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Councillors
The Council comprises seven members and is advised and supported by the Clerk. Of the seven seats, there are currently one elected member and four co-optees with two vacancies.. Councillors' names and contact details are shown in the table below. There are two vacancies at present.
Councillors are always pleased to hear from members of the community - if you would like to raise an issue please contact one of them via their emails listed below. If you want to have a phone conversation please phone the Clerk on 01284 810508 and she will pass all messages on to the Councillor who is best placed to answer the question.
The Council takes probity seriously and works to a Code of Conduct - this is available to view on the left of this page. in order to avoid conflicts of interest, whenever a member is elected, re-elected or co-opted they must declare any financial or similar interests that they have.
There is a Register of Interests for all councillors. When a Councillor has delared an interest in a matter related to Council business they are normally unable to participate in any associated debate and decision-making. However, in some circumstances Councillors are eligible to seek a written dispensation which, if granted, enables her or him either to just participate in discussion or to participate in decision-making too.
Each year, at the Annual Meeting of the Council held in the Spring, the members elect a Chair and Vice-Chair. The current Chair is Cllr Roberts and the Vice-Chair is Cllr Rickard. If you wish to contact any memebr of the Council please use the email below. If it is more urgent please contact the Clerk and leave a message on her anwering machine and she will get back to you asap. Thank you
Clerk to the Council
The Clerk to the Council is responsible for advising and supporting the Council, setting and publishing the agenda for meetings, calling most types of meeting and for implementing the decisions and policies of the Council. The Clerk is generally the first point of contact for all Council business - please contact her if you need information about any aspect of the Council's work or if you have any questions or queries.