Parish council Priorities 2023-24

It is proposed that the parish council adopts the following priorities for 2023-24:

To produce an up-to-date record of parish council assets
To approve a new policy and guidelines to support the council’s desire to give greater publicity to its ability to award grants to local groups and organisations
To make best use of CIL and section 106 funding available to the parish (the neighbourhood portion) and to encourage applications to both funds

To ensure that the Neighbourhood Development Plan is used to inform discussion and decisions in relation to planning applications
To broaden the remit of the planning committee to include wider environmental issues
To discuss, discover and implement ways to reduce the amount of dog fouling in the parish
To consider ways in which the environment of the parish might be improved.
To consider ways of identifying and consulting on the possible registration of ‘assets of community value’ in the parish, in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.

To complete an induction programme for the new assistant clerk to ensure that she is fully operational as quickly as possible
To ensure that all relevant policies and procedures in respect of staffing have been approved.

To ensure that the new website is kept up to date with relevant information, especially agendas and reports
To consider installing on a trial basis at least one new electronic noticeboard in the parish and to monitor its effectiveness
To consider arrangements to guarantee the future production of Perran News

To continue with the programme of footpath repair and renewal until all the footpaths are of a good standard
To make all footpaths as accessible as possible to the widest range of users
To consider ways in which footpaths and heritage trails within the parish link up with similar in neighbouring parishes.

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