The Parish Council meets every 3 months in February, May, August and November in either Bale Village Hall or the Gunthorpe Village Institute.
Meetings start at 7.00pm and are usually held on Thursdays.
MEETINGS CALENDAR
Guide to members of the public at Parish Council meetings
Meeting Dates for 2024
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16th May - Gunthorpe Village Institute
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Wednesday 24th April - Annual Parish Meeting - Bale Village Hall
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15th February - Bale Village Hall
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Meeting Dates for 2023
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- 30th November - Gunthorpe Village Institute
- 7th September - Bale Village Hall
- 21st June - Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting - Bale Village Hall
- 11th May - Annual Parish Meeting and Annual Parish Council Meeting - Gunthorpe Village Institute
- 16th February - Bale Village Hall
Meeting Dates for 2022
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- 10th November - Gunthorpe Village Institute
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11th August - Bale Village Hall
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5th May - Annual Parish Meeting and Annual Parish Council Meeting - Gunthorpe Village Institute
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17th February - Bale Village Hall
Meeting Dates for 2021
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11th November 2021
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12th August 2021
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6th May 2021 by Zoom
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11th February 2021
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Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings but whilst members of the public cannot participate throughout the meeting, except at the Annual Parish Meeting, a short period of time is allocated at every meeting for members of the public to air their views on matters directly related to the Parish.
The Role of the Clerk
The Clerk is the ‘Proper Officer’ of the Council who is responsible for the smooth running of the Council’s business. He/she is the first point of contact for the Council and all correspondence comes to the Clerk.
Responsibility for implementing the decisions of the Council rests with the Clerk along with giving professional guidance where necessary whilst remaining neutral and discrete. The Clerk is also responsible for financial management.
The Clerk prepares, circulates and displays agendas in public places. She/he signs notices and summonses with a list of business to be transacted but does not have the power to fix the meetings of the Council. The Clerk is required to attend meetings, take minutes, keep Council minutes in a book and hold other documents.
A member of the Council may be appointed as Clerk without remuneration but nowadays it is more usual to appoint someone who is not a councillor to be paid for the work they undertake.
