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 Agenda - Meeting of Bideford Town Council - Thursday 4 April 2024

You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of Bideford Town Council in the Town Hall on Thursday 4 April 2024 at 6.30 pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.

In accordance with The Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 members of the public are welcome to attend. There is a legal right to film/record/photograph/report public meetings.

Paul Swan
Clerk to the Council

AGENDA

1.    To accept apologies and reasons for absence.

2.    To receive declarations of interest on items on the agenda and note the requests for dispensation received by the Clerk prior to the meeting.

3.    Public participation session of 15 minutes duration on items submitted prior to the meeting by Bideford residents, which fall within the scope of the Council’s activities.

4.    To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 29 February 2024 as a correct record.

5.    Accounts - To approve the payments listed.

6.    To receive the report from the County Councillor on issues within the parish.

7.    To receive such communications as the Town Mayor / Town Clerk may wish to lay before the Council.

8.    Planning Committee –

to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 3 April 2024.

to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 13 March 2024.

9.    Tourism Committee – to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 2 April 2024.

10.  Market Management Committee – to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2024

11.  To resolve upon the Grants for Local Organisations 2024 / 2025 – deferred from the Town Council meeting of 29 February 2024.

12.  S, F &GP – to approve and adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 21 March 2024.

Noting item 104 – Recommendation to adopt standing orders

13.  Standing Orders - To consider the recommendation from S,F & GP to approve and adopt the standing orders NALC Model Standing Orders, with amendments.

14.  Notice of Motion Councillor Hind

A request for the full Council to resolve upon amending the Standing Orders Section 4 as enclosed document.

15.  Notice of Motion Councillor Hind

A request for the full Council to resolve upon amending the Levelling Up Report as enclosed document.

16.  To receive the notes from the Bideford Town Centre Partnership meeting held on 15 March 2024.

17.  Torridge District Council – To receive an update on Torridge District Council activities by one of the Councillors.

18.  To receive an update on Bridge Trust activities by one of the Trustees.



A moment of contemplation will be said by Mary Law, independent celebrant, and Chaplain to the Mayor, in the Council Chamber at 6.20 pm, prior to the start of the meeting. Councillors and Members of the Public are invited to participate if they so wish.

 

Date of the next meeting – Thursday 16 May 2024

 


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