Meetings are normally held at the Village Hall at 7 pm, usually on the second Tuesday of every other month. The public are very welcome to attend and we encourage people to speak during the normal meeting. Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings but whilst members of the public cannot participate, a short period of time is given for them to air their views on matters directly related to the Parish Council.
MEETINGS CALENDAR
2024 Dates
Tuesday 9th January 2024
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Tuesday 14th May 2024
(including the Annual Parish Meeting)
Tuesday 9th July 2024
Tuesday 10th September 2024
Tuesday 12th November 2024
The Role of the Clerk
The Clerk is the ‘Proper Officer’ of the Council who is responsible for the smooth running of the Council’s business. He/she is the first point of contact for the Council and all correspondence comes to the Clerk.
Responsibility for implementing the decisions of the Council rests with the Clerk along with giving professional guidance where necessary whilst remaining neutral and discrete. The Clerk is also responsible for financial management.
The Clerk prepares, circulates and displays agendas in public places. She/he signs notices and summonses with a list of business to be transacted but does not have the power to fix the meetings of the Council. The Clerk is required to attend meetings, take minutes, keep Council minutes in a book and hold other documents.
A member of the Council may be appointed as Clerk without remuneration but nowadays it is more usual to appoint someone who is not a councillor to be paid for the work they undertake.
