Agenda item

Charter Trustees considered a report of the Clerk that provided an update on correspondence from the County Durham Association of Local Councils (CDALC) regarding the abolition of the Charter Trustees (for copy see file of minutes).

Councillor Freeman asked if there was any desire for Charter Trustees to write to government in support of the abolition of Charter Trustees which would ensure that civic traditions return to the City of Durham Parish Council. Councillors Tinsley and Hopgood highlighted that the City of Durham Council does not cover the full Charter Trustee area and it was felt that as long as there were unparished areas within the Charter Trustee boundary, there should still be a Charter Trust.

Resolved:

That the report be noted.