Forthcoming Meetings

Meetings will be held in the Council Chamber, The Grove, Stockingate, South Kirkby.
Public and Press have access to all Town Council and Committee Meetings. Members of the public cannot participate in a meeting unless specifically invited by the Chair. Public and Press can be excluded from a meeting if it is resolved that publicity would not be in the public interest.
Each Town Council meeting has a Public Forum during which members of the public may raise issues for consideration.
The Town Council is required by law to hold at least four meeting per year including the Annual Meeting which must be held in May.

Annual Town Meeting

The Annual Town Meeting is a meeting of the Town's electorate.
It is not a Town Council meeting, although the Town Mayor will call the meeting, and if present, will chair the event.
There is no prescribed format for this meeting, other than custom and practice.
Resolutions made by the meeting are not binding on the Town Council.

Precept Meeting

Town Council services are, in the main, financed from monies raised through the precept.
The precept is a local tax collected by the rating authority (City of Wakefield MDC) through the council tax system.
The Finance and Resources Committee will recommend what level of precept is required at a meeting in January.
The Town Council will confirm the level of precept at a meeting in February and will approve the issue of the formal requisition on the rating authority.