Town Council Agenda for Meeting 23rd February 2012

You are INVITED to attend a Meeting of Amble Town Council to be held on Thursday 23^rd  February 2012 at at the rising of the Finance Committee (approx. 7.15pm) in The Town Council meeting room, The Quayside, Amble.

                                                                                                  BY ORDER OF Elaine Brown- Town Clerk  17/02/2012

A  G E N D A

Declaration of Interest by Members and Officers

Members and officers are reminded that if they have an interest in any item on the Agenda it should be declared as soon as possible after the commencement of the Meeting (Sections 94 to 98 and 105 of the Local Government Act, 1972, Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, and the National Code of Local Government Conduct).

1. PRESENT:

2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE: Members are reminded that if they fail throughout six consecutive months to attend a meeting of the authority, they shall, unless the reason for absence was approved by the authority before the expiry of that period, cease to be a member of the authority (Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972). Apologies for absence should be given to the Clerk by the Member who intends on being absent prior to the meeting

3. ACCEPTANCE OF DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST:

4. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME: (maximum 15 minutes)

Under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public will be excluded from the Meeting during consideration of the following items on the Agenda due to sensitive nature.

PRIVATE

Review of Council Services

1.    Specifics:

a)    Accountancy including Salaries/ Gratuity-Pension

b)    Commercial Waste Collections

c)    Assets and their Risk Management

d)    Grave digging

e)    Groundworks and Planting

f)     Maintenance Tasks

g)    Clock

h)   Lightning Conductor

i)     Shutters

j)      Trees

k)    Conservation- stone, marble, gates etc.

l)     Insurance

m)  Health and Safety/ Risk Assessment

n)   Personnel/ Training

o)    Suppliers- e.g. Fuel; Equipment; Servicing; Personal Protective Clothing; Grass/ Soil/Pesticides etc.; Cleaning Materials; Admin. Items; Photocopier; Utilities

2.    Review of Employees and Salaries

3.    Other Items

6. Date and time of next meeting