TOWN COUNCIL - Broadstairs & St Peter's Town Council

Broadstairs & St Peter's Town Council

The Town Council is responsible for:

The Victoria bandstand kiosk and the summer entertainment programme (bandstand concerts, Punch and Judy)

Management of allotment plots at 2 sites

Broadstairs in Bloom

Mockett’s Wood in St Peter’s

Culmer’s amenity land in Broadstairs

Awarding grants to local organisations and events

Decorative lighting in the town and on the seafront

Neighbourhood Plan for Broadstairs and St. Peter's

All statutory duties of a Town Council

Responding to Planning and Development Control consultations

Consulting on planning applications for the Broadstairs and St. Peter's area

5th November Fireworks Display

Civic events: Remembrance Service, Civic Service, the Annual Town Assembly

Community Hall, Council Chamber and Mayor’s Parlour hire – meetings and events venue

The Mayor’s office and engagements

Full Council, Finance and General Purposes and Planning Committee meetings throughout the year, plus the sub committees and working parties established as issues arise

The Committees

There are two main committees - Finance & General Purposes, and Planning, which appoint sub-committees and working parties as and when needed.

Overview of Council Procedures

The Town Council has fifteen directly elected members who represent 5 Wards in the town and who usually serve for four years. Town Council elections are held in May every 4 years. Each year, the Council members elect a Town Mayor and a Deputy Mayor and both play a full part in civic, social and charitable activities in the Town. The Town Council and its committees meet regularly. The meetings have always been open to the public to observe, but now, in the true spirit of open government, any resident is able to speak on agenda items, provided the required notice is given to the Town Clerk.

Under the new ethical framework introduced by the Localism Act 2011, every District, Town and Parish Council is required to publish District, Town and Parish Councillors' Declaration of Pecuniary Interest online.