Full Council Agenda 20th March 2017

14th March 2017
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Halstead Town Council

Agenda

 

Time: 7.15pm
Day: Monday
Date: 20th March 2017
Venue:

Council Chambers, Town Council Offices, The Mill House, The Causeway

HALSTEAD CO9 1ET

Tel: 01787 476480
THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND THIS MEETING  

Membership:

Councillor Mrs S A Diver – Chairman

Councillor A Munday – Vice Chairman

Councillor Mrs J Allen

Councillor M Day

Councillor Mrs S Dingle

Councillor C Fox

Councillor D Gronland

Councillor D Hume

Councillor Mrs J Pell

Councillor Mrs E Penn

Councillor M Radley

Councillor Mrs J Sutton

Members of the Council are requested to attend the above Meeting to transact the following business: –

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Declarations of Interests.  To declare any ‘pecuniary, non-pecuniary or    other pecuniary’’ interests relating to items on the agenda having regard to the Code of Conduct for Members and having taken appropriate advice (where necessary) before the meeting.

3. a) Public Question Time. A maximum period of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or to make statements, and for Councillors with ‘pecuniary, non-pecuniary or other pecuniary’ interests under the code of conduct for Members to make statements.

4. Minutes.  To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 20th February and the Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 25th February 2017.

5. a) Planning Applications.   Dealt with by the Planning Committee.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE.  Chair of Planning – Councillor D Hume – report available

6. Mayors Appointments and Announcements – report available

7. Finance.  Dealt with by the Finance Committee.  ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.  Chair of Finance – Councillor M Radley

a) Finance.  

b) List of Payments to be approved – report will be available at the meeting

8.   Community Hall – no report

9.    Youth – report will be available at the meeting

10.   Town Team – report available

11.   District Councillors  – verbal update

12.   Christmas Office Hours – report available

13.   HTC Policy on press and media – report available

14.   Revised Standing Orders – report available

15.  Halstead Infrastructure – report available

16.  Community Fridge – report available

17.  Lighting Petition – report available

18.  Empire Theatre – report available 

19.  Part-time permits for Queen’s Hall car park – report available

20.  Update on the river – report available

21.  Christmas Lights update – report available

22.    Exclusion of Public and Press.

To give consideration to adopting the following resolution: – “That  in view of the confidential nature of the business about to be transacted and pursuant to the provisions of section 1(2)-of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, as amended, the public and the press be temporarily excluded from the meeting”.

23.  Staff review group decisions 16/2/17

24.  Mill House lease

S Greatorex

Town Clerk