BROADSTAIRS & ST PETER’S TOWN COUNCIL
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR
THE LEISURE AND TOURISM SUB-COMMITTEE: Environmental sub-committee

Approved by Council on 26 April 2021

MEMBERSHIP
• The Environment Sub-Committee shall consist of a minimum of five Councillors and the Council’s Tree Warden.
• Councillor members shall have full voting rights on the committee.
• Non-councillor members shall have no voting rights.

PROCEDURES
• At the first meeting of the Environment Committee after the Annual Meeting of the Town Council the Committee shall elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman for the forthcoming year from amongst the committee membership. The Chairman and Vice Chairman may be re-elected.
• The committee will submit minutes of their meetings to the next meeting of the Finance and General Purposes Committee and seek approval for recommendations made.
• The annual budgeting process will allocate funds to the Environment Sub-committee which will propose how they will be spent.
• The Clerk to the Council or an appropriate officer shall provide administrative support for the Sub-committee.

FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS
• The Committee will normally meet bi-monthly. The schedule will be established by the Clerk and the Chairman of the Sub-committee and published along with all other committee meetings.

• Meetings will take place at Pierremont Hall or other suitable venue or via Zoom and will be open to the public.

COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS –

The committee shall undertake actions and priorities as identified in the Environmental Strategy adopted by Council on Monday 25 January 2021 (min 398)