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Parishes Liaison Meeting
Wednesday, 16th February, 2005

 

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To: The Chairperson and Clerk of each Parish and Town Council in Bath & North East Somerset and the Chairpersons of Parish Meetings.

c.c. Councillors Paul Crossley (Leader of the Council), Francine Haeberling (Deputy Leader of the Council), Matt Davis and Phyllis Gay (Group Leaders)

Executive Councillors Sir Elgar Jenkins, Transport and Highways; Rosemary Todd, Sustainability and the Environment; Vic Pritchard, Housing, Community Safety and Consumer Services; Nicole O`Flaherty, Tourism, Culture and Leisure; Malcolm Hanney, Resources; Colin Darracott, Economic Development

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Dear Member,

Parishes Liaison Meeting: Wednesday 16th February 2005

You are invited to attend the next Parishes Liaison Meeting to be held on Wednesday 16th February 2005 at 6:30 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Temple Street, Keynsham. Please note the venue.

The agenda is set out overleaf.

Please note that tea/coffee only will be provided at the start of the meeting.

Yours sincerely

Tom Dunne

for Chief Executive

This agenda and the accompanying papers are printed on recycled paper

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Parishes Liaison Meeting - Wednesday 16th February 2005
at 6:30 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Temple Street, Keynsham

A G E N D A

1. CHAIR(PERSON)

The meeting will be chaired by Councillor Les Kew, Past Chairman of Bath and North East Somerset Council in the absence of the Chair of Council, Councillor Marian McNeir.

2. EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

The Chair(person) will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as follows:-

If the continuous alarm sounds, you must evacuate the building by one of the designated exits and proceed to the named assembly point. The designated exits are sign-posted.

Arrangements are in place for the safe evacuation of disabled people.

3. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

4. MINUTES: PREVIOUS MEETING: WEDNESDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2004

5. LOCAL COMPACT WITH THE VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY SECTOR

Annalise Elliott, Group Manager Community Cohesion Unit will give a presentation on the consultation being undertaken on a Local Compact with the voluntary community sector and how Parishes can be involved.

6. INTERACTIVE WEBSITE FOR PARISHES

Andy Thomas, Corporate Projects Manager will give a presentation on this proposal following on from the discussion at the Local Strategic Partnership.

7. DEVELOPMENT CONTROL PROCEDURES

The Local Councils Group will refer to concerns about enforcement and departmental procedures.

8. 2005/06 BUDGET AND COUNCIL TAX

The Local Councils Group wish to have information from the relevant Executive Members on the latest assessment of the impact of the Council`s major capital funding commitments on ongoing priorities especially road repairs / highway capital expenditure including Lambridge Park and Ride.

The Local Councils Group wish the Joint Working Party on Double Taxation and associated issues to be re-established to take forward the work done in 2004.

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9. UPDATES FOR INFORMATION

An update paper on information requested by the Local Councils Group is attached on:

· Parish Sweeper Scheme

· Children`s Play Area Equipment Grants

· Election of Parish Representative and Reserve to Standards Committee

· Training for Parish Councillors on Code of Conduct and other ethical framework issues

10. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS

As previously agreed the next Parish Liaison Meetings will be held on Wednesdays at 6.30pm on 8th June and 26th October 2005.