Thakeham Parish Council

                                                Clerk to the Council: Mr John Denman

The Parish Office, Thakeham Parish Council

Storrington Road, Thakeham, Pulborough

West Sussex RH20 3EJ

Phone:  01798 815305

E-mail:  clerk@thakehampc.plus.com

Website:  www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/Thakeham

Members of Thakeham Parish Council are summoned to a Meeting of Thakeham Parish Council to be held at Thakeham Village Hall on Monday, 20^th November 2006 at 7.30 p.m.

John Denman

                                                                                    Clerk to the Council

                                                                                    16^th November 2006

AGENDA

• 1. Apologies and reason for absence
• 2. Declaration of interest by Councillors on any of the agenda items below
• 3. Minutes of the meeting held on 16^th October 2006 to be agreed and signed as a true record

4.         Report on actions taken on items from previous meeting for information only          

5.         Correspondence received by clerk for noting only

6.         Finance

(a)        To receive a report on the current finances of the Council

(b)        To approve the signing of cheques

            (c)         To approve a budget and fix the precept for the financial year 2007/2008

            (d)         To consider a contribution for the maintenance of the churchyard in 2006 (see attached)

            (e)         To consider the attached appeal from West Sussex Rural Mobile Youth Trust

7.         Directory of Local Organisations - report from the clerk for consideration and action (if any)

8.         To receive oral reports on the following for information only

• (a) Parish Action Plan
• (b) Open Spaces Committee
• (c) Parish Office/Playing Fields Advisory Committee
• (d) Footpaths
• (e) Laybrook landfill

9.         To receive the minutes of the Planning Committee meeting held on 3^rd October 2006

10.        To receive the minutes of the Open Spaces Committee meeting held on 12^th September 2006

11.        To receive reports (if any) for noting from:

• (a) County, District and Parish Councillors
• (b) Working Parties if not covered by separate agenda items
• (c) Liaison with TVA

12.        Chairman's Announcements (if any) for information only

13.        Any other business for noting or inclusion on a future agenda

14.        To confirm that the next meeting of Thakeham Parish Council be held on Monday,

 18^th December 2006 at Thakeham Village Hall at 7.30 p.m.

15.       In view of the confidential nature of the business to resolve that the public and press be        excluded from the following items (No's 16 & 17)

16.       Joint Planning Advisory Working Group - attached report from Cllr Berry for discussion and decision

17.       Clerk's contract hours - report from Working Party for discussion and decision