Notice of vacancies available to be filled by co-option following a scheduled election
Following the scheduled election on 4th May 2023, Edith Weston Parish Council has two (2)seats vacant. The parish council intends to co-opt to fill these vacancies and invites applications from interested persons.
Could this be you? Are you interested in serving your local community?
You must be either:
• British;
• A Commonwealth National;
• An Irish or European Union citizen;
and
• 18 years of age or over, and fulfil one or more of the following criteria:
i. be on and remaining on the register of electors for the parish or, during the whole of the twelve months preceding the nomination;
ii. have lived in, worked in or lived within 3 miles of the parish boundary.
You will be asked to confirm your eligibility for office.
Applications forms can be found on the website (www.edithweston.co.uk) and should include a short statement explaining why you should be considered for the vacancy. Candidates may also be requested to address council at its meeting on 26th June 2023.
This notice of vacancy should be read in conjunction with the following documents available from Edith Weston Parish Council website:
• Parish Councillor Person Specification;
• EWPC Code of Conduct.
The closing date for applications is Friday 16th June, 2023.All applications should be returned to the clerk to council (ewpcclerk@gmail.com). Please contact the clerk to council if you would like more information.
Applications received by the closing date will be considered at a meeting of Edith Weston Parish Council on 26th June 2023.
Expressions of interest to be made via the Edith West Parish Council Clerk via email: ewpcclerk@gmail.com
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a casual vacancy is deemed to have occurred in the office of Councillor for the Parish Council following the resignation on 24 February 2023 of Councillor Keith Simpson.
Rules 5(5) and 5(6) of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006, provide that on a casual vacancy occurring in the office of town councillor within six months before the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired, the parish council may, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the period of 14 days (i.e. 14 days, computed as below, after public notice of the vacancy has been given) co-opt a person to fill the vacancy.
Any vacancy not so filled must be filled at the next ordinary election.
MARK ANDREWS
RETURNING OFFICER
Date: 8 March 2023
Expressions of interest to be made via the Edith West Parish Council Clerk via email: ewpcclerk@gmail.com
Please see a communication from Rutland County Council about the local recycling site in North Luffenham.
Due to ongoing Severn Trent Water pipe repairs taking place at North Luffenham and the wider area, North Luffenham HWRC will be closed from 27th February for up to four weeks. Due to the nature and extent of the work there is no safe access to the site, hence the need for a full closure during this period.
To enable residents to still access a HWRC during this time, the Council will be opening Cottesmore HWRC for 7 days a week until North Luffenham HWRC reopens.
Please note that Cottesmore HWRC is unable to accept trailers.
RCC apologises for any inconvenience during this time and we will work closely with Severn Trent Water to ensure works are completed as quickly as possible.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a casual vacancy is deemed to have occurred in the office of Councillor for the Parish Council following the resignation on 23 November 2022 of Councillor Neil Farmer.
Rules 5(5) and 5(6) of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006, provide that on a casual vacancy occurring in the office of town councillor within six months before the day on which that councillor would regularly have retired, the parish council may, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the period of 14 days (i.e. 14 days, computed as below, after public notice of the vacancy has been given) co-opt a person to fill the vacancy.
Any vacancy not so filled must be filled at the next ordinary election.
MARK ANDREWS
RETURNING OFFICER
Date: 7 December 2022
14 day period (working days) will be finished on 5th January 2023 after which time Edith Weston Parish Council will seek to co-opt a person to fill the vacancy.
Expressions of interest to be made via the Edith West Parish Council Clerk via email: ewpcclerk@gmail.com
NOTICE OF VACANCY
IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR
EDITH WESTON PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Pursuant to section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that because of the resignation of Norman Milne, a vacancy exists in the office of Councillor for Edith Weston Parish Council.
If by 6 September 2022 (14 days* after the date of this notice), a request for an election to fill the said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer at Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP by TEN electors for the said Parish, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.
MARK ANDREWS RETURNING OFFICER
Date: 16 August 2022
* In computing any period of time for this purpose, a Saturday, Sunday, day of the Christmas break, of the Easter break or of a bank holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning must be disregarded.
“The Christmas break” means the period beginning with the last week day before Christmas Eve and ending with the firstweek day after Christmas Day which is not a bank holiday, “the Easter break” means the period beginning with the Thursday before and ending with the Tuesday after Easter Day, and “a bank holiday break” means any bank holiday not included in the Christmas break or Easter break and the period beginning with the last week day before that bank holiday and ending with the next week day which is not a bank holiday.
We have a high-level exercise happening on 13 Aug 22 – 21 Aug 22,
North Luffenham Airfield will be out of bounds for this period, Day and night.
Kind Regards,
LCpl J R Tillotson | Training Wing Courses JNCO | 103 HQ & Sp Sqn | St Georges Bks, North Luffenham, Rutland, LE15 8RL
Edith Weston Parish Council NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 26 and 27 The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234).
1. Date of announcement 6 May 2022(a)
2. Each year the smaller authority’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd. The unaudited AGAR has been published with this notice. As it has yet to be reviewed by the appointed auditor, it is subject to change as a result of that review. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested. For the year ended 31 March 2022, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to: (b) Cathie Gwilliam , Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer: ewpcclerk@gmail.com, 01780460128 commencing on (c) Monday 27 June 2022 _______________________ and ending on (d) Friday 5 August 2022 ________________________
3. Local government electors and their representatives also have: • The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and • The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority. The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.
4. The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015. The appointed auditor is: PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team) 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD (sba@pkf-l.com)
5. This announcement is made by (e) Cathie Gwilliam , Clerk & Responsible
Financial Officer, Edith Weston Parish Council
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