Full Council Agenda 14th November 2016

7th November 2016
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Halstead Town Council

Agenda

 

Time: 7.15pm
Day: Monday
Date: 14th November 2016
Venue:

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

HALSTEAD CO9 1ET

Tel/Fax: 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.   (form attached)
  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.

b) Presentation by Sue Hughes from the Essex County Council Youth and Community Commissioner’s Office

4. To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 24th October 2016.

5. 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 – report available

     b) List of Payments to be approved – report available

     c) Cost Savings – report available 

     d) Chapel Street Toilets – report available

     e) Halstead in Bloom – report attached

8. Community Hall – nothing to report

9. Youth – report available at the meeting

10. Town Team – nothing to report

11. District Councillors -report available

12. Town Plan draw winner – report available

13. Card Payments- report available

14. Outings – report available

15. Quiet Lane at Oak Road – report available

16. Trim Trail equipmet on Riverside Walk – report available

17. Suggested Council Meeting dates 2017/2018 – report attached

18. Methods of Communication – report available

19. 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”.

S Greatorex

Town Clerk