Committees, Agendas & Minutes

Northam Town Council Meeting and Committee Calendar

May 2021
4^th	Tuesday	Annual Town Council 6pm
12^th	Wednesday	Planning 6pm
13^th	Thursday	Climate Emergency 10am
18^th	Tuesday	Presentation of designs for Westward Ho! Play park by contractors 6pm by ZOOM
19^th	Wednesday	Westward Ho! Park Committee 6pm
26^th	Wednesday	Full Council 6pm
27^th	Thursday	Planning 6pm

JUNE 2021
2^nd	Wednesday	Neighbourhood Plan 6pm
7^th	Monday	Town Projects 6pm
10^th	Thursday	Climate Emergency 10am
14^th	Monday	Northam Burrows 10am
15^th	Tuesday	Westward Ho! Park 6pm
16^th	Wednesday	Planning 6pm
17^th	Thursday	Review Committee 10am
21^st	Monday	Finance & HR 10am
30^th	Wednesday	Full Council 6pm

Draft Calendar for the year to 30^th April 2022 can be found here.

Full Council

The Full Council meets on the last Wednesday of the month at 6pm. From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. Full Council meetings will be held in Northam Hall until further notice.

Planning

The Planning Committee meets twice a month at 6pm on a Wednesday or Thursday. Agendas on the website will confirm the date. From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. Planning Committee meetings will be held in the Town Hall Chamber until further notice. Members – Cllrs Davis, Hames, Laws, Manley, Newman-McKie, Sargent, Shelley & Tisdale (one vacancy) plus the Mayor, ex-officio (Cllr Mrs Hodson)

Finance & Human Resources

The Finance and Human Resources Committee and meets monthly, with meetings being 10.00am and 6pm alternate months. From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. Meetings will be held in the Town Hall Chamber until further notice. Members - Cllrs Chalmers, Edwards, Hames, Himan, Laws, Leather, Sargent & Tisdale plus the Mayor (Cllr Mrs Hodson) ex-officio, the Chairman of Northam Burrows and the Chairman of Town Projects and Asset Management In the event that the Chair of Northam Burrows and the Chair of Town Projects are not existing members they will be appointed onto the Committee with full voting rights.

Town Projects

The Town Projects and Asset Management Committee meets on the first Monday each month, alternating between a 10.00.am and 6pm start.From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. Meetings will be held in the Town Hall until further notice. Members – Cllrs Edwards, Hames, Himan, Laws, Leather, McCarthy & Tisdale plus the Mayor (Cllr Mrs Hodson) ex-officio.

Northam Burrows

The Northam Burrows Committee meets every other month on the second Monday of the month at 10am. From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. Meetings will be held in the Town Hall until further notice. Graziers and Forum meetings are also held on a regular basis. Members – Cllrs Chalmers, Edwards, Hames, Laws, Sargent, Shelley & Tisdale plus the Mayor (Cllr Mrs Hodson) ex-officio.

Climate Emergency Committee

Members: Cllrs Newman-McKie, Chalmers, Hames, Laws & Shelley plus the Mayor (Cllr Mrs Hodson), ex-officio. There are three co-opted members of the public, Ms Annabel Hill, Ms Phoebe Gibb and Mr Tom Wiersma The committee meets monthly at 10am, please check agendas for dates. From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. Meetings will be held in the Town Hall until further notice.

Review Committee

Members - Cllrs Edwards, Laws, Leather, McCarthy, & Tisdale (two vacancies) plus the Mayor (Cllr Mrs Hodson), ex-officio. Meetings are planned to be held twice a year, please check agendas for dates and times. From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. Meetings will be held in the Town Hall until further notice.

Westward Ho! Park Committee

Members - Cllrs Newman-McKie, Edwards, Laws, Leather, McCarthy, Sargent & Tisdale (two vacancies) plus the Mayor (Cllr Mrs Hodson), ex-officio. Non-councillor members - Mrs Hutchins, Mrs Jones, Mr Makeig-Jones and Mr Sawyer This committee will initially meet every three weeks by zoom, please see agendas for dates and times. From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. The meetings will be held in Northam Hall until further notice.

Northam Neighbourhood Plan Advisory Group

Members - Cllrs Newman-McKie, Chalmers, Hames, Laws, Sargent & Shelley plus the Mayor (Cllr Mrs Hodson), ex-officio. Non councillor members are Mr G Allen, Ms E Bartleman, and Ms J Smart. Meetings are evenings at 6pm monthly, please see agendas for dates. From the 7th May 2021, the meetings will return to being face-to-face. Meetings will be held in the Town Hall until further notice.