Morland Parish Council

WORKING FOR YOU SINCE 1894

Parish Council Meetings

Meetings are usually held on the second Monday of every other month.  The meetings are held in the village hall are members of the public are very welcome to attend all or part of the meetings, which start at 7.30pm

The difference between Parish Council & Parish Meetings are:

• Any person on the Electoral Register of the Parish is entitled to speak at a Parish Meeting, at a meeting of the Parish Council members of the Public may speak only at the Chairman’s discretion.
• With the exception of the Chairman, Councillors rank the same as other members of the Electorate.
• Agendas for Parish Council meetings must be published three days ahead of the meeting, for Parish Meetings a skeleton Agenda is usually published ahead of the meeting, but often items are added up to and even during the meeting.
• Only Councillors may request items to be placed on the Agenda of a Parish Council Meeting whereas any member of the Electorate may do so at a Parish Meeting.
• Any matter pertinent to the parish may be discussed at a Parish Meeting, whereas at a Parish Council meeting subjects for discussion should be limited to those matter on which the Council has the power to act (conferred by various Acts of Parliament).
• The Press and general public have a right to attend Parish Meetings, but anyone not on the Electoral Register of the Parish is “stranger” and does not have the right to vote.

In a summary:

A Parish Meeting is a meeting of the people of the parish

A Parish Council Meeting is a meeting of the Parish Councillors

Meeting dates for 2021

Monday 11th January

From 7.30pm

Parish Council Meeting

Monday 8th March

From 7.30pm

Parish Council Meeting

Monday 10th May

From 7.30pm

Parish Council Meeting

Monday 12th July

From 7.30pm

Parish Council Meeting

Monday 13th September

From 7.30pm

Parish Council Meeting

Monday 8th November

From 7.30pm

Parish Council Meeting