The Parish Council
The Parish Council of North Sunderland is made up of 12 councillors and a Clerk.
The Parish Council of North Sunderland is made up of 12 councillors and a Clerk.
Chairman
Chairman
Cllr. Geoffrey Stewart
Cllr. Geoffrey Stewart
Vice - Chairman
Vice - Chairman
Cllr. David Shiel
Cllr. David Shiel
Councillors [ in alphabetical order]
Councillors [ in alphabetical order]
Cllr. Maureen Bramley
Cllr. Maureen Bramley
Cllr. David Donaldson
Cllr. David Donaldson
Cllr. David Fordy
Cllr. David Fordy
Cllr. Sylvia Hillan
Cllr. Sylvia Hillan
Cllr. Mick McCarthy
Cllr. Mick McCarthy
Cllr. Alan Macfarlane
Cllr. Alan Macfarlane
Cllr. George Price
Cllr. George Price
Cllr. Ailsa Shiel
Cllr. Ailsa Shiel
Cllr. Matthew Stephenson
Cllr. Matthew Stephenson
Cllr. Alan Trotter
Cllr. Alan Trotter
Clerk to the Council - Jill Hall
Clerk to the Council - Jill Hall
At the Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council - members are appointed to various committees and organisations for the following year. For 2019/2020 they are as follows:
Cemetery Committee: Cllrs. G. Stewart [Chairman]; S. Hillan; M. Bramley; A. McFarlane
Development Trust: Cllr. S. Hillan
Transport: Cllr. M. McCarthy
Website: Cllr. M. McCarthy
Festive Lights: Cllr. A. Trotter
Environment: Cllrs. G. Stewart; G. Price;
Minutes/Reports of the above representatives will be added as they become available.
Minutes/Reports of the above representatives will be added as they become available.
Meetings are usually held on the 1st Monday of the month. If the 1st Monday is a Bank Holiday then the meeting is the following Monday. Minutes of the meetings are displayed in the Notice Boards around the village as follows:
Meetings are usually held on the 1st Monday of the month. If the 1st Monday is a Bank Holiday then the meeting is the following Monday. Minutes of the meetings are displayed in the Notice Boards around the village as follows:
Beside the bus stop at the north end of King Street
Beside the bus stop at the north end of King Street
In the Parish Notice Board in North Sunderland
In the Parish Notice Board in North Sunderland
In the Hub, Stone Close, Seahouses
In the Hub, Stone Close, Seahouses
In the Sheltered Housing Community Centre
In the Sheltered Housing Community Centre
Members of the public are welcome at the meetings and may speak on issues included in the agenda, with permission of the Chairman. Please inform the Clerk if you wish to speak on an agenda item. Members of the public are also invited to speak at the end of the meeting.
Members of the public are welcome at the meetings and may speak on issues included in the agenda, with permission of the Chairman. Please inform the Clerk if you wish to speak on an agenda item. Members of the public are also invited to speak at the end of the meeting.
Cllr. Guy Renner-Thompson County Councillor for the Bamburgh Ward, attends the meetings whenever possible.
Cllr. Guy Renner-Thompson County Councillor for the Bamburgh Ward, attends the meetings whenever possible.
Northumbria Police - one of the team of officers which covers this area, attends, whenever possible to update the parish council on issues of crime, anti-social behaviour etc, which have occured in the previous month.
Northumbria Police - one of the team of officers which covers this area, attends, whenever possible to update the parish council on issues of crime, anti-social behaviour etc, which have occured in the previous month.
Agendas - a few copies of the agendas are available at the meeting for members of the public
Agendas - a few copies of the agendas are available at the meeting for members of the public
Declaration of Interests - The Chairman will ask at the start of the meeting if there are any declarations of Interest.All councillors have a legal duty to record their declaration of interest in any item on the agenda, either prior to the meeting commencing, or before the item is discussed. The councillor/s are then asked to leave the meeting during the discussion and invited in when the discussion has concluded. The Clerk has the book in which all declarations are written.
Declaration of Interests - The Chairman will ask at the start of the meeting if there are any declarations of Interest.All councillors have a legal duty to record their declaration of interest in any item on the agenda, either prior to the meeting commencing, or before the item is discussed. The councillor/s are then asked to leave the meeting during the discussion and invited in when the discussion has concluded. The Clerk has the book in which all declarations are written.
Reports and Comments - The last item on the agenda is usually Reports and Comments, where councillors will report on issues raised by members of the community. If you have a concern or would like to raise something with the parish council then please speak to a parish councillor, beforet he next meeting.
Reports and Comments - The last item on the agenda is usually Reports and Comments, where councillors will report on issues raised by members of the community. If you have a concern or would like to raise something with the parish council then please speak to a parish councillor, beforet he next meeting.
FROM JULY 2015
FROM JULY 2015
As part of the policy to make Parish Councils more transparent the following will be added to this web site as they become available "By July 2015 and annually thereafter, smaller councils should publish:
As part of the policy to make Parish Councils more transparent the following will be added to this web site as they become available "By July 2015 and annually thereafter, smaller councils should publish:
1.details of every item of spending of £100 or more (inclusive of VAT) showing the date/purpose/amount/and VAT that cannot be recovered"
1.details of every item of spending of £100 or more (inclusive of VAT) showing the date/purpose/amount/and VAT that cannot be recovered"
2. "end of year accounts as per annual return" - will be added to the Finances - Audited Accounts page
2. "end of year accounts as per annual return" - will be added to the Finances - Audited Accounts page
3. "the annual governance statement as per the annual return" - THIS IS AVAILABLE FROM THE PARISH CLERK AND A COPY CAN BE REQUESTED.
3. "the annual governance statement as per the annual return" - THIS IS AVAILABLE FROM THE PARISH CLERK AND A COPY CAN BE REQUESTED.
4. "the internal audit report as per the Annual Return" - will be added to the Finances - Audited Accounts page
4. "the internal audit report as per the Annual Return" - will be added to the Finances - Audited Accounts page
5. "list of assets (land and buildings)" -
5. "list of assets (land and buildings)" -
Declaration of Parish Councillors' Interests.
Declaration of Parish Councillors' Interests.
By following the link :
By following the link :