Halstead Town Council	Agenda	Time: 7.15pm Day: Thursday Date: 29th Jan.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. Apologies for Absence

2. 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)

3. To note the resignation of Councillor T Middleton

4. 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.

5. Minutes. To approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 20^th November 2009.

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

• (i) Amenities Committee - 8^th January 2009 - copy previously circulated.
• 
  Amenities Committee - Recommendations at minute 126 & 127
• (ii) Finance & General Purposes Committee - 22^nd January 2008 - copy to be circulated.

7. 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

8. Mayors Appointments and Announcements - report available

9. To consider any referrals from the Amenities Committee

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

11. Freedom of Information Act 2005 - report available

12. Committee Dates 2009/10 to be approved - report available

13. 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