Oakham Town Council
Victoria Hall, 39 High Street, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6AH
Telephone: 01572 723627
e-mail: enquiries@oakhamtowncouncil.gov.uk
TO:
ALL MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 YOU
ARE HEREBY SUMMOND TO ATTEND A MEETING OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL,
WEDNESDAY 8TH MARCH 2017 AT 7.00 PM, AT THE
OFFICES OF OAKHAM TOWN COUNCIL,VICTORIA HALL, 39 HIGH STREET, OAKHAM
Malcolm Plumb
Acting Clerk to the
Council
1st
March 2017
Members of the public attending this meeting are advised that
it will be
filmed and recorded, or photographed
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES -
Standing Order 1(u)
(i) To
receive apologies for absence
(ii) To
decide whether to approve absences
2. DECLARATIONS OF
INTEREST
Members
are asked to declare, if required:
(i) Any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest they may have in respect to
items on the agenda
(ii) Any other interest they may have in respect to items on the
agenda
Members
are also reminded to inform the Clerk of any changes in their
Register of Members’ Interests
3. MINUTES (Appendix
A)
To confirm the minutes of the Extraordinary meeting of Oakham Town
Council held on
Wednesday 8th February 2017
4. CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBER’S REPORTS (Appendix B)
To
receive a report from the Chairman on functions attended and to
receive reports from Members who have attended meetings on behalf of
Oakham Town Council
(Members
intending to report should inform the Clerk prior to the meeting)
5. CLERK’S
REPORT – For information only
To
receive a report from the Clerk
6. DEPUTATIONS BY
THE PUBLIC
Members
of the Public are invited to address the meeting in accordance with
procedures laid down in Standing Orders 1(d) – 1(i)
7. SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER 32
To agree to suspend Standing Order 32 (Casual Vacancies and
Co-option of Councillors) in order that Item 8 on the agenda can be
considered
8. CO-OPTION OF NEW MEMBERS
That the 3 applicants are considered for
appointment as co-opted Councillors to Oakham Town Council for wards
South West x 2 and South East
Anne Skipworth
David Romney
Andrew Bennett
9. WORKING GROUPS AND STEERING GROUPS STRATEGY ASSURANCE
(Appendix Ci – ii)
To receive written reports from Working Groups and Steering
Groups and to make any decisions as appropriate:
Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
Promotions and Publicity Working
Group
10. SIGNATORY TO THE HSBC CURRENT ACCOUNT
To
approve a replacement signatory to the account
11. PLANNING COMMITTEE
To appoint 1 new member to the Planning Committee
12. FACEBOOK
To elect a new member to manage the Councils Facebook page
13. REQUEST TO USE CUTTS CLOSE
To consider a request and grant permission for Rutland
Concert Band to use the Bandstand in Cutts Close for the evening of
Saturday 1st July for Proms in the Park event
14. COUNCIL PROTOCOL (Appendix (Di - viii)
To consider revised documents, agree on any changes and to
adopt the protocol
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Managing Stress in the Workplace
Capability Procedure
Sickness Absence Policy (including
guidance for managers)
Councillor / Officer Relationships
Equal Opportunities
Data Protection
Staff Appraisal Procedure
15. STATEMENT OF
ACCOUNTS (Appendix E)
To decide
whether to approve the Statement of Accounts – February 2017
16. TREES AT CUTTS
CLOSE (Appendix Fi - ii)
(i) To
consider a report on Lime Tree (2012) and to make any decisions as
necessary
(ii)
To consider a tree Survey and to make any decisions as necessary
17. EXEMPT
ITEMS
To
decide whether to exclude the Press and Public under Section 1 of the
Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, as amended, during
consideration of Items 18 and 19 on the agenda as they concern
confidential matters
18. STAFFING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS (Appendix G)
To consider recommendations from the meeting of the Staffing
Committee held on
22nd
February 2017 and to make any decisions as appropriate relating to
those recommendations
19. LOCAL PLAN
PRESENTATION (Appendix H, to receive electronically)
To agree on any comments and responses to be made to Rutland County
Council
