Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: Monday 11 November 2024
Venue: Queens Hall, Chipping Hill, Halstead, CO9 2BY.
Tel: 01787 476480
Those wishing to ask a question or make a statement should be able to read their statement/question within 3 minutes. Questions may also be submitted to townclerk@halsteadtowncouncil.org.uk by 12:00 on 11 November 2024.
Members of the Council are requested to attend the above Meeting to transact the following business:
Membership:
Councillor Andy Munday- Chairman
Councillor James Bond – Vice Chairman
Councillor Janet Atkinson
Councillor Malcolm Fincken
Councillor Linda Hilton
Councillor Gemma MacAndrews
Councillor Grahame McCoyd
Councillor Paul Nunn
Councillor Jackie Pell
Councillor Felix Preston
Councillor Linda Smith
Councillor Garry Warren
1. Apologies for Absence and approval of the apologies
Chairman’s statement – Chairman’s Statement (.pdf)
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. Public Question Time
a) A maximum period of 15 minutes to allow written questions and statements to be read out and for statements from Councillors with ‘pecuniary, non-pecuniary or other pecuniary’ interests under the code of conduct for Members to make statements.
b) ECC Cllr Chris Siddall will give his report
4. Minutes
To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 14 October 2024, and the events meeting of 25 October 2024
5. Planning Applications. Lead member for Planning – Cllr Pell, Deputy lead – Cllr Nunn
All members of the council discuss planning applications. – Planning Report (.pdf)
24/02080/FUL – St Andrews House, 19 – 21 Head Street, Halstead – Change of use from office space to residential children’s home.
24/01843/LBC – 91 Head Street, Halstead, Essex – Re-roof of existing roof using the same materials and re-using existing tiles where possible
6. Mayor’s Appointments and Announcements – Mayor’s Appointments Report (.pdf)
7. Finance – Lead Member for Finance Cllr Atkinson, Deputy Lead Cllr Munday
All members of the Council are members of the Finance section
a) Income and expenditure for October 2024 – Income & Expenditure Report (.pdf) and Income & Expenditure Report (.pdf)
b) To approve the List of payments for November- List of Payments Report (.pdf)
c) To note the 24/25 pay award – Pay Award Report (.pdf)
d) To consider purchasing new barrier fencing to go round the Christmas tree at the top of the town – Christmas Tree Barrier Report (.pdf)
e) To consider procurement – Procurement Report (.pdf)
8. To receive reports from District Councillors – verbal/written reports
9. To receive reports from Champions’ – verbal/written reports
a) Doctors Surgery – Cllrs. Bond and McCoyd
b) Schools – Cllrs. Bond and Preston
c) Police – Cllrs. Warren and Atkinson
d) Open spaces – Cllrs. Atkinson and Fincken
e) Tourism – Cllrs. Smith and Pell
10. To consider installing a shutter at the Empire theatre- Empire Shutter Report (.pdf)
11. 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”.
Private session
12. To review recommendations of Sac meeting held on 24 October 2024
13. To consider management of bank accounts
14. To consider aspects of car park management
14. To consider management of the causeway
Items to be considered at the next Full Council meeting
S Greatorex
Town Clerk 4 November 2024