Stanwick Parish Council is made up of residents who have put themselves forward for election (or occasionally co-option). They have put themselves forward because they want to improve our parish and they are prepared to make decisions for our community.
Parish Councils are statutory bodies, created and governed by acts of Parliament. They are not connected to the church or to the Parochial Church Council.
Who's Who
The Parish Council is made up of 7 councillors who are elected for a four year term.
Current members are:
Councillors can be appointed to represent the Parish Council on outside bodies or for specific areas of interest or responsibility. For the civic year the following appointments have been made:
Councillor Johnson - the Police Liaison Representative
Councillor Kitchener - Stanwick Village Trust
Councillors Kitchener - Ringstead Quarry Liaison Committee
Councillor Kitchener - 'Fianance and internal control' portfolio holder
Councillor Taylor - 'community safety' portfolio holder
The 'Good Councillor Guide' below gives an overview of what parish councillors do.
Why become a parish councillor? Click here for another page which will tell you more about it.
Committees
The Council is permitted to establish committees, sub-committees and working parties with specific roles or tasks. All committees and sub-committees have 'Terms of Reference' that clearly sets out what it should do and what it is limited to. If the Council thinks it appropriate 'non-councillors' can be appointed to a committee in addition to councillors. Non-councillor members have limited voting rights. All committee or sub-committee meetings must be conducted in the same way as a council meeting and follow the adopted Standing Orders.
Committees and sub-committees are established each year at the Annual Council Meeting and the members are appointed.
Members of the Council can meet in an informal setting to discuss matters as a working party. However, any decision made cannot be binding on the Council.
Staffing Committee
Members: Cllr Ashby, Cllr G Konstantinidis and Cllr Kitchener. Cllr Johnson is the first alternate.
Agendas and Minutes are provided in the Meetings and Documents section. These are the Terms of Reference .
Events Committee
Members: Cllr M Taylor (Chairman), Cllr G Banks and Cllr J Ashby. Cllr Kitchener is the first alternate.
Agendas and Minutes are provided in the Meetings and Documents section. These are the Terms of Reference .
Representation at NORTH Northants Council
Cllr Kirk Harrison represents the interests of Stanwick at North Northants Council : Email:
Cllr Helen Howell represents the interests of Stanwick at North Northants Council : Email:
Cllr Elizabeth Wright represents the interests of Stanwick at North Northants Council : Email:
Code of Conduct
All councillors are required to abide by the Stanwick Code of Conduct (see below) and to regularly update a Register of Interests. If you would like to view a councillors Register of Interests, please click here which will take you to North Northamptonshire Council's website.
Stanwick Parish Council is proud to have signed up to Civilty and Respect Pledge demonstrating that our council is committed to treating councillors, clerks, employees, members of the public representatives of partner organisations, and volunteers, with civility and respect in their role.
Parish Office
The Council has an office in Stanwick Village Hall on Spencer Parade. This is not a postal address. The parish clerk, who works part time, is based at the parish office and is generally available weekday mornings. If you would like to speak to the clerk in person, it is best to make an appointment to call in to ensure you do not have a wasted trip.
The Village Hall has a ramp access.
Meetings
Full Council meetings are held at 7:15 p.m. in the Committee Room of Stanwick Village Hall, Spencer Parade, on the third Thursday of every second month, starting with May. Additional meetings are arranged when necessary to discuss urgent or special business. Additional meetings will be publicised on the parish notice board on the outside of the village hall.
The calendar of meetings can be viewed on a separate page here.
The Village Hall does have a ramp access. If you would like attend a meeting and would like to discuss accessibility, please contact the parish clerk, giving as much notice as possible.
Agendas
The agenda and accompanying documents and reports will be published at least three working days before the meeting.
Agendas can viewed or downloaded from a dedicated page on our website which can be reached here.
A copy of the agenda will be placed on the Council notice board, which is located on the side of the Village Hall.
Minutes
The Minutes are a record of decisions made by the Council. They are not a verbatim record of all discussions.
This website contains approved Minutes for the current and preceding five years.
Minutes can be viewed or downloaded from the side bar on this page or can be found from the site navigation menu under 'meetings and documents . If you want to inspect minutes from an earlier date, please contact the Parish Clerk. Official Minutes for complete years are periodically transferred to the County Records Office in Northampton.
Accounts
This website contains the current year accounting statements and audited accounts for the preceding six years. These documents can be viewed or downloaded here which will take you to a new page. If you want to inspect the accounts from an earlier date, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Planning Matters
Stanwick Parish Council is consulted on Planning Matters. The local Planning Authority is North Northamptonshire Council.
The Parish Council will consider all planning applications in an open Council meeting.
The Policies page of this site has a useful booklet 'Consultation and Commenting on Planning Applications'.
Risk Assessment
The risk assessment reports can be accessed and downloaded by clicking here.