Great Yeldham Parish Council Committees and Working Groups
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Working Group |
Responsibility |
Councillors |
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Burial Grounds |
Responsibility for the Lawn Cemetery and the Natural Burial Ground and possibly the Churchyard (if the Parish Council chooses to maintain once the Churchyard has been closed). |
Cllr Marlene Broomfield Cllr Anne Burrows Cllr Pat Slimming Plus 2 non council members Robin Liming Pip Cornwell |
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Communications / ICT |
Responsible for 4 Villages Magazine, Welcome Pack, any parish publications, the website or other media and Superfast Broadband. |
Cllr Jeremy Dunn Cllr Anne Burrows Cllr Rachel Buckenham |
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Emergency Planning |
Lead Parish/Community Emergency Team, Winter Salt and Sand bags, severe weather, flooding, power failures, water cut off x hours, communications down, fire (properties/locations), co-ordinating/training volunteers, drafting emergency plan and risk assessments with the Parish Clerk |
Cllr Marlene Broomfield Cllr Hazel Callaghan Cllr Barry Sargeant |
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Environment Amenities & Footpaths |
Responsible for the environmental amenities within the village such as footpaths, trees, bus shelters, bins and seats, verges, overgrown vegetation, river/banks and maintenance of these areas. |
Cllr Anne Burrows Cllr Stuart Hornsby
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Finance & General Purposes |
Responsible for the Annual Budget (the Precept) for the Parish, Audit & Banking procedures. It oversees all financial matters related to leases, insurance, employment and Parish Procedures. It also deals with all items relating to Council Policy and such matters as the Council may determine. |
Cllr Marlene Broomfield Cllr Philip Rawlinson Cllr Rachel Buckenham Cllr Jeremy Dunn
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Highways |
To monitor all roads within the Parish in relation to safety, parking, speeding, signage and related matters. Liaises with District and County Councils on forthcoming projects and improvements and maintains a close interest in drainage matters within the Village. Operates the Speed Watch facility. |
Cllr Philip Rawlinson |
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Open Areas |
Responsible for the open areas in the village including the Recreation Ground, the Play Area, the village common and the green adjacent to the Reading Room. To work in partnership with land owners to protect open spaces. |
Cllr Marlene Broomfield Cllr Anne Burrows Cllr Pat Slimming |
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Personnel Committee |
Responsible for dealing with all matters relating to Employees including recruitment, salaries, contracts, training and personal development, employment legislation, Grievance, Disciplinary. |
Cllr Philip Rawlinson Cllr Jeremy Dunn Cllr Barry Sargeant Cllr Rachel Buckenham
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Planning |
An endeavour to undertake site visits where applications are made and to make contact with neighbouring residents. Responsible for forwarding comments and making recommendations on local planning issues to the Parish Clerk. |
Cllr Barry Sargeant Cllr Stuart Hornsby |
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Young People/Families and Vulnerable People |
To lead on village activities and social events, liaison with key stakeholders including Village Agent, Toddler and Parent Group, St Andrews, Parochial Church Council, Greenfields Community Housing, village groups/societies and charities, Essex County Council Youth Services, establish Youth Forum. |
Cllr Rachel Buckenham Parish Clerk |
