{"id":3189,"date":"2021-02-26T13:15:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T13:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/?page_id=3189"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:09:45","slug":"community-amenities-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/?page_id=3189","title":{"rendered":"Community & Amenities Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Terms of Reference<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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The Community and Amenities Committee of Elham Parish Council consists of the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman of the Parish Council and a maximum of 4 Councillors.  The quorum of the committee shall be a minimum of 3 of all those entitled to attend.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
The Chairman of the Committee shall be appointed at the first meeting of the Committee following the Annual Parish Council meeting.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
The appointment of members to this Committee is decided at the Annual Parish Council meeting.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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  1. To keep under review the provision of recreational facilities and amenities for the residents of the Parish of Elham.<\/li>
  2. To oversee the management and administration of Elham Burial Ground and the closed Churchyard.<\/li>
  3. To lead on tenders for all aspects of maintenance and ground works for the approval of Full Council.<\/li>
  4. To put forward to Full Council proposals for any improvements, developments or any proposed expenditure when requesting funding for the following financial year.<\/li>
  5. To make recommendations to Elham Parish Council about the level of fees for use of recreational facilities and amenities.<\/li>
  6. To recommend the appointment of sub-tenants to utilize Council properties where appropriate.<\/li>
  7. To oversee the management of the sub-tenants.<\/li>
  8. The Committee is authorised to establish working groups, including member of the public, to assist in its work.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Terms and Conditions of Council and Committees<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Matters to be resolved only by a Full Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Issuing precept<\/li>
    2. Borrowing money<\/li>
    3. Approving the end of year Accounts and Annual Return<\/li>
    4. Incurring expenditure over and above the Councils approved budget.<\/li>
    5. Amending Standing Orders and Financial Regulation.<\/li>
    6. The number of Committees, and the names and number of Members appointed on each Committee.<\/li>
    7. Determining the functions and constitution of Committees and sub-committees.<\/li>
    8. Fixing the dates of routine meetings of The Council and its Committees.<\/li>
    9. Filing of Member vacancies on any Committees or Council.<\/li>
    10. Appointing or nominating persons to fill vacancies on outside bodies.<\/li>
    11. Confirming the appointment of and dismissing of the Parish Clerk.<\/li>
    12. No Committee or sub-committee, apart from the Staffing Committee, have the power to incur expenditure without the approval of Full Council.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Committee Chairman<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      In liaison with the Parish Clerk, the Committee Chairman has the authority to cancel or postpone a meeting owing to the lack of business or in an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Safeguards<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
      1. Matters delegated to a committee may be referred to full Council at the request (written or verbal) of two Members of the Council prior <\/strong>to the resolution of the matter.<\/li>
      2. In accordance with Standing Order 7a the Council may, under specified conditions, reverse a committee (or Council) decision within 6 months,<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Committee Members:<\/u><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

        Cllr Kevin Lamb (Chair), Cllr Geoff Clements, Cllr Brian Swan, Cllr Christeen Chapman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Terms of Reference Committee Chairman In liaison with the Parish Clerk, the Committee Chairman has the authority to cancel or postpone a meeting owing to the lack of business or in an emergency. Safeguards Matters delegated to a committee may be referred to full Council at the request (written or verbal) of two Members of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3209,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3189"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5144,"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3189\/revisions\/5144"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elhampc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}