Parish Council
The Parish Council's area of the website is here to keep you as informed and involved as possible about the past, present and future activities of the Parish Council which works on behalf of the people of Yaxham.
Parish Council Minutes & Results
The Parish Council makes its minutes and other documents available to download for any villager or user who wishes to examine them. For older minutes or further information, please contact the Clerk.
What does a parish council do?
Parish Councils are the cheapest and least bureaucratic kind of local authority and in Yaxham all councillors are independent of any political party. The seven Councillors are elected for four years (the next one being due on 5th May 2011) and by-elections may be held to fill vacancies occurring between elections.
Who controls the Parish Council?
A Chairman is elected each year and controls the business of a Parish Council meeting. The Parish Clerk takes the Minutes, carries out the approved policies of the Council and ensures the accounts are strictly kept.
Finance
In Yaxham, the Parish Precept of £7,965 for 2011/2012 is divided by a formula based on the number of properties in Yaxham and collected by Breckland Council as part of the Council Tax payment. This money is passed on to the Parish Council and it allows us to undertake things for the Village.
What powers has the Parish Council to do things?
The size of the village and the level of precept are obviously limiting but over the years the Parish Council has had considerable input to the provision and maintenance of the village hall, ongoing maintenance and summer mowing of the playing field and Pinns Corner. Bus shelters, notice boards, planters, rights of way, footpaths and bridleways are all monitored and mostly maintained by the Parish Council. It has the power to improve the quality of village life by spending sums of money on things, which, in their opinion, are in the interests of the parish and its residents. Initiating and maintaining the village website is one example. If there is something that you would like to see the Parish Council do, please contact the Clerk to the Council .
Your views
Feedback from residents is vitally important if your Parish Council is to reflect your views. Please contact the Clerk to the Council .
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Next MeetingFull Meeting15th March 2012, 7:30 pm
Full Meetings are now held every month, normally on the third Thursday. These Meetings are in the Meeting Room at the back of the Village Hall in Jubilee Park, Yaxham. Any member of the public is welcome to come along and hear discussion about current issues or you may speak about any parish matter during the public session that is held at the beginning of each meeting. The public and press are always very welcome to attend each meeting of the Parish Council. If for any reason a scheduled Meeting has to be cancelled notices will be posted on the Parish Council noticeboards and on the web site on the Sunday prior to the Meeting.
In May every year the Annual Parish Meeting is held. All parishioners are invited to attend. This is your Meeting at which you may ask the Parish Council to arrange for a speaker on a particular subject of interest to the village, discuss matters that concern you and hear what your Council has achieved during the past year.
If you are unable to attend a Meeting but would like a matter discussed, please contact the Clerk to the Council at least 7 days prior to the advertised date for the Meeting with the details.
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