The next branch meeting will be held on Friday 1st December at Congleton Town Hall.
AGENDA
WELCOME
The Chairman will welcome everyone and members will introduce themselves
INTRODUCTION TO CONGLETON TOWN COUNCIL
Chief Officer of Congleton Town Council, David McGifford will introduce Congleton Town Council, giving a short talk on the what the council does.
SPEAKER
Jeff Scales, Head of Services (North) for Locality will be giving a presentation on the Community Right to Bid (assets of community value) and Community Right to Challenge.
SECRETARY’S REPORT
To receive a report from the Secretary on Branch membership
TREASURER’S REPORT
To receive a report from the Treasurer on the Branch’s Finances
TRAINING
To consider utilising the surplus from the Branch Conference to provide a training and conference bursary
To consider undertaking a Training Needs Survey
To note SLCC Courses planned in 2018
To appoint members to the Branch Conference sub-group
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
- Election of Chairman
- Election of Deputy Chairman
- Election of Secretary
- Election of Treasurer
- Election of Training Officer
- Election of National Forum Representative
- Election of National Forum Reserve Representative
NATIONAL NEWS
An update on the national work of SLCC.
2018 MEETING PROGRAMME
To note the 2018 meeting programme
Date / TIme | Location | Speaker Topic |
January 19th – 10am | Frodsham | Community Shops and Pubs. |
March 14th – 4pm | Alsager | Cheshire Community Pride Awards |
May 25th – 10am | Northwich | Running a Cemetery |
July 19th – 6:30pm | Macclesfield | Essential Polices – Policy Swap |
September 28th – 10am | Winsford | Village Halls and Community Centres + AGM |
November 28th – 10am | TBC | TBC |
OPEN FORUM
This part of the meeting is for members to raise any relevant issues for discussion including:
- Projects/actions for the branch to undertake
- Discussion/advice on an issue or subject
- Discussion on things the branch should campaign on
Discussion Question: “What incentives could be introduced to encourage councils to seek accreditation under the Local Council Award Scheme?