Roads Committee

Road marker stone inSaint Ouendated 1935 inscribed with the names of the Roads Committee

InJersey,theRoads Committee(French:Comité des Chemins) is the highway authority for Parish roads in eachParish.In accordance with theLoi (1914) sur la Voirieit superintends the repair and maintenance of by-roads in the Parish, establishes boundary stones, issuesChoses Publiqueslicenses, examines planning applications that fall within its responsibilities, supervises refuse collection, adjudicates fines during the Visite du Branchage, and proposes new road names, as may be necessary, for approval by the Parish Assembly. TheConnétablepresides over the Roads Committee which also includes the Rector and three Principals of the Parish [five Principals for St Helier] elected for a term of three years by the Parish Assembly.

Instructions are passed toRoads Inspectorswhose duty it is to ensure that the repairs are carried out.

In St. Helier, the larger Roads Committee also undertakes additional non-statutory responsibilities with regard to parks and other matters, and acts, in the absence of a municipal council, as an advisory body to the Connétable. By convention, the twoProcureurs du Bien Publicof St. Helier attend meetings of the Roads Committee, but cannot vote.