The Annual Meeting of Kedington Parish will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 28th May 2024 In The Royal British Legion Hall, Kedington.
This is a meeting of the local government electors of the parish. It is not a Parish Council meeting.
A parish meeting is held to discuss 'parish affairs' which have no statutory definition.
Parish affairs can be any item or topic that relates to or affects the parish. It is an ideal forum for the Parish Council to engage with local residents. It is also the ideal forum for residents of the parish to voice their views and concerns. An agenda will be available to download from 17th May 2024.
The public have a statutory right to attend and all are welcome to do so however, only the local government electors at a parish meeting may ask questions and have the right to vote at the meeting.
A local government elector may make suggestions and comment on anything pertinent to the people of the parish. It is the forum for local government electors to have their say on anything that they consider is important to the people of the parish. This will be welcomed and it is the whole purpose of the meeting.
If you would like to attend this meeting in person, please advise the Clerk by email (clerk@kedingtonpc.org.uk) to ensure sufficient seating is laid out.
If you are unable to attend but would like to bring a matter to the attention of the meeting, please email the Clerk.
The meeting allows the Parish Council and local Community Organisations to explain what they have been doing over the past year and what plans they might have for the coming year.
Please could any organisations that wish to make a report at the meeting contact the Parish Council Clerk by 16th May 2024 to ensure their item is added to the agenda.
The Chair of the Parish Council, if present, must preside at a parish meeting and if he/she is absent the Vice-Chair must, if present, preside. If neither are present, the parish meeting must appoint a person to take the chair of that meeting from amongst those electors present.
It is also usual for Parish Councillors to attend and speak as necessary but the purpose of the meeting is to enable the local government electors to have their say. Councillors will listen and as local government electors themselves, also have the opportunity to raise questions and make comments if they wish.
