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Shaftesbury,
The Town Council has twelve elected members who give their time voluntarily for
the benefit of Shaftesbury and its residents. The Council elects one of its
members to be Town Mayor in May of each year, electing a Deputy Mayor at the
same time. The Mayor presides over all Town Council meetings. Membership The
Full Council meetings are attended by all members of the Town Council and are
presided over by the Mayor and, in their absence, the Deputy Mayor. There are
twelve Full Council meetings scheduled each year, beginning with the Annual
Meeting which takes place in May. Responsibilities The Full Council meetings
approve and adopt the minutes of Town Council and Committee meetings, receive
reports on the Mayor’s engagements and correspondence and receive reports from
Dorset Councillors and local organisations. The meetings also deal with
contractual, financial, legal and policy matters that Committees do not have the
remit to resolve. Committees The Town Council has one formal committee –
Planning & Highways, meeting on a monthly basis. Dates for meetings of the
Council’s Committees can be found on our Meetings page. In addition, the Town
Council has two advisory committees – Shaftesbury Swimming Advisory Committee
and Mampitts Advisory Committee, which both meet on an ad-hoc basic. Terms of
References for all committees are contained within the Scheme of Delegation.
Planning and Highways Committee information Parish or Town Meetings A parish
meeting may be convened by any six local government electors for the parish. Not
less than seven* clear days’** public notice is to be given of the meeting, the
notice specifying the time, place and business to be transacted. The notice must
be signed by the person or persons convening the meeting and will not be issued
in the name of the clerk of the council. Public notice must be given by posting
the notice in some conspicuous place(s) in the parish and in such other manner
(if any) considered desirable by the person(s) convening the meeting. Usual
places are public notice boards, post offices, village stores, village halls,
etc. There is no statutory requirement to publish the notice in the press,
although this often happens. The press and public have the same rights of
admission to a parish meeting as they have to a meeting of the parish council
(Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960). You are advised to contact the
Town Clerk for further information and guidance if you are considering calling a
Parish Meeting. * If the business proposed relates to the establishment or
dissolution of a parish council, or the grouping of the parish under a common
parish council, fourteen clear days’ notice is required. **clear days do not
include the day of issue, the day of the meeting, public holidays or periods of
national mourning
