HiT Structure
Following our official launch in November 2009, a number of Action Groups have been formed:
- Food Group
- Transport Group
Energy & Waste Group
- Awareness Group
These Action Groups are formed and steered by their members, and it is the activities of these groups that will constitute what Hemel in Transition becomes. They are therefore both autonomous in their planning and activity, and yet central to HiT’s identity.
Each Action Group has nominated a Coordinator, who plays a crucial role in making this connection, and so undertakes to:
- encourage the group’s development through regular meetings, external input eg films, advice, talks, links to local resources.
- Encourage participation in the Action Group at networking opportunities eg Green Teas and by responding to enquiries about the activities of the Group
- pass on relevant external information to the group
- update the Coordinating/Steering Group on the Action Group’s activities and plans either at regular meetings or by email where this is not possible
- pass back to the Action Group suggestions and updates from the Coordinating/Steering Group.
The Coordinating Group consists of Action Group Coordinators and other individuals prepared to play a key role (eg finance, membership, publicity, fundraising, events). Its purpose is to:
- Draw together the activities of the Action Groups for communicating externally and to the HiT membership, and for the development and implementation of an Energy Descent Plan
- Decide on allocation of existing central funding to Action Groups, submit central funding applications for HiT and support Action Groups with their own funding applications, as appropriate.
- Ensure that local opportunities and contacts are channelled to the relevant place within HiT and pursued.
- Maintain HiT’s credibility with its members, local organisations, networks and funders through appropriate communications (websites, meetings, letters, reports)
The Coordinating Group meets regularly on the second Thursday of the month, following a regular agenda structure. The agenda informs the group in advance of the content of the meeting and meetings are chaired on a rotating basis. Inputs to these meetings should be made to the HiT Secretary (currently John Quill) a week ahead of the meeting.
Agreed April 2010