CLERK:         Peter Crossley:  Tel 01823 480218
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The Old Post Office
Curland
Taunton
Somerset
TA3 5BD

peter.crossley01@virgin.net

7 May, 2007
To; Mrs P Kent, Mrs R L Gould, Messrs Downie, Fowler, Graham, Green and Parsons
Your attendance is requested at the Annual Meeting of Hatch Beauchamp Parish Council to be held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 9 May 2007 at 7.30pm

Peter N Crossley
Clerk to the Council

AGENDA

1.  Apologies
2. Election of Chairman for the ensuing year
3. Declarations of interest
4. To appoint a Vice Chairman
5. 2 Vacancies exist on the Council – to consider co-option
6. To appoint representatives on outside bodies

       2 delegates to West Area Committee of SALC (next meeting on 7 June at Stoke St Gregory)
       Village Hall Committee
       SALC
       Footpath Liaison 

• To appoint a Planning Committee (currently 5 members with a quorum of 3)
• To consider the payment of annual subscriptions to SALC and SPFA
• To confirm the Minutes of the meetings held on 14 March and 25 April 2006 as a correct record
• Questions from Members under Standing Order 23
• Code of conduct for members – report of Clerk attached
• Minutes of Parish meeting of 25 April - attached
• Renewal of insurances with Allianz Cornhill
• SCC’s proposals for a unitary authority – invitation to SCC presentation and letter from SALC. Request from TDBC to support petitions rejecting the proposals and invitation to discuss Team Somerset approach
• April newsletter from SALC on items of interest
• Parish Plans – notice from Somerset Community Council about funding
•  SCC Area Working Panel – report on last meeting and invitation to meeting on 22 May at the Albemarle Centre Taunton at 7pm
• Invitation to join Community Council for Somerset
• Patient and Public Involvement forum on Health in Somerset – request for volunteers
• Local development Framework – consultations on Development Management policies
• Invitation to Mendip Housing’s Rural housing conference – 15 June Sparkford
• Invitation to respond to SCC highways related services annual return
• Appointment of Internal Auditor
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2007 and Annual Return – report of Clerk attached
• Accounts
• Items of Report, including circulation sheets of 9 April and 3 May
• Items for next meeting (to be held on 11 July 2007)