To: All Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Tuesday, 15 May 2007 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe at 7pm to transact the following business:
AGENDA
1. To elect a Chair of the Council for the ensuing civic year
2. Presentation to retiring Chair
3. Co-option of a member to represent Clayton West
The attached report gives the background and sets out the options available. Members will be invited to decide the procedure for filling the vacancy.
4. To elect a Vice-Chair of the Council for the ensuing civic year
5. Declaration of Councillors’ Interest in any item on this agenda
6. Public Discussion Time
7. To receive Apologies for Absence
8. To appoint a representative to the Standards Committee
9. To appoint an Executive Committee and Ordinary Member to the Denby Dale Parish Environment Trust
10. To appoint two Parish Councillors to the Steering Group of the Denby Dale Parish Countryside Project
11. To appoint four representatives to serve on the Denby Dale Parish Accident Prevention Committee
12. To appoint two voting representatives to attend the Yorkshire Local Council Association Meetings
13. To appoint one representative each to the following bodies:
a. Public Rights of Way Forum
b. Historic Building Trust
c. Rural Transport Partnership
d. Clayton West Millennium Green
14. To consider the appointment of the following standing committees:
a. Plans Scrutiny Committee
b. Finance and General Purposes Committee
c. Staffing Committee
d. To elect the Chair and Vice Chairs of the above Committees
15. To appoint six representatives to serve on the Denby Dale Area Committee
16. To confirm the Council’s annual subscriptions to the following organisations/periodicals to be paid as they fall due: Yorkshire Rural Community Council; Council for the Protection of Rural England, Society of Local Council Clerks, Open Spaces, Penistone Line Partnership, Local Council Update, Local Council Review
17. To appoint school governors
18. To consider a revised Code of Conduct. (See attached explanatory note)
19. To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 3 April 2007 and the Special Parish Council Meeting held on 24 April 2007 (copies enclosed)
20. To discuss business arising from those minutes
a. To consider correspondence from Kirklees Council concerning active road signs. (Minute No. 609 refers)
b. To consider correspondence from Cllr Ward concerning street naming (Minute No. 604(a) refers)
c. To note correspondence concerning Shelley Woodhouse Lane resurfacing (Minute No. 602 refers)
d. To receive a report on the placing of a flower tower at the junction of Huddersfield Road/Station Road, Skelmanthorpe (Minute No. 605 refers)
21. To receive such communications as the presiding Chair may wish to lay before the Council:
a. To discuss changes to bus services, including correspondence from WYPTA (enclosed)
b. To note progress report from Kirklees Highways on Valleys Community Transport (enclosed)
c. To receive correspondence concerning the community paramedic scheme (Minute No. 565 refers)
d. To receive correspondence concerning the bus stop (Minute No. 529 refers)
e. To receive correspondence from Mary Creagh MP concerning the Sustainable Communities Bill (Minute No. 530 refers) (enclosed)
f. To discuss traffic problems in Clayton West
g. To note that in relation to Public Footpath Denby Dale 77 the landowner has now undertaken all works requested to open this path.
22. To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the Plans Scrutiny Committee held on 24 April 2007 (copy enclosed)
23. To receive a report of the Area Committee meeting held on 19 April 2007
24. To receive minutes of the meeting of the South Pennine Branch of Yorkshire Local Councils Association held on 7 March 2007 (enclosed)
25. To review the appointment and duties of the Responsible Financial Officer
26. To appoint approved signatories
27. To authorise the signing of orders for payment
28. Date of next meeting
29. To consider any major planning notifications
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk of the Council
Council Offices
Skelmanthorpe
9 May 2007