Council Structure
The Town Council has twelve elected members who give their time voluntarily for the benefit of Shaftesbury and its residents. The Council elects one of its members to be Town Mayor in May of each year, electing a Deputy Mayor at the same time. The Mayor presides over all Town Council meetings.
Membership – The Town Council meetings are attended by all members of the Town Council and are presided over by the Mayor and, in their absence, the Deputy Mayor. There are seven Full Council meetings scheduled each year, together with one Annual Meeting which takes place in May.
Responsibilities – The Town Council meetings approve and adopt the minutes of Town Council and Committee meetings, receive reports on the Mayor’s engagements and correspondence and receive reports from District and County Councillors and local organisations. The meetings also deal with contractual, financial, legal and policy matters that Committees do not have the remit to resolve.
The Town Council has four Committees, meeting on a cyclical basis. Dates for meetings of the Council’s Committees can be found on our Meetings page.
For a summary of the meetings agreed on 19th May 2015 click here: Summary of 2015-16 Meetings
For a summary of the meetings agreed on 15th March 2016 click here: Summary of 2016-17 Meetings
Parish or Town Meetings
Parish of Town Meetings can be convened by the Chairman of the Council, any two Councillors or any six electors. Only those members of the public who reside within the Town Council/Parish boundary and are on the Electoral Register may take part in the proceedings.
Minutes of the meeting held on 5th September 2016
Agenda for the meeting to be held on 3rd October 2016
Agenda for the meeting to be held on 21st November 2016
Town Council Representatives on Local Organisations
Town Council representatives on Local Organisation was resolved at the Annual Meeting held on 31st May 2016
Town Council representatives on Local Organisation was resolved at the Annual Meeting held on 19th May 2015
Annual Return
A draft of the Annual Return for 2014/15 was submitted to the Annual Meeting of the Council on 19th May 2015
Annual Return for the financial year ended 31 March 2015
Annual Return for the financial year ended 31 March 2016
2015-2016 Budget
The 2015-2016 Budget was resolved by Council on 24th March 2015
2016-2017 Budget
The 2016-2017 Budget was resolved by Council on 5th April 2016
2016-2017 Budget Book
