Gainsborough Town Council

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Committees

Gainsborough Town Council - Committees

Management and Finance Committee

Chairman: Cllr EJ Hadley

Cllrs; G Bardsley, EJ Hadley, S Jupp, JS Morley, P O'Connor, WSR Parry, KJ Smith
Town Mayor Cllr T Davies is ex-officio; Deputy Town Mayor Cllr R Hesse-Phillipson is ex-officio.

The Management and Finance Committee deals with the financial business of the Town Council.

Its remit covers the Town Council's Best Value Performance, providing citizen and youth awards, financial aid to local community groups through payment of grants and employment issues including training and development.

Its function is to take much of the mundane and non-contentious items from Council and has delegated authority to deal with them. These items include:

  • Cemeteries
  • Street naming consultations
  • Non-controversial transfer of licence's
  • Approval of Newsletter prior to publication
  • Request for Litter Bins
  • Street/Road closures
  • Risk Management
  • Initial consideration of Consultation Documents - recommended to be placed before Council
  • Planning Applications - recommendations are forwarded to the Planning Authority, which for Gainsborough is the West Lindsey District Council.
  • Civic protocol and functions
  • Appeals and grant distribution
  • Parish Plan
  • To manage Council financial practice and budgetary control

Consider and recommend to Council: -

  • Burial fees
  • Allotment fees
  • Rents

Sub Committees / Working Groups: -

  • Allotments Working Group
  • Policy and Procedure Sub-Committee
  • Police Partnership Sub-Committee
  • Planning Sub-Committee
Economic, Environment and Leisure Committee

Chairman: Cllr Penny Smith

Cllrs; P Banyard, D Dobbie, EJ Hadley, S Hethershaw, S Jupp, JS Morley, P Smith
Town Mayor Cllr T Davies is ex-officio; Deputy Town Mayor Cllr R Hesse-Phillipson is ex-officio.

The Economic, Environment and Leisure Committee will oversee the Town's Economic Development and Infrastructure and the following:

  • Public Parks
  • Management of Aisby Walk Skate Park
  • Amenity grass cutting and other related environmental issues
  • Public horticultural displays
  • Request for benches and bus shelters
  • Events programme, including the Riverside Festival, Gainsborough Show and the Christmas Lights.
  • To maintain manage Town Council property and street furniture.

Sub Committees / Working Groups: -

  • Events Sub-Committee
  • Levellings Working Group
Allotments Working Group

Chairman: Cllr

Cllrs; G Bardsley
Town Mayor Cllr T Davies is ex-officio; Deputy Town Mayor Cllr R Hesse-Phillipson is ex-officio.

The Allotments Committee manage the allotments and oversee all general maintenance and upkeep of allotments and deal with related issues.

Policy and Procedures Sub-Committee

Chairman:

Cllrs; EJ Hadley, KJ Smith
Town Mayor Cllr T Davies is ex-officio; Deputy Town Mayor Cllr R Hesse-Phillipson is ex-officio.

The Policy and Procedures Sub-Committee is to look at Councils Standing Orders and Procedures and authority of Officers and to carry out a review of existing Council Policies (ongoing).

Police Partnership Working Group

Chairman:

Cllrs; P Banyard, G Bardsley, EJ Hadley, S Jupp
Town Mayor Cllr T Davies is ex-officio; Deputy Town Mayor Cllr R Hesse-Phillipson is ex-officio.

Planning Sub-Committee

Chairman: Cllr

TO BE CONFIRMED
Town Mayor Cllr T Davies is ex-officio; Deputy Town Mayor Cllr R Hesse-Phillipson is ex-officio.

The Planning Sub-Committee will oversee and report on all planning applications received from West Lindsey District Council.

Events Sub-Committee

Chairman: Cllr

Cllrs; P. Banyard, EJ. Hadley, P. Smith, KD. Woolley
Town Mayor Cllr T Davies is ex-officio; Deputy Town Mayor Cllr R Hesse-Phillipson is ex-officio.

The Events Sub-Committee is to organise the Town Council stand and presence at the Riverside Festival, manage the chosen Christmas Lights scheme and organise any other events held by the Council.

 

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