Town Council Meeting Agenda
Time: 19:15
Day: Wednesday 14 December 2022
Venue: Queens Hall, Chipping Hill, Halstead, CO9 2BY.
Tel: 01787476480
Those wishing to ask a question or make a statement should be able to read their statement/question within 3 minutes. All those attending are required to wear a mask and socially distance. Questions may also be submitted to townclerk@halsteadtowncouncil.org.uk by 12:00 on 14 December 2022
Members of the Council are requested to attend the above Meeting to transact the following business: –
Membership:
Councillor Mrs Jackie Pell – Chairman
Councillor Peter Caulfield – Vice Chairman
Councillor Miss Janet Atkinson
Councillor Peter Claydon
Councillor Mrs Sandra Dingle
Councillor Malcolm Fincken
Councillor Dave Gronland
Councillor David Hume
Councillor Andrew Munday
Councillor Mick Radley
Councillor Miss Linda Smith
Councillor Garry Warren
PUBLIC SESSION
1. Apologies for Absence and approval of apologies
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
Public Questions and Statements.
a) Presentation from Clare Young, Alzheimer’s Society concerning ways of making the town more dementia friendly
b) A maximum period of 10 minutes to allow written questions or 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.
c) Report from Essex County Councillor Chris Siddall
4. Minutes
a) To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 14 November 2022
5. Planning – Lead member Cllr. D Hume
The following Planning Applications, which were received and circulated electronically, are to be considered at the Council meeting. Planning report attached here
22/03208/FUL & 22/02975/LBC – 18 High Street, Halstead, Essex – Retention of existing outbuilding (ancillary to salon at 18 High Street) and rebuilding of existing boundary wall.
6. Mayor’s Appointments and Announcements – Mayor’s report attached here
7. Finance – lead member for Finance is Cllr. J Atkinson
a) To receive the income and expenditure report for the month of November – Income & Expenditure report attached here
b) To approve the List of Payments to be made in December – Payments report attached here
Additional payment report attached here
c) Energy costs – Energy report attached here
d) Internal control – Internal Control report attached here
8. To receive reports from District Councillors – verbal/written reports
9. To receive reports from Champions’ – verbal/written reports
Surgery
Education
Police
Open Spaces
Tourism
10. To review the Open Spaces document – Open Spaces report attached here
11. To review Standing Orders – Standing Orders report attached here
12. To review Financial Regulations- Financial Regulations report attached here
13. To note proposed dates for events winter 2023 – Christmas Events report attached here
14. To review the Community Engagement Strategy – Community Engagement report attached here
15. 20s plenty – 20’s Plenty report attached here
16. Christmas Fayre – report to follow
17. 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
18. Rewiring Queens Hall
19. Salaries and backpay
20. To note Minutes and Recommendation of Staff Advisory Committee of 12 December
Sarah Greatorex Town Clerk 7 December 2022