Parish
Council
The Parish
Council meets in the village hall at 7.30pm on the last Monday of alternate
months. The workload is surprisingly heavy for such a small community!
Councillors welcome contributions from villagers at meetings.
The last parish
council elections were held in May 2007 and we have a full compliment of five
councillors. The council is funded by the parish precept, which is collected as
part of the Council. As well as covering the administration of the village
donations are made from the precept towards the upkeep of the churchyard, the
village hall and the running of the youth club.
Meeting
Dates 2010-2011
26 January
30 March – Annual Parish Meeting followed by parish council
18 May – Annual General Meeting followed by parish council
20 September
30 November
31 January
28 March - Annual Parish Meeting followed by parish council
Parish
Councillors
Gerald
Kinahan (chairman)
Lawn Bar Road
01452 780315
Tony Saxton
The Old Vicarage
Chaceley
GL19 4EE
01452 780000
Paul Tucker
Chaceley Hall
Chaceley
GL19 4EH
01452 780188
Graham Hyde
The Sandlings
Corse Lawn
GL19 4LU
01452 780567
Nicholas
Mullane
Grain House Cottage
Chaceley
GL19 4EH
01452
780839
Parish Clerk
Barbara
Mullane
Grain House Cottage
Chaceley
GL19 4EH
T/F 01452
780839
chaceleyparishcouncil@btinternet.com
Borough
& County Councillor
Phil Awford
6 Tirley Elm Bungalows
Mail Road
Tirley
Gloucestershire
GL19 4EU
01452 780579
07951 587633 (mob)
councillor.awford@tewkesbury.gov.uk
MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
The following PDF contains the parish council's submission to the Tirley PRI public inquiry together with National Grid's response.
_________________________________________________________________________
FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT 2009
Responsibilities
The job of Chaceley Parish Council is to represent the interests of the whole
of the community in order to protect and improve the quality of life and the
local environment. In order to ensure value for money for ratepayers, the
council influences decision makers in the principal authorities that are
responsible for delivering services.
*A hard copy of the information given below is
available from the clerk.
The Publication Scheme
The Freedom of Information Act 2009 requires all public authorities to whom the
FOIA applies to “adopt and maintain” a Publication Scheme, which
must be approved by the Information Commissioner. The purpose of the
Publication Scheme is to provide a guide to the information the Council
publishes or intends to publish in the future. The Publication Scheme
must set out the classes of information, the manner in which it publishes each
class of information and whether the information is freely available or whether
it is subject to a fee.
The information is separated into seven classes as follows:
Who we are and what we do
Chaceley has 5 elected councillors who serve a term of 4 years. At
the last election,
in 2007, the councillors currently serving were elected
unopposed. Their contact details can
be found above.
The council has an appointed clerk who acts as its administrator and
responsible financial officer (contact details above). All correspondence
and requests for information should be directed to the clerk.
The council meets at 7.30pm in the Village Hall on the last Monday
of alternate months (see diary above) and its meetings are open to local
electors. The Annual Parish Meeting is held in March followed by a
parish council meeting and the Annual General Meeting of the council
precedes its May meeting. Minutes of council meetings are published on
this website (see above).
The parish council is in the administrative areas of Tewkesbury
Borough Council and Gloucestershire County Council and the council is a
signatory to the GCC Charter. Contact details of Chaceley’s
borough and county councillor can be found above. Chaceley is in the
Forest of Dean constituency and, again, contact details of the MP can be found
above.
What we spend and how we spend it
The precept for the parish is agreed by the council at its November
meeting. A copy of *the budget can be obtained by writing to the
clerk. The council is in receipt of an annual grant from GCC
Highways for the mowing of verges and occasionally, as appropriate, from TBC.
The accounts are audited each year by an internal auditor appointed by the
council and by an external auditor appointed by Government. The accounts
are made available for public
inspection
by appointment with the clerk and notice of this inspection period appears
on the village noticeboard.
What our priorities are and how we are doing
Our priorities are to maintain the environment and character of Chaceley for
the safety and enjoyment of residents and visitors.
Our main safety concerns are the reduction of the impact of flooding and
the maintenance of our highways. To achieve these aims we are in
close and constant contact with various departments of Gloucestershire County
Council, Tewkesbury Borough Council and with the Lower Severn
Internal Drainage Board as well as our MP.
With regard to the environment, in 2008 the council succeeded in having
two areas adopted as village greens to allow it to carry out the
maintenance of these areas, one of which is designated as a safe play area for
village children.
The council carries out biennial surveys of residents to gauge priorities
and canvass their requirements.
The Chairman of the parish council makes an annual report to the
Annual Parish Meeting charting each year’s progress. The
Annual Report is included in the minutes of the March meeting published
on this website.
How we make decisions
Decisions are made by majority vote of councillors after discussion at
council meetings. The public is invited to attend these meetings and
the agenda includes an opportunity for contributions from the
public. The council has authorised the chairman to delegate the response
to minor planning applications to the clerk.
Our policies and procedures
The council adheres to the requirements of the Local Government Act of
1972 in the procedure of its business and it has adopted the NALC model of
Standing Orders and Chairmanship. The council has adopted the *Model Code
of Conduct (2007) a copy of which is available from the clerk and
all its councillors are signatory to that code. As a requirement of
the code, all councillors have
provided a *Register of Interests which is available from the clerk.
Lists and Registers
The parish council does not hold lists and registers (other than the Register
of Interests specified above).
Services provided by the Council
The parish council provides a verge maintenance service on behalf of GCC
Highways.
Provision of Information
The agendas and minutes of council meetings are routinely published on the
village noticeboard and on this website. An asterisk in this text highlights
that the information is available in hard copy from the clerk. There
will be a charge of £1.00 per page of information requested.