FULL COUNCIL
The Mission Statement of Launceston Town Council is as follows:
The primary role of Launceston Town Council is to provide a democratic and representative voice for the community. It will support, and contribute towards, the sustainable economic and social well-being of the town, having regard to the needs and wishes of the local community. Launceston Town Council recognises its obligations to deliver cost-effective quality services. Launceston Town Council will work with other councils to ensure that the town remains at the heart of the local community.
LATEST AGENDA:
To: All Launceston Town Councillors
Cc Cornwall Councillors (Alex Folkes, Sasha Gillard-Loft, Adam Paynter), Mark O’Brien (Area Community Network Manager), Dan Rogerson MP, Mayor’s Chaplain (Revd Mary Williamson), Honoured Burgesses (Arthur Venning, Arthur Wills), Sgt Aaron Ward (Launceston Police), Vicky Geach (Chairman, Chamber of Commerce), members of the press.
You are summoned to attend a meeting of Launceston Town Council to be held on Tuesday 16 April 2013 at 7pm in the Guildhall, Launceston . The agenda for the meeting is set out below.
Date of issue: 10 April 2013
Rita Skinner
Town Clerk
AGENDA
1 Apologies for absence
2 Declarations of Interest
Councillors are reminded that if a councillor has a registered disclosable pecuniary interest, or a non-registerable interest, in any agenda item s/he must leave the room while that item is discussed, unless a written request for a dispensation has been received. The Council will consider those requests at this point. In exceptional circumstances the Town Clerk has delegated authority to allow a dispensation under section 8e of the Council’s Standing Orders.
3 To confirm and sign the minutes of the last meeting previously circulated
To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Full Council held on 19 March 2013
4 To receive and adopt the minutes of committees and sub-committees previously circulated
Planning and Economic Development Committee held on 14 March at 7pm
Properties Committee held on 19 March at 10am
Finance & General Purposes Committee held on 3 April 2013 at 7pm
5 Public Representation Session
An opportunity for local residents to make representations to the Council or to ask questions relating to items on the agenda. (Please note that a maximum time of 15 minutes will be allowed for this session and there is a time constraint of 5 minutes per speaker)
6 Health and Safety Policy
To review and approve the Health and Safety Policy for Launceston Town Council, the Town Mayor to sign the document (attached)
7 Councillor Surgery for May
To decide on a provisional rota for the surgery or to decide to cancel
8 Correspondence and matters to note
a) Western Power Distribution – stakeholder workshop 24 April (Exeter)
b) Correspondence with the Police and Crime Commissioner re CCTV (attached)
c) Town Hall bookings for March (attached)
d) Town Guide – new edition
9 Reports from Cornwall Councillors
To receive reports from Cornwall Councillors on matters of policy or major decisions affecting Cornwall in general and Launceston in particular
10 Reports and Questions from Town Councillors
To receive reports from councillors representing the Town Council on outside bodies, or having attended meetings on behalf of the council, including
Health and Wellbeing workshop (Cllrs Tremain and Gordon)
Ridgegrove Estate waste management (Cllrs Gordon and Keighley)
11 Report from the Town Mayor
To receive the Mayor’s Monthly Report
12 Urgent Items
To receive any items which the Mayor considers to be urgent (information only)
13 Exclusion of members of the press and public
To resolve that under s1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following items as they involve the likely disclosure of confidential information.
14 To receive and adopt the minutes of the Staffing Committee previously circulated
Staffing Committee meeting held on Friday 15 March at 5pm
15 Town Hall – use of AV equipment
Consideration of the response from LADS (verbal report from Cllr Hogan)
Date of next Meeting
The next Full Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 14 May 2013 at 7pm in the Guildhall