Full Council
Agendas are available here usually 3-4 days prior to a meeting. Minutes of the meeting are usually available once they have been ratified at the following meeting. Future meeting dates are shown in the box below.
2020
4 Feb Agenda
14 Jan Agenda |Minutes
2019
10 November Agenda Minutes
30 October Agenda | Minutes
24 October Agenda | Minutes
8 October Agenda |Minutes
10 September Agenda| Minutes
9 July Agenda|Minutes
18 June Agenda l Minutes
14 May - Mayor Making* - Agenda | Minutes
9 April - Agenda | Minutes
12 March - Minutes
12 February - Minutes
17 January - Extraordinary Meeting - Minutes
8 January - Minutes
2018
13 November - Minutes
16 October - Extraordinary Meeting - Minutes
9 October - Minutes
11 September - Minutes
6 September - Extraordinary Meeting - Minutes
15 August - Extraordinary Meeting - Minutes
10 July - Minutes
12 June - Minutes
15 May - Minutes
8 May - Mayor Making* - Minutes
1 May - Extraordinary Meeting - Minutes
10 April - Minutes
13 March - Minutes
13 February - Minutes
31 January - Extraordinary Meeting - Minutes
9 January - Minutes
Minutes of meetings prior to 2018 are not available on the website, but you can request a copy from the Town Council office using the contact details below.
Meeting Calendar
The calendar of planned meetings for Full Council in 2019/20 is as follows:
2019
10 September
8 October
12 November
2020
14 January
11 February
10 March
14 April
12* & 19 May
What Is Full Council?
Full Council meetings are a forum where councillors can exercise their representative function and one which can underpin policy formulation and performance review.
It deals with matters such as:
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approving the council’s policy framework.
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agreeing the council’s Budget and setting the Council Tax Precept.
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making decisions referred to it by sub-committees.
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adopting and changing Standing Orders.
In February each year it meets to approve the Council’s budget for the forthcoming financial year and sets the Council Tax Precept. It elects the Mayor of the council every four years and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor at its 'Mayor-Making' Meeting in May.
All Councillors attend Full Council and meetings are chaired by the Mayor of the Council.
What is Mayor Making?
*Each year, at a meeting in May, a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Downham Market are elected by the Councillors. The Mayor Making meeting is also known as the Annual Town Council meeting.