Meetings are normally held at the Methodist Chapel Downham Market at 6.45 pm, usually on the third Thursday of every other month. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
MEETINGS CALENDAR
Meeting Dates For 2024
Unless otherwise stated, all meetings will take place at Downham Market Methodist Church. The Press and Public are cordially invited to attend any meeting. Residents can address the Council at the start of the meeting but may only speak thereafter with the permission of the Chairman.
January
18th Full Council 6.45pm
March
21st Parish Assembly 6.45pm followed by Full Council
May
9th Annual Parish Meeting of the Council 6.45pm followed by Full Council
July
18th Full Council 6.45pm
September
19th Full Council 6.45pm
November
21st Full Council 6.45pm
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.
