Minutes of Town Council Meeting 2 January 2025

2nd January 2025

HALSTEAD TOWN COUNCIL

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MINUTES OF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING

PUBLIC SESSION MINUTES

2 JANUARY 2025 at 09:00
Held at
Queens Hall, Chipping Hill, HALSTEAD, Essex. CO9 2BY 

Membership:

Councillor Andrew Munday Chairman   Apologies
Councillor James Bond Vice Chairman Present
Councillor Janet Atkinson   Present
Councillor Malcolm Fincken   Present
Councillor Linda Hilton   Present
Councillor  Gemma MacAndrews   Apologies
Councillor Grahame McCoyd   Present
Councillor Paul Nunn   Present
Councillor Jackie Pell   Apologies
Councillor Felix Preston   Present
Councillor Linda Smith   Present
Councillor Garry Warren   Present

Also in attendance: Sarah Greatorex (Town Clerk)

24/134 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Cllrs Pell and MacAndrews sent apologies for personal reasons.
Cllr Munday proposed, seconded by Cllr Fincken, acceptance of the apologies. This was unanimously agreed.

24/135 DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS:
There were no declarations.

24/136 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

There were no Public Questions

24/137 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”.

Cllr Fincken proposed, seconded by Cllr Bond, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting. This was unanimously agreed.

PRIVATE SESSION

24/138 A staff matter was discussed.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 09:33