Agenda

Saltash Town Council - Thursday 4th December 2025 7.00 pm

Venue: Guildhall

Items
No. Item

1.

Health and Safety Announcements.

2.

Apologies.

3.

Declarations of Interest:

a.  To receive any declarations from Members of any registerable (5A of the Code of Conduct) and/or non-registerable (5B) interests in matters to be considered at this meeting.

 

b.  The Town Clerk to receive written requests for dispensations prior to the start of the meeting for consideration.

4.

Public Questions - A 15-minute period when members of the public may ask questions of the Town Council. pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Please note: Any member of the public requiring to put a question to the Town Council must do so by email or via The Guildhall no later than 12 noon the day before the meeting.

 

Members of the public are advised to review the Receiving Public Questions, Representations and Evidence at Meetings document prior to attending the meeting.

Additional documents:

5.

To receive and approve the Minutes of the Full Town Council Meeting held on 6 November 2025 as a true and correct record. pdf icon PDF 268 KB

6.

To receive and note the minutes of the following Committees and consider any recommendations:

6a

Policy and Finance held on 11 November 2025; pdf icon PDF 788 KB

Additional documents:

6b

Joint Burial Board held on 13 November 2025; pdf icon PDF 657 KB

6c

Planning and Licensing held on 18 November 2025; pdf icon PDF 321 KB

6d

Extraordinary Policy and Finance held on 25 November 2025. pdf icon PDF 6 MB

7.

To approve the Town Council Fees and Charges for the year 2026/27. pdf icon PDF 198 KB

This will be a recorded vote.

Additional documents:

8.

To approve the Town Council Budgets, Virements and Nominal Codes for the year 2026/27. pdf icon PDF 442 KB

This will be a recorded vote.

Additional documents:

9.

To set the Town Council level of contingency for the year 2026/27.

This will be a recorded vote.

 

Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 makes it an offence for a Councillor in Council Tax arrears (with at least two months unpaid bills) to vote at a Meeting of Saltash Town Council where financial matters relating to the Council Tax are being considered – agenda item 10.

10.

To set the Town Council Precept for the year 2026/27. pdf icon PDF 681 KB

This will be a recorded vote.

11.

To receive the Chairman's report and consider any actions and associated expenditure. pdf icon PDF 206 KB

12.

To receive the Monthly Crime Figures and consider any actions. pdf icon PDF 148 KB

13.

To receive a report from Community Area Partnerships and consider any actions and associated expenditure.

14.

To receive a report from Community Enterprises PL12 and consider any actions and associated expenditure. pdf icon PDF 196 KB

15.

To receive a report on behalf of Safer Saltash and consider any actions and associated expenditure.

16.

To receive a report from Saltash Chamber of Commerce and consider any actions and associated expenditure. pdf icon PDF 165 KB

17.

To receive a report from Cornwall Councillors and consider any actions and associated expenditure. pdf icon PDF 475 KB

18.

To receive an update on the future of the health care in Saltash and consider any actions and associated expenditure. pdf icon PDF 24 KB

19.

To consider Risk Management reports as may be received.

20.

Finance:

20a

To advise the receipts for October 2025; pdf icon PDF 189 KB

20b

To advise the payments for October 2025; pdf icon PDF 216 KB

20c

To report urgent and essential works actioned by the Town Clerk under Financial Regulations;

20d

To note that bank reconciliations up to 31 October 2025 were reviewed as correct by the Chairman of Policy & Finance Committee and the Town Clerk;

20e

To note that an audit on recent supplier payments was conducted by the Chairman of Policy & Finance in line with the Councils Financial Regulations. It was noted that there are no discrepancies to report.

21.

To reaffirm the Civility and Respect Pledge and consider any actions and associated expenditure. pdf icon PDF 259 KB

22.

To receive a report on draft submissions for the Community Highways Improvement Programme and consider any actions and associated expenditure. pdf icon PDF 872 KB

(Pursuant to FTC held on 243/25/26 minute nr. 243/25/26)

23.

Meet your Councillors: The next scheduled meeting date Saturday 20 December 2025 in conjunction with Saltash Market Day.

24.

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960:

To resolve that pursuant to Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to meetings) Act 1960 the public and press leave the meeting because of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.

25.

To consider any items referred from the main part of the agenda.

26.

Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960:

To resolve that the public and press be re-admitted to the meeting. 

27.

To confirm any press and social media releases associated with any agreed actions and expenditure of the meeting.

28.

Date of next meeting: Thursday 15 January 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

29.

Common Seal:

I Move to Order that the Common Seal of the Council be affixed to all Deeds and Documents necessary to give effect to the foregoing Acts and Proceedings.