A meeting of the Town Council will take place on Tuesday 30th March 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 30th March 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. Co-option of Councillors
To determine, by the co-option method, the filling of a casual vacancy on the Town Council.
The Town Council will receive presentations of approx. 5 minutes duration from six interested
candidates and will have an opportunity to ask them questions and will then vote thereon.
