Agenda for Town Council meeting on Tuesday 23rd February 2021 at 19:30hrs

A meeting of the Town Council will take place on Tuesday 23rd February 2021 at 19:30hrs.

The meeting will be held with participants being present through remote attendance by virtue of Statutory Instrument 2020 No 392 (The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020.

In accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 members of the public and press are very welcome to attend the meeting.

Members of the public who would like to attend this meeting must notify the Deputy Town Clerk by telephone or email (deputy.clerk@ilminster.gov.uk) before 9am on Tuesday 23rd February 2021.

Further instructions will be given to allow them to join the meeting on Skype. The public are invited to submit their questions or raise issues relevant to the work of the council to the Deputy Town Clerk.

The overall time available for this session is restricted to 15 minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual speakers are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made previously. It is helpful if potential contributors can make themselves known to the Meeting Administrator when they are contacted on Skype before the meeting so that the session can be programmed effectively.

Public participation is not part of the formal meeting of the Council however a note will be made of matters raised and recorded at the start of the minutes of the meeting.

The business to be transacted at the meeting is outlined on the Agenda below. Any reports listed as “to follow” will be made available as soon as possible, and in any event at least 30 minutes before the start of the meeting.

The Agenda for the meeting is given below. Please contact the Town Council Office if you would like a copy of any of the reports.

Yours sincerely
Hayley White
Town Clerk

AGENDA

1. Apologies for Absence
To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.

2. Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations from Councillors and Officers of interests in respect of matters to be considered at this meeting, together with an appropriate statement regarding the nature of the interest.

3. Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 19th January 2021 as a correct record.

4. Police Report
This agenda item provides an opportunity for the Police to report on any matters relevant to policing in Ilminster.

5. Reports from District Councillors
To receive reports from District Councillors.

6. Report from the County Councillor for the Ilminster Division
To receive a report from the County Councillor.

7. Payments and Virements
The Schedule of Payments will be presented for Council’s information.

8. Internal Audit 2021/2022
To consider the quote received for this year’s internal audit.

9. Ilminster Town Council Bank Accounts
To consider closing the Reserve Account and hold one Current Account

10. Ilminster Youth Worker
To discuss a Youth Worker for the town.

11. Cemetery Lodge
To consider the report received from Chris Baranowski.

12. Clerks Update
The following Clerk’s Updates have been sent by email since the last Town Council agenda was published.

Number	Date	Topic
2/21	21.1.21	• Holiday • Grit bins • Hammerhead Land • SSDC – Great Tree Giveaway • NALC training – building communities • Estate of Dulcie Ellen Irene Guildford Deceased • SCC – Climate Emergency Fund

		• Cemetery working group
3/21	05.02.21	• MTIG • IEF • Complaint and FOI • Hammerhead Land • Right to Regenerate • The Magistrates Court