Halstead Town Council	Agenda	Time: 7.15pm Day: Thursday Date: 26th March 09 Venue: Council Chambers Town Council Offices Mill House The Causeway Halstead CO9 1ET Tel/Fax: 01787 476480
THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND THIS MEETING

FULL COUNCIL 

Members of the Council are requested to attend the above Meeting to transact the following business: -

1. Presentation of Certificate and Photograph in recognition of Terry Middleton's service to the Town Council.

2. Apologies for Absence

3. Welcome to the new Halstead Town Councillor - Cllr Ken Paisley - and appoint to the Amenities Committee.

4. Declarations of Interests. To declare any ‘personal' or ‘personal and prejudicial' interests relating to items on the agenda having regard to paragraphs 7 to 11 inclusive of Part 2 of the Code of Conduct for Members and having taken appropriate advice (where necessary) before the meeting.    (Form available)

5. Public Question Time. A maximum period of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or to make statements, and for Councillors with ‘personal' or ‘personal and prejudicial' interests under paragraph 12(2) of the code of conduct for Members to make statements.

6. Minutes. To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 25^th February 2009.

7. Committee Minutes. To accept the minutes of the following committees:

(i) Finance & General Purposes Committee - 9^th March 2009 - copy previously circulated.

8. Planning Applications. Dealt with by the Planning Committee. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE. Chair of Planning - Councillor Mrs S Diver - report available

9. Mayors Appointments and Announcements - report available

10. To consider any referrals from the Amenities Committee

11. To consider any referrals from the Finance & General Purposes Committee

12. Tree Warden - report available

13. Office closure over Christmas - report available

14. Mill House flagpole - report available

15. Committee Dates 2009 - report available

16. Finance - report to follow

17. Exclusion of Public and Press.
To give consideration to adopting the following resolution: - "That pursuant to the provisions of section 1(2)-of the Admission to Meetings Act 1960, in view of the next item to be conducted, the press and public to be excluded from the meeting.

Mike Murkin

Town Clerk