be held in May 2026 for the new Parish councils, with further elections held the year after to return the parish councils to the appropriate cycle of elections for all other Gedling Parishes; and

  VI.        The current Parish Council of St Albans should be dissolved, and the current Parish of St Albans be abolished; and

 VII.        To delegate authority to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Member working group to make the Reorganisation Order to give effect to the recommendations made in the review in order that its commencement is consistent with the statutory electoral timetable and the process for setting any parish budget requirements.