The Parish Council meets at Bacton Village Hall (unless otherwise notified), usually on the second Monday of alternate months. Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings but whilst members of the public cannot participate a short period of time is given for members of the public to air their views on matters directly related to the Parish Council.
MEETINGS CALENDAR
Parish Council meeting dates for 2024
commencing at 7pm - Bacton On Sea Village Hall
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Monday 15th January
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Monday 11th March
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Monday 13th May - Annual Parish Council and Annual Parish Meeting
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Monday 8th July
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Monday 9th September
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Monday 11th November
All meetings start at 7pm - they are open to members of the public for a specified period and there will be an opportunity at each meeting to make comments to the Council on Agenda items or to bring concerns forward.
Agendas and Minutes of previous meetings are available on the website or on request from the Clerk. The Agenda will be published on the website and on local noticeboards at least three clear days before a meeting.
For more information - please contact the Clerk
The Role of the Clerk
The Clerk is the ‘Proper Officer’ of the Council who is responsible for the smooth running of the Council’s business. He/she is the first point of contact for the Council and all correspondence comes to the Clerk.
Responsibility for implementing the decisions of the Council rests with the Clerk along with giving professional guidance where necessary whilst remaining neutral and discrete. The Clerk is also responsible for financial management.
The Clerk prepares, circulates and displays agendas in public places. She/he signs notices and summonses with a list of business to be transacted but does not have the power to fix the meetings of the Council. The Clerk is required to attend meetings, take minutes, keep Council minutes in a book and hold other documents.
A member of the Council may be appointed as Clerk without remuneration but nowadays it is more usual to appoint someone who is not a councillor to be paid for the work they undertake.
