The whole council meets once a month on the first and third Tuesday. The second meeting of the month is only held if there is business to attend to and so may be cancelled from time to time. Any cancellations of meetings will be posted on the website under the News section. The public are most welcome to attend these meetings and at the first meeting of the month there is a section of the meeting where the public may speak on any subject. These sessions do not form part of the official minutes of the meeting. If members of the public wish to make representations on agenda items and would like to have these representations mentioned in the minutes, they should notify the clerk 24 hours prior to the meeting that they wish to speak at.
The council operates a committee structure. There are five committees that meet on a regular basis – Planning, Assets & Environment, Finance & General Purposes, Personnel and Grants. Below the Assets & Environment Committee sits the Pride in Beccles Sub-Committee. Eight councillors sit on each of the committees, with members of the public also sitting on the Pride in Beccles Sub-Committee. From time to time the council also creates working parties to look at specific projects, and once the projects have been completed the working party is then disbanded. The public are welcome to attend all committee meetings of the council.
A chart showing the council’s committee structure can be found here.
Please click on the following links for the TERMS OF REFERENCE of each of the committees
Assets & Environment Planning Finance & General Purposes Personnel Grants
AGENDAS AND MINUTES – TOWN COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES
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TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA
2017
Town Council Meeting 6 June 2017
Extraordinary Town Council Meeting 23 May 2017
Town Council Meeting 16 May 2017 (Mayor Making)
Town Council Meeting 2 May 2017
Annual Town Meeting 25 April 2017
Town Council Meeting 18 April 2017 – Cancelled
Town Council Meeting 4 April 2017
Town Council Meeting 7 March 2017
Town Council Meeting 21 February 2017 – Cancelled
Town Council Meeting 7 February 2017
Town Council Meetings 17 January 2017
TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES
2017
DRAFT Town Council Minutes 6 June 2017
Extraordinary Town Council Minutes 23 May 2017
Town Council Minutes 16 May 2017
Town Council Minutes 2 May 2017
Annual Town Meeting 25 April 2017 (Draft)
Town Council Minutes 4 April 2017
Town Council Minutes 7 March 2017
Town Council Minutes 7 February 2017
Town Council Minutes 17 January 2017
2016
Town Council Minutes 20 December 2016
Town Council Minutes 6 December 2016
Town Council Minutes 1 November 2016
Town Council Minutes 4 October 2016
Town Council Minutes 20 September 2016
Town Council Minutes 6 September 2016
Town Council Minutes 2 August 2016
Town Council minutes 5 July 2016
Town Council minutes 21 June 2016
Town Council minutes 7 June 2016
Town Council minutes (Mayor Making) 17 May 2016
Town Council minutes 3 May 2016
Annual Town Meeting minutes 26 April 2016
Town Council minutes 19 April 2016
Town Council minutes 5 April 2016
Town Council minutes 1 March 2016
Town Council minutes 2 February 2016
Town Council minutes 19 January 2016
PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA
2017
Additional Agenda Item – Planning Committee on 21st June 2017
Planning Committee Agenda – 21st June 2017
Planning Committee Agenda – 7th June 2017
Planning Committee Agenda – 17th May 2017
Planning Committee Agenda – 19th April 2017
Planning Committee Agenda – 5th April 2017
Planning Committee Agenda – 22nd March 2017
Planning Committee Agenda – 1st March 2017
Planning Committee Agenda 8th February 2017
Planning Committee Agenda – Wednesday 18th January 2017
PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES
2017
Planning Minutes – 7th June 2017
Planning Minutes – 17th May 2017
Planning Minutes – 19th April 2017
Planning Minutes – 5th April 2017
Planning Minutes – 22nd March 2017
Planning Minutes – 1st March 2017
Planning Minutes – 8th February 2017
Planning Minutes -18th January 2017
2016
Planning Minutes – 21st December 2016
Planning Minutes – 7th December 2016
Planning Minutes – 2nd November 2016
Planning-Minutes-of-7th-September-2016
Planning Minutes 3rd August 2016
Planning Minutes – 6th July 2016
Planning Minutes 8th June 2016
Planning Minutes 18th May 2016
ASSETS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
2017
Assets & Environment Committee Agenda 8 May 2017
Assets & Environment Committee Agenda 13 March 2017
Assets & Environment Committee Agenda 16 January 2017
ASSETS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
2017
Assets & Environment Committee Minutes 13 March 2017
Assets & Environment Committee Minutes 16 January 2017
2016
Assets and Environment Committee Minutes 7 November 2016
Assets & Environment Minutes – 12th September 2016
FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE AGENDA
2017
Finance & General Purposes Agenda 10 May 2017
Finance & General Purposes Agenda 27 March 2017
Finance & General Purposes Agenda 15 March 2017
Finance & General Purposes Agenda 11 January 2017
FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE MINUTES
2017
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 27 March 2017
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 15 March 2017
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 11 January 2017
2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 9 November 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 19 October 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 13 September 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 12 July 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 27 June 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 7 June 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 11 May 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 13 April 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 8 March 2016
Finance & General Purposes Committee Minutes 10 February 2016
GRANTS COMMITTEE AGENDA
2017
Grants Agenda – 14th June 2017
Grants Agenda Additional Item – 15th March 2017
Grants Agenda – 15th March 2017
2016
Grants Agenda – 21st-November-2016
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Grants Committee Agenda – 27th June 2016
Grants Committee Agenda 20.4.16
GRANTS COMMITTEE MINUTES
2016
Grants Committee minutes 20.4.16
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AGENDA
2017
Personnel Committee Agenda 17 March 2017
2016
Personnel Committee Additional Agenda Item 6 December 2016
Personnel Committee Agenda 6 December 2016
Personnel Committee Agenda 15 July 2016
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MINUTES
2016