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The Parish Council meets on the last Tuesday of every month at Munsley WI Hall.The date and agenda for the next meeting can be found here.Planning applications may be viewed from 7.00pm and the meeting starts at 7.30pm. Members of the public are invited to attend and have the opportunity to comment upon planning applications and items on the agenda.
The chair of the Council is chosen by gentleman's agreement and holds office for two years. Where possible the chair is selected from each parish in turn. The current chairman Cllr Michael Skittery and Cllr David Hewitt is Vice Chairman. Details of who your other parish councillors are and how to contact them can be found here.
Our parish clerk, Mrs Elaine Wood can be contacted by email or phone on 01432 389441 or 07528 711136.
Your council is an elected tier of local government. Other tiers, known as principal authorities, have a legal duty to deliver services such as education, town and country planning, environmental health and social services. Parish councils also have the legal power to take action, but they have fewer duties and greater freedom to choose what action to take.
Typical issues that concern parish government are planning applications, highways, traffic, community safety, housing, street lighting, allotments, cemeteries, playing fields, community centres, litter, war memorials, seats and shelters. Parish Councils also play a vital part in representing the interests of parishioners to higher authorities. Parish Councils are mainly funded from the local Council Tax (the precept) and have a range of powers to spend money to benefit the local community.