Annual Parish Meeting
What is the role of the meeting?
The meeting is usually held between the March meeting of Council and the start of May. The meeting is usually held at 6:30pm in the Committee Room of the Petuaria Community Centre.
An Annual Parish Meeting consists of the local government electors of a parish. Its purpose is to discuss parish affairs, which could be any local issue, activity or subject matter which a parish meeting may wish to discuss, debate and potentially influence.
More importantly it allows a local council to engage with the local electorate. Even if the Parish Council disagrees with the issues raised, or related arguments, the council members’ attendance and involvement in the Annual Parish Meeting would demonstrate that the council is prepared to take account of local residents’ views.