Oakham Town Council
Rol House, Long Row, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6NL
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Members of the Town Council are hereby summoned to attend the
ANNUAL MEETING OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL to be held via Zoom on
Wednesday 5TH May 2021 commencing at 6.30pm.
The business to be transacted at the meeting is specified in the Agenda set out below.
For members of the public who wish to attend the meeting, please click on the link below:
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A Greaves
Clerk to the Council
28
th April 2021
WEDNESDAY 5
TH MAY 2021 AT 6.30PM
Members of the public attending this meeting are advised that it may be filmed and recorded
AGENDA
1. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
To elect a Chairman of the Council, who shall also be the Mayor of Oakham, for the
forthcoming municipal year
2. DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE
To receive the Declaration of Acceptance of Office for the Chairman
3. APOLOGIES AND REASONS FOR ABSENCE
4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are invited to declare disclosable pecuniary interests and other interests
they may have in respect to items on the agenda
5. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN
To elect a Vice Chairman of the Council, who shall also be the Deputy Mayor of
Oakham, for the forthcoming municipal year
6. MINUTES (Appendix A)
To confirm the minutes of the Extraordinary meeting held on Thursday 22nd April 2021
7. DEPUTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC
8. COUNCILLOR’S QUESTIONS
To answer questions previously notified to the Clerk under Standing Order 9
9 TO CONFIRM THE AMOUNT OF THE CHAIRMAN’S ALLOWANCE IN
PURSUANCE OF SECTION 15 (5) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972
10. CLERKS REPORT
11. MEMBER’S REPORTS
12. REPORTS FROM WORKING GROUPS (Appendix B)
To receive Report No.TC01721
13. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS (Appendix C – to follow)
To decide whether to approve the Statement of Accounts to 30th April 2021
14. COUNCIL’S GENERAL POWER OF COMPETENCE
That the Council exercises its right to use the General Power of Competence
15. CHRISTMAS DISPLAY (Appendices D, Di, Dii)
To consider quotations received for the provision of Oakham’s Christmas display for
the period 2021 – 2023:
a) Award the contract
b) To approve the expenditure
16. REPRESENTATION ON OTHER ORGANISATIONS (Appendix E)
To receive Report No.TC01821
17. APPOINTMENT OF STANDING COMMITTEES (Appendix F)
To receive Report No. TC01921
18. CALENDAR OF MEETINGS (Appendix G)
To approve the schedule of meetings for the 2021 – 2022 municipal year
19. APPOINTMENT OF WORKING GROUPS (Appendix H)
To receive Report No. TC02021
20. BANK SIGNATORIES (Appendix I)
To receive Report No. TC02121
21. CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENTS
a) Chris Moses for personnel advice and HR advisor to the Council
b) LRALC, Internal Audit Service for the coming financial period to 31st March 2022
22. SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL CONTROL (Appendix J)
To consider the document, agree on any changes and to adopt the protocol
23. CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED (Appendices K, Ki)
a) To consider a request from Visions Community and Children’s Centre
b) To consider a request from Mill Street Trading Group
24. TOWN BUNTING (Appendix L)
Resolve to purchase bunting and approve the expenditure
25. TO CONSIDER CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND MAKE ANY
RECOMMENDATIONS TO RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
a) 2021/0366/FUL Mr S Murray
Proposal: Change of use of 1 no.shop and 2 no. office suites to 3 no.domestic
apartments to include demolition of 2 no. projecting shop fronts, 3 no. new windows,
3 no. new doors and minor internal alterations
40 Melton Road
b) 2021/0367/LBA Mr S Murray
Proposal: Change of use of 1 no.shop and 2 no. office suites to 3 no.domestic
apartments to include demolition of 2 no. projecting shop fronts, 3 no. new windows,
3 no. new doors and minor internal alterations
40 Melton Road
c) 2021/0380/FUL Mr C Nix
Proposal: Change of use from current retail to a wine bar
Unit 2-3 Knights Yard, Gaol Street
d) 2021/0420/FUL Mr N Roberts
Proposal: Works to existing outbuilding to create an annex ancillary to 30 Northgate.
Internal changes to ground floor and first floor attic space. External changes new
doors and windows, new doors to replace existing garage doors. To be used by
occupants and family members only
30 Northgate
e) 2021/0532/CAT Unknown
Proposal: (T1) 1 no. Sycamore tree - Remove. (T2) 1 no. Sycamore tree - Reduce
by 30% (2 metres)
Stowe House, 19 Northgate
f) 2021/0445/CAT Mrs Haddon
Proposal: Fell 1 no. Bay Tree
7 Finkey Street
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