Parishioners are invited to attend all Council Meetings, normally held in South Creake Memorial Pavilion at which there is two open sessions when they can ask questions or make statements. There is also, at some Council Meetings, an opportunity to meet the Borough Councillor Chris Morley and County Councillor, Michael Chenery of Horsbrugh.
MEETINGS CALENDAR
Meeting Dates for 2023
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The Annual Parish Meeting and the Annual Parish Council Meeting - May 3rd.
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Wednesday 11th January at 7.00pm
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Monday 6th February at 7.00pm
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Monday 6th March at 7.00pm
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Monday 3rd April at 7.00pm
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Wednesday 3rd May at 7.00pm
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Monday 5th June at 7.00pm
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Monday 3rd July at 7.00pm
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No meeting in August,
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Monday 4th September at 7.00pm
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Monday 2nd October at 7.00pm
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Monday 6th November at 7.00pm
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Monday 4th Decemberat 7.00pm
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.
