These are draft minutes that have not yet been approved by the council. The minutes are subject to change and will be confirmed at the next meeting.
P25/032 PRESENT
Councillors Dalzell, Gardiner, Banks, Forrest and Hartley
A Keppel-Green (Town Clerk).
P25/033 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies were received from Cllrs Coan and McCulloch (health)
P25/034 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
No member declared an interest in any item.
P25/035 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
It was RESOLVED to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 7th January 2026.
P25/036 REVIEW OF YEAR-TO-DATE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
The year to day committee income and expenditure was noted.
P25/037 STAFF REPRESENTATIVE
It was noted that there was currently no staff representative.
P25/038 TOIL/FLEX ACCRUED DELIVERING EVENTS
The committee considered a number of options for alternative systems for accounting for flex accrued in the delivery of events, it was expressed that there was a preference for using officers over temporary staff, and a preference that that the existing flex limits should not be increased. It was noted that staff would be consulted on options and a detailed paper brought to a future meeting.
P25/039 OUTSTANDING ACTIONS AND PROJECT UPDATES REPORT
The report was noted, it was noted that no further members had completed the sexual harassment awareness training and Cllr Gardiner undertook to complete it over Easter.
P25/027 COMMITTEE WORKPLAN
The committee workplan was noted, the Town Clerk explained that the staggering of items in relation to changes under the Employment Rights Act 2025 was based on the timing that provisions were being brought into force.
P25/028 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
It was noted that the next scheduled meeting will be held on 1st June 2026 at 7:30pm.
P25/030 STAFFING OVERVIEW REPORT
The report was noted.
The Town Clerk reported on the former Events Manager’s exit interview.
P25/031 PERSONNEL MATTERS
No matters were raised.