{"id":498,"date":"2020-07-05T12:30:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T12:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeffrmartin.uk\/?page_id=498"},"modified":"2020-07-05T12:30:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T12:30:30","slug":"councillors1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/index.php\/councillors1\/","title":{"rendered":"Councillors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Cross&nbsp; &#8211; <\/strong>Chairman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cllr.jcross@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-56e75974-3786-46a4-b4d2-79a4c802cd98\" href=\"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Declaration-of-Office-Cllr-Cross.pdf\">Declaration of Office Cllr Cross<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4b75e513-581d-427b-9a02-df6becb8cde2\" href=\"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/john-cross-reg-of-interest.pdf\">John Cross Register of Interests 2023-24<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hilary Andrews &#8211; <\/strong>&nbsp;Vice Chair, Chair of Planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>schoolhouse@bignor.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-016d7147-6473-4c62-821f-c602c8a9ce6f\" href=\"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Declaration-of-Office-Vllr-Andrews.pdf\">Declaration of Office Cllr Andrews<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-27b932e4-2cc0-4a5a-9891-b98090395c0c\" href=\"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Register-of-Interests-Hilary-Andrews.docx\">Hilary Andrews Register of Interests 2023-24<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wendy Brown&nbsp;<\/strong> &#8211; Roads and Ditches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cllrwbrown@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e3cbc1ff-83ed-4a61-8a49-edd0d70b645c\" href=\"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Declaration-of-Office-Cllr-Brown.pdf\">Declaration of Office Cllr Brown<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c8802b1b-b11b-4555-8e85-cd5bd7a52713\" href=\"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Wendy-Brown-Register-of-Interests-110523.pdf\">Wendy Brown Register of Interests 2023-24<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mark Holdsworth&nbsp;<\/strong> &#8211; Tree Warden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-101a7842-8df2-48ed-8e07-ae4010209ddc\" href=\"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Declaration-of-Office-Cllr-Holdsworth.pdf\">Declaration of Office Cllr Holdsworth<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>cllr.mholdsworth@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yvette Parkes&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; Finance &amp; Winter Maintenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-428dd7f8-55cc-484f-8f0a-94e044a09ebd\" href=\"https:\/\/suttonandbarlavingtonpc.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Declaration-of-Office-Cllr-Parkes.pdf\">Declaration of Office Cllr Parkes<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>cllr.yparkes@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><u>All parish councillors are members of the Planning Committee.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parish Clerk &nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:suttonbarlav@gmail.com\">suttonbarlav@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parish Council &#8211; Vacancies<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>We currently have vacancies on the Parish Council. If you are interested please contact the clerk at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:suttonbarlav@gmail.com\"><u>suttonbarlav@gmail.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to ensure you meet the&nbsp;criteria for eligibility&nbsp;and are not disqualified, and also meet the&nbsp;person specification.&nbsp;Parish Councillors&nbsp;are elected by residents at&nbsp;ordinary&nbsp;elections which are held&nbsp;every four years. If a position becomes vacant due to a Councillor resigning, dying, or being disqualified, a vacant seat is created. If after displaying a notice of vacancy for at least 14 working days, as long as no more than 10 electors from the Parish give written notice to request a by election, the vacancy can be filled by co-option.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/suttonandbarlavington.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Good-Councillors-guide-2016-Edition-002.pdf\"><u>The Good Councillors Guide,<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;gives essential guidance for Parish Councillors and is a welcome resource for new councillors and for those thinking of becoming a Councillor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Criteria for Eligibility<\/strong> A person is eligible to be co-opted provided they are qualified to be a councillor pursuant to s.79 of the Local Government Act 1972 (\u201cthe Act\u201d) and are not disqualified pursuant to s.80 of the Act.&nbsp;For more details<a href=\"http:\/\/suttonandbarlavington.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becoming-a-Councillor-Eligibility-for-co-option-declaration.pdf\">click here<\/a>.<\/td><td><strong>Person Specification<\/strong> As long as you meet the eligibility criteria, anyone can become a Parish Councillor. The main thing is that you are willing to&nbsp;volunteer your time to work for free on behalf of your community. You do not have to belong to a political party, you just need to be concerned with local community matters. For more details&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/suttonandbarlavington.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Becoming-a-Councillor-Person-Specification.pdf\"><u>click here<\/u><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Cross&nbsp; &#8211; Chairman cllr.jcross@gmail.com Hilary Andrews &#8211; &nbsp;Vice Chair, Chair of Planning schoolhouse@bignor.net Wendy Brown&nbsp; &#8211; Roads and Ditches cllrwbrown@gmail.com Mark Holdsworth&nbsp; &#8211; Tree Warden cllr.mholdsworth@gmail.com Yvette Parkes&nbsp;&#8211; Finance &amp; Winter Maintenance cllr.yparkes@gmail.com All parish councillors are members of the Planning Committee. Parish Clerk &nbsp;suttonbarlav@gmail.com Parish Council &#8211; Vacancies We currently have vacancies on the Parish Council. If you are interested please contact the clerk at&nbsp;suttonbarlav@gmail.com You need to ensure you meet the&nbsp;criteria for eligibility&nbsp;and are not disqualified, and also meet the&nbsp;person specification.&nbsp;Parish Councillors&nbsp;are elected by residents at&nbsp;ordinary&nbsp;elections which are held&nbsp;every four years. If a position becomes vacant due to a Councillor resigning, dying, or being disqualified, a vacant seat is created. If after displaying a notice of vacancy for at least 14 working days, as long as no more than 10 electors from the Parish give written notice to request a by election, the vacancy can be filled by co-option.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Good Councillors Guide,&nbsp;gives essential guidance for Parish Councillors and is a welcome resource for new councillors and for those thinking of becoming a Councillor. Criteria for Eligibility A person is eligible to be co-opted provided they are qualified to be a councillor pursuant to s.79 of the Local Government Act 1972 (\u201cthe Act\u201d) and are not disqualified pursuant to s.80 of the Act.&nbsp;For more detailsclick here. Person Specification As long as you meet the eligibility criteria, anyone can become a Parish Councillor. The main thing is that you are willing to&nbsp;volunteer your time to work for free on behalf of your community. You do not have to belong to a political party, you just need to be concerned with local community matters. 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