The Agenda for next week’s Communications & Events Committee is linked below.
This meeting will consist of a review of the events the Town Council has delivered in the second half of 2016 and initial planning for next year’s budgeted events.
The meeting will be held in the Civic Hall at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 10th January 2017. The public are welcome to attend and participate in the meeting.
The December meeting of Council promises to be an interesting one with several important decisions being made. The Council will be considering a draft business case and making a decision whether or not to bid for the old Stanley Urban District Council Offices in Front Street now that DCC have placed them on the market. They will also be considering a proposal to take over the Community Room in West Rd, Annfield Plain and seeking to approve the budget for 2017/18.
The budget being presented to Council by the Finance Committee will be proposing that the Town Council’s part of the Council Tax is frozen next year, whilst allocating a further £60,000 towards cash grants to support community groups and initiatives. More information about the Council Offices and the Community Rooms and the full draft budget are linked below.
PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE MASONIC HALL, 6.30 pm ON TUESDAY 20th DECEMBER. THERE WILL BE MINCE PIES FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ATTEND
Stanley Council Offices Proposal
DCC Sales Particulars for Council Offices
Business Case – Annfield Plain Community Room
The Finance Committee meets at the Civic Hall at 6.30pm on Tuesday 6th December 2016. The main topic for consideration will be the second draft of the Town Council’s 2016/17 Budget, where the projects the Council wishes to deliver in 2017/18 will be balanced against the available income.
There will also be a meeting of the Personnel Committee on Monday 5th December to discuss staffing matters, This meeting will not be a public meeting.
Council will be considering whether or not to become the custodian of Annfield Plain War Memorial, what a brand new war memorial for the whole of Stanley could look like, whether or not to provide a community defibrillator for the town and looking at budgets for next year at Tuesday’s meeting. We will also be considering a request for funding for a charity swimathon being organised at Stanley baths by the Rotary Club of Derwentside, the new ALDI proposal and proposed changes to Dog Control Orders across the County.
The public are both welcomed and encouraged to come and participate in our meetings, this meeting will be held at the Stanley Education Centre (next to Shield Row School) at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 15th November. The hot chocolate from the free vending machine at Shield Row is recommended so we hope to see you there!
The papers are attached below:
The next meeting of Council is the Crime & Community Safety Meeting. The Committee will be hearing presentations from Groundwork North East and Durham Money Advice about the services they provide which are funded by the Town Council and the Committee will be making recommendations as to items which should be included for funding in the next financial year.
The Meeting will be held at the Shield Row Education Centre, King Edward VIII Terrace (next to Shield Row School) at 6.30pm on Tuesday 8th November. All meetings are open to the public.
The next meeting of Stanley Town Council will be the Finance Committee. Members will be considering the first draft budget and making recommendations to Council about which projects and initiatives should be funded in 2017/18.
The meeting will be held at 6.30pm on Tuesday 1st November 2016 at Shield Row Education Centre, King Edward VIII Terrace, Stanley due to Oliver! being on at the Civic Hall.
(There may be a few tickets left for that so do contact the box office if you’d like to go!)
Background Papers (6.8MB, PDF)
The Agenda and Papers for the next Full Council meeting of Stanley Town Council are linked below. Among the business will be the consideration of projects, initiatives to be budgeted for in the next financial year, asset transfer of the old Front Street Offices, Parks and community buildings, provision of community defibrillator devices and more. The meeting will be held at Stanley Civic Hall, Front Street, at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 18th October 2016.
Council Minutes (September meeting)
Photo: Simon Green
The Crime & Community Safety Agenda will meet on the 5th October at 6.30 pm in the Civic Hall. Members of the public are welcome and invited to participate in the meeting and put forward proposals for projects the Council should fund or deliver next year.
The Council has received notice that the Independent External Auditor has certified that the Town Council’s Annual return were has been submitted in accordance with proper accounting practices and no issues were raised requiring remedial action.
The Accounts themselves are available to be inspected by local electors until 15th October 2016
The full annual return can be viewed HERE
The paper’s for next Tuesday’s meeting of Stanley Town Council have been published. The meeting will be held at the Civic Hall in Front Street, Stanley at 6.30 pm and the Public are welcome to attend and participate.
Items to be considered will be:
Funding request for Fireworks
Proposals for funding the PACT House
Funding for Front Street Improvements
Civic Hall Coffee Shop
OAPs Christmas Dinner
We hope to see you there. The papers for the meeting are attached below.
Background Documents
Coffee Shop Appendix (Excel spreadsheet)
Photograph: Simon Green from the Beamish Museum Leek Show