Bleadon Parish Council
Committees, Sub-Committees & Working Groups
NB: Due to a lack of consitency/transparency in BPC minutes and/or a lack of documentation/publication not all information is publicly accessible and is therefore noted as '??'.
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Full Committee
Committees/Sub-Committees
Working Groups
Linked with below tables and associated minutes
GOOD COUNCILLOR GUIDE 2018
The importance of acurate, timely and accessible minutes
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Extracts from The Good Cllr Guide 2018 |
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Councils exist to make and implement decisions |
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Council [Full] |
Council meetings are meetings of the full council. All councillors are expected to attend. |
| Committees |
Committee meetings bring together a smaller number of councillors to concentrate on a specific function of the council and share the workload. |
| Some committees are permanent or standing committees, but others are set up for a short-term project. Many councils have a permanent Planning Committee allowing them to comment on planning applications as required without convening a full council meeting. | |
| Some committees are advisory; they make recommendations to the full council, which then makes the decisions. | |
| There are also executive committees where the full council delegates responsibility for certain decisions to the committee. The committee then reports its decisions to the full council. This helps the Planning Committee to make decisions without referring to the full council. | |
| Sub-committees | Sub-committees are appointed by a committee to focus discussion on a specific topic among an even smaller group of councillors. Otherwise, they operate like committees. |
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Working Parties/ [Working Groups] |
Working parties or ‘task-and-finish’ groups are occasionally set up for a short-term purpose. They are not subject to the strict rules that apply to formal council meetings and do not need to be held in public. A working party cannot make a decision on behalf of the council, but they can explore options and present these to the council for a decision. |
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"There are rules about who is permitted to join a committee or subcommittee. Sometimes non-councillors can be included (although with a few exceptions, they cannot vote). This is an excellent means of involving others, particularly young people, in council work."
There are rules about financial agreements and payments made by committees and sub-committees. See BPC Delegated Powers and Internet Banking Policies and Financial Regulations. How has the Neighbourhood Development Plan Working Group been given " full delegated authority from the Parish Council" ? See Unadopted NDP TOR.
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Associated project budget overviews can be found on the Financial Issues page..
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| Parish Council Newsletter |
There is currently no editor for this council newsletter. No published TOR or reports/minutes/notes/advertising costs? |
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| Project started June 2017, awaiting a Bleadon specific NDP public meeting, initial survey published. No published adopted TOR, no reports/minutes/notes prior to Oct 2018? Last NDP meeting Sept 2019. (See NDP minutes) | |||||
| Churchyard | Ongoing project including church walls and clock | ||||
| Playground | Ongoing project with safety reports from ROSPA | ||||
| Bleadon in Bloom | Started 2018, winning awards 2019, Report Apr 2019, Overview Nov 2018, Notes Feb 2019. Linked with Blue Hearts. Trophy display in Halls (Min 327.9.iii). No published TOR or recent reports/minutes/notes? Linked with Parish Council Ranger and BROW? | ||||
| Bleadon Rights of Way (BROW) | Table of BPC comments. Linked with PROW. No published TOR or reports/minutes/notes? | ||||
| 200 Houses Application/Appeal | BPC held a public meeting June 2019 & leaflet drop, see Appeal blog | ||||
| Bus Shelter Celtic Way | Continuing for 7 years since being destroyed in a storm in Feb 2014, finally re-erected Jan 2021. Only the weather worn bench to tender to now. | ||||
| There not There (Tommy) | Project request started July 2018 (Min 311.14). Lettering Dec 2018 (Min 317.14 & 16). Cabinet Dec 2018 (Min 317.16) & Costings Dec 2019 (Min 329.8.6) & "Agreed that a local contractor should be contacted in order to provide a quotation for the fabrication of a cabinet." Feb 20 (Min 331.5) | ||||
| A370 speed issues | BPC stated, "The Chair said that an open meeting will be held in January to elect the three Parishioners who will join the Parish Council when they meet with Marshalls." (Dec 2016 Min 290.4). BPC held a public meeting Aug 2018 & leaflet drop, see Aug 2018 blog. Linked with Road Safety No published TOR or reports/minutes/notes? | ||||
| VE Day | In planning phase, awaiting information | ||||
| COVID-19 resident support | Joint initiative BPC, WI, Church & Cafe started March 2019. | ||||
| TYPE | GROUP | TOR | Adopted | Previous Versions | Notes |
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NB: Incorrect heading & outdated information
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See Liability & Decision Making |
Personnel |
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Finance & Personnel (Disbanded May 2020) (Minutes) |
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To review after May 19 |
CP F&P | Mins | |
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Finance, Personnel & Policy ?? (Minutes) (Disbanded May 2020) |
New TOR needed as re: all BPC policies or just financial ones?? |
May 19 |
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(Minutes) (Disbanded May 2020)
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??? | CP Open Spaces | Mins | ||
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(Minutes) (Disbanded My 2020) |
08 Oct 18 | Min 314.6 |
13 Nov 17
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(Minutes??) (Disbanded May 2020) |
??? |
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Where are the requested Vex Comm TOR, Agenda & Mins? E.g. see Min 291.6, Min 292.15, |
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See Liability & Decision Making
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Bleadon in Bloom Working Group |
??? | Mins | ||
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Bleadon Village News Working Group (Minutes??) |
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& Mins? |
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Development Plan Working Group |
Jan19 |
Unpublished 09 Oct 17 |
Mins | ||
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Public Rights of Way - Footpath Volunteers |
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A370 & Bridge Road speed issues |
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Dec 2016 |
| PROTOCOL | ADOPTED | DATE/MIN |
| Bleadon Village News Protocol | ??? |
Unpublished May 2016 (Min 283.21) |
| Halls Protocol (205?) | 12 Apr 10 |
Halls Update Blog |