The Joint Parish Council manages its affairs through the main Council meetings where most of the decisions are taken. However, special committees have been set up with the view to examine, manage and control the main aspects of the work of the Council at a more detailed level. They are the Finance And Asset Management Committee, Business and Employment Committee, General Purposes Committee, Emergency Committee (formerly the Flood Management Working Party) and the Planning Committee. These committees have powers to RECOMMEND only - ie only the Joint Parish Council can make actual decisions but they can expect the committees to advise prior to decisions being put before the full Council.
The Council's Parish Clerk advises the Council and Committees on matters of procedure and also acts as the Administrator. Every committee elects its own chairman with the aim to co-ordinate the work of the committee. The Terms of Reference for each committee are available on this website.
