CALDICOT TOWN COUNCIL

Council Offices, Sandy Lane, Caldicot NP26 4NA

Tel: 01291 420441 Fax: 01291 431139 e:mail

11th May 2017

Dear Councillor

You are requested to attend the Annual Meeting of Caldicot Town Council to be held at

6.00pm on Wednesday, 17th May 2017 at Town Council

Yours faithfully

Gail McIntyre

Clerk to the Council

AGENDA

1.  Apologies

2.  Declarations of Interest

3.  Retiring Mayor, Cllr David Evans Address to Town Council

4.  INAUGURATION

To Elect the Mayor following Nomination for Civic Year 2017/2018

Clerk to Request Mayor’s Acceptance of Office

Mayor to Sign Declaration of Acceptance of Office

Retiring Mayor to Invest Incumbent Mayor with Chain of Office

Retiring Mayor’s Consort to Invest Incumbent Consort with Chain of Office

Mayor to Present Past Mayor’s Pin to Retiring Mayor Cllr David Evans

Incumbent Mayor’s Address to Town Council/Response

To Elect a Deputy Mayor Following Nomination for 2017/2018

Mayor to Invest Deputy Mayor with Chain of Office

Deputy Mayor to Address Town Council

5.  To Review and approve Terms of Reference for Committees [Circ]

6.  To Elect Internal Committees 2017/18

Health & Safety Committee/ (6)

Allotments Committee

Twinning Committee (5)

Personnel/Appointments Committee (7)

[Includes Mayor/Deputy]

Planning, Cemetery, Finance, Estimates FULL

Garden, Best Kept Town FULL

Cheque Signatories [Not a Committee] (4)

Excluding Clerk - also to be signatory

EXTREMELY URGENT COMMITTEE [PLENARY] (3) Mayor/Deputy + 2 Cllrs

Planning Applications of Urgent Nature (3) Mayor/Deputy + 2 Cllrs

[Including a holiday period]

Grants Committee (7)

10a. King George V Playing Fields Trustee FULL TOWN COUNCIL

Compound Working Group (5)

7.  To Elect Representatives of Town Council on Outside Bodies 2017/2018

Monmouthshire County CAB (2)

[For Term of Council]

One Voice Wales Area Committee (2)

[Precedent Mayor/Deputy]

One Voice Wales Larger Local Councils Cttee (1) + (Deputy non voting)

[Precedent Mayor]

Emergency Contacts Mon CC on Permanent Basis (4)

[Incumbent Clerk/Mayor]

User Sub-Committee King George V Playing (5)*

Fields *To include Health & Safety Member

School Governors [For Term of Council]

Dewstow Primary School (1)

Durand Road Primary School (1)

Castle Park Primary School (1)

Schools Admission Forum (1) + [deputy]

Herbert Charity Trust [For Term of Council] (2)

CAIR (1) +[ deputy]

Community Safety Action Team [CSAT] (1) + [deputy]

Mon CC CCTV Working Group (2)

Tidal Strategy Environment (1) + [deputy]

Severnside Area Committee (1) + [deputy]

Caldicot Castle & Country Park Advisory Group (2)

Mon CC Caldicot Castle Steering Group Cttee (1)

Mon CC Cluster Meeting (2)

Caldicot Foodbank Steering Committee (1)

Mon CC Give Dog Fouling The Red Card (1)

Working Group

Mon/Torfaen Youth Offending Team (1)

– Restorative Justice

Caldicot Youth Group (1)

Caldicot Town Team (1)

8.  To Review and approve Town Council Standing Orders [Circ]

a) To consider start times of meetings [b/f FTC 29.03.17]

9.  To Review and approve Town Council Financial Regulations [Circ]

10.  To note Independent Remuneration for Wales Annual Report 2017/18 and Town Council Implementation of Determinations 44, 46-51, with effect from 1.4.17

Note: Remuneration would be received and members can opt out, if required

11.  To note, Monitoring Officer undertaking Code of Conduct Training -

Tuesday 23rd May 2017 6pm

12.  To note Vacancy, for co-option, Green Lane, Caldicot

Notices of vacancy to be displayed, with view to co-option Full Town Council 31st May 2017.