Meetings are normally held at the Village Hall at 7.30pm, usually on the first Monday of the month. Members of the public are welcome to attend - please contact the Clerk if you require further details
MEETINGS CALENDAR
The meeting dates for 2024-all meetings will be held at Litcham Secondary/High School and will start at 7.30pm
Monday 8th January
Monday 4th March
Monday 13th May-7pm- Annual Parish Meeting, followed by the Annual Parish Council Meeting.
Monday 1st July
Monday 2nd September
Monday 4th November
The Role of the Clerk
The Clerk is the ‘Proper Officer’ of the Council who is responsible for the smooth running of the Council’s business. He/she is the first point of contact for the Council and all correspondence comes to the Clerk.
Responsibility for implementing the decisions of the Council rests with the Clerk along with giving professional guidance where necessary whilst remaining neutral and discrete. The Clerk is also responsible for financial management.
The Clerk prepares, circulates and displays agendas in public places. She/he signs notices and summonses with a list of business to be transacted but does not have the power to fix the meetings of the Council. The Clerk is required to attend meetings, take minutes, keep Council minutes in a book and hold other documents.
A member of the Council may be appointed as Clerk without remuneration but nowadays it is more usual to appoint someone who is not a councillor to be paid for the work they undertake.
