Finance and Estimates Committee The Finance and Estimates committee of the City Council is a functional committee which considers financial matters of the City Council. It is comprised of 15 members of Council one of which is the chairperson. The committee has a very active role in the statutory budget preparation process.
Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) The SPCs are committees of council that advise and assist the Council in the formulation, development and review of policy of a strategic nature. The SPCs make recommendations to full Council, and final policy decisions rest with full Council. The SPCs are comprised of Elected Members of Council and sectoral representatives, which include representatives from trade unions, business and employers, community groups, and the agricultural sector, amongst others. Climate Committee Cork City Council has recognised that there is a climate and biodiversity emergency and is the first local authority to establish established a new Climate Committee. It was formed in as part of the new council elected after the Local Elections in 2019. It comprises of 15 elected members and meets monthly. The remit of the committee includes overseeing the Climate Adaptation Strategy and prioritising sustainable approaches to transport, energy and flood protection measures for the City. Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) The present local co-ordinating structure, the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), was established under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. The LCDC is responsible for coordinating, planning and overseeing publicly funded, community focused programmes which seek to develop the wellbeing of our communities. The purpose of the LCDC is to bring better coordination to the delivery of local and community development, bring together representatives from the area to make decisions on local issues and develop the community elements of the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP). Membership of our LCDC includes electedmembers, local authority officials, representatives of public bodies, local community interests, local development bodies and community representatives. The main function of our LCDC is to prepare, implement and monitor the community elements of the six-year LECP. It has a general role in deciding the economic elements and a general role in seeking to ensure effectiveness, consistency, co-ordination and avoidance of duplication between the various elements of local authority activities in the community. Joint Policing Committee (JPC) Joint Policing Committees (JPCs) provide a dedicated forum to support consultation, cooperation and synergy on policing and crime issues between An Garda Síochána, local authority officials, elected representatives and the community and voluntary sectors. Cork City Joint Policing Committee launched a six-year strategy aiming to enhance relationships between the Local Authority, An Garda Síochána and the community, strengthening ties between the groups. The strategy is the direct result of more than 12 months of consultation and sets out an overall strategy until 2021. It establishes a clear format of communication between the Local Authority, communities and the Gardaí, including regular local forums to raise issues. It includes a series of measurable goals, with specific aims reviewed on an annual basis.
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