MELTHAM TOWN COUNCIL

The Carlile Institute

Meltham

HD9 4AE

Ms M Chard

Clerk to the Council.

Dear Councillor

In accordance with Schedule 12 of the LGA 1972 Para 10(2)(b) you are summoned to attend a meeting of the Town Council to be held inthe Jubilee Room the Carlile Institute Meltham commencing at 7pm on the 21 August 2017.

The business to be transacted is as detailed on the Agenda hereunder:-

AGENDA

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME 7pm – 7.15pm

  1. NOTICE OF MEETING

Public Notice of the meeting has been given in accordance with Schedule 12 Paragraph 10(2) of the Local Government Act 1972.

  1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

- To accept apologies for absence.

  1. DECLARATION OF INTEREST

- To receive any declarations of interest on items on the agenda.

  1. ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC

- To determine any items on the agenda considered to be of a private nature that should be discussed at the exclusion of the Public and Press, under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 1(2).

  1. PRESENTATION AND QUESTIONS COMOODLE PROGRAMME

- To receive a presentation from Kirklees Council on the Comoodle programme. Note: Community Groups in Meltham have been invited to attend for the presentation.

  1. GRANT APPLICATION

- To consider an application for grant aid from the Community Projects Fund (enc).

  1. AWARDS TO PAST TOWN MAYORS

- Former Town Mayor Councillor Holroyd – Doveton 2014/15 to award former Town Mayor 2013/14 Councillor Terry Lyons with a past Town Mayor badge.

- Former Town Mayor2015/16 Councillor Paul White to award former Town Mayor 2014/15 Councillor Holroyd- Doveton with a past Town Mayor badge.

- Former Town Mayor 2016/17 Councillor Pat Maxfield to award former Town Mayor 2015/16 Councillor Paul White with a past Town Mayor badge.

- Town Mayor, Councillor Jean Wrathall to award former Town Mayor 2016/17 Councillor Pat Maxfield with a past Town Mayor badge.

  1. MINUTES

- To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Council Meeting held on the 10 July and the 24 July 2017 (enc).

  1. MINUTES OF COMMITTEES

- To confirm for approval and adoption the Minutes of the under-mentioned Committees:

  • Planning Environmental and General Purposes Committee held on 17July and 7 August (enc)
  • Properties, Administration and Finance Committee held on 17 July 2017 (enc).
  • Personnel Committee held on 18 July 2017 (enc).
  1. CIVIC REGALIA CONSORTS CHAIN AND SECURITY

- To note that the insurance company have approved the replacement of the consort’s chain and to consider and approve the artwork for the replacement (to be circulated at the meeting).

- To consider arrangements for the future security of the Mayors and Consorts regalia.

  1. LOCAL DEMOCRACY WEEK

- To consider an enquiry from Kirklees Council as to whether the Town Council would be interested in offering any local activity as part of the programme (enc)

  1. FOUL WATER ON FOOTBALL PITCH

- To receive an update regarding the problems with foul water on the football pitch at Robert Ashton Memorial Park and the steps taken to resolve the matter.

  1. TRUSTEES FOR THE POORS ALLOTMENT BANK ACCOUNT

- To consider changing the trustees for the Poors Allotment bank account.

  1. BUDGET REPORT

- To consider a report on the 2017/18 budget (enc).

  1. CORRESPONDENCE TO CONSIDER / NOTE

- To consider correspondence regarding the establishment ofa Mountain Bike Skills Park in Meltham (enc).

- To consider correspondence regarding a footpath at Green Lane, Meltham (enc).

- To consider correspondence regarding Christmas Lights (enc).

  1. EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS:

Pursuant to section 1 (2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 it is resolved that, because of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted, the public and the press leave the meeting during consideration of the following: -

As determined under Agenda Item 4.

Dated this15thdayof August 2017.

Ms M Chard

Clerk to the Council

CM 17-08-21