The Town Council makes decisions on how to spend resources within the local area, at its meetings. The agendas for each month list the business being considered by Council and the background papers provide supporting information for each agenda item. The Council meets once a month with the exception of the months of August and December. The meeting of Council in the month of May is the Annual General Meeting (AGM) where a new Town Mayor is elected and constitutional arrangements are reviewed.

The minutes are the record of decisions taken by Council for each item of business and provide the legal basis for expenditure incurred by the Council.

The Council also has a Finance and General Purposes Committee to support its programme. The Committee meets every month with the exception of August and January. This Committee has delegated responsibilities to deliver a number of initiatives aimed at improving the wellbeing of the community and make recommendations to Council about initiatives and projects it feels would be beneficial as well as providing a vehicle to bring partners to the Council to work together.

Committee also has a delegated budget to deliver community events around Stanley and has an overview of the Council’s websites, publications and engagement strategies. It is also there to provide advice to Council about the Town Council’s roles as an employer and to have an overview of budgets, accounts and audit processes.

The Finance and Governance Committee replaces a number of now dissolved Committees: Projects and Initiatives; Crime; Community Safety; Communications; Events and Personnel.

WE APOLOGISE FOR THE SOUND QUALITY ON THE LIVE FULL COUNCIL MEETING RECORDING

OF 25TH APRIL 2023