Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth Parish Council is the first tier of Local Government.
The Council has a membership of 15 elected and co-opted Councillors. Elected and co-opted Councillors do not receive any financial remuneration. The Council employs a Clerk and a Responsible Financial Officer.
The year 2022 is an election year for the Parish Council and all 15 Councillors will be retiring and eligible for re-election.
There is a HR committee. This committee reports into the full Parish Council on a regular basis.
Notification of meetings, plus the agenda, can be found on the Parish notice boards, at least three business days prior to a meeting and on this website.
Members of the public are welcome to attend Parish Council and committee meetings (other than when confidential matters are being discussed) and can address the Council in the 15 minutes before the meeting formally starts.
What is a Parish Council?
Parish or Town Councils are an important tier of Government within the UK; a Parish/Town Council is the smallest and most localised tier of local government in the UK and is a properly constituted local authority.
The powers and duties, and the manner in which a Parish Council operates are laid out in local government statute and regulations; Parish Councils operate at a level below national government and also below district and borough councils. Parish & Town Councils are elected and can help on a number of local issues, like planning applications or running local sports grounds and community halls.
The Parish Council has legal responsibilities as an employer, and sometimes as an owner of public land and buildings.
Parish Councils are Statutory Bodies, having powers under a number of different Acts (the Local Government Act 1972, the Public Health Act 1936, etc.). Only a few Councils need to use all their available powers. It is up to each Council to choose what is appropriate for the community they serve.
The Council raises funds by the annual Precept is set in January of each year. The amount required is guided by the setting of the annual budget in the November preceding.
The Parish Council precept is added to the Council Tax bill and collected by Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District Councils(on behalf of the Parish Council).
The Council also raises funds through grants from other organisations.
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