18 June 2024 – Agenda
SUMMONS TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THAME TOWN COUNCIL
TO: All Members of Thame Town Council
Cllrs M Baines, D Bretherton, N Champken-Woods, P Cowell, D Dawson, A Dite, D Dodds, H Dollman, M Dyer, L Emery, H Fickling, A Gilbert, C Jones, S McGarry, H Richards, and P Swan
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Full Council on Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 6:30pm (maximum two hours) in the Upper Chamber (Thame Town Hall) for the transaction of business as set out on the attached agenda.
Mandy Sturdy
Clerk of the Council
Date: Wednesday 12 June 2024
AGENDA
1) Apologies for Absence
2) Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
To notify of any items that appear in the agenda in which there may be an interest that has not been recorded in the Member’s Register of Interest; and confirmation of any relevant dispensations.
3) Civic Announcements
To receive the report of the Mayor and any such communications as the Mayor may wish to lay before the Council.
4) Public Participation and Public Questions
To consider applications from members of the public to address the Committee (5 minutes maximum), in respect of any item of business included in the agenda. Applications to speak must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 5pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
To consider questions from members of the public (who live, work or run a business in the Parish). Written questions must have been received by the Town Clerk no later than 4pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
5) Report from County Councillors
To receive the report of County Councillors N Champken-Woods and K Gregory (10 minutes maximum).
5. Report from County Councillors (June 2024) [PDF]
6) Reports from South Oxfordshire District Councillors
To receive reports from Cllrs P Barker, D Bretherton, and K Gregory (Maximum of 5 minutes each).
6. Reports from South Oxfordshire District Councillors (June 2024) [PDF]
7) Members Questions (under Standing Order 11)
A Member may ask the Mayor any questions concerning the business of the Council.
8) Internal Audit
To receive the final Internal Audit report for the year 2023-24.
8. Report – Internal Audit [PDF]
8a. Thame TC Final Internal Audit Report 2023-24 [PDF]
9) External Audit / Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) / End of Year Accounts 2023-24
- To approve Section 1, the Annual Governance Statement, on page 4 of the AGAR.
- To receive the Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2024.
- To approve Section 2, the Accounting Statements, on page 5 of the AGAR.
- To note the Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return will be 20th June 2024 – 31st July 2024.
9. Report – External Audit Report & AGAR 2023-24 [PDF]
9a. Annual Governance Statement – appendix a [PDF]
9b. Statement of Accounts 31-03-2024 – Appendix b [PDF]
9c. Accounting Statement – Appendix c [PDF]
10) Consultation – Moreton Proposed 20mph Speed Limits
To agree a response to the consultation to introduce a 20mph speed limit within Moreton (near Thame), replacing the existing 30mph speed limit in its entirety.
10. CONSULTATION PLAN – Moreton nr Thame 20mph Speed Limit [PDF]
10. DRAFT ORDER 2024 -Thame Area (Moreton) Speed Limits [PDF]
10. PUBLIC NOTICE – Moreton nr Thame 20mph Speed Limit [PDF]
10. STATEMENT OF REASONS – Moreton nr Thame 20mph Speed Limit [PDF]
11) Air Quality Project – S106 Application
To apply for Section 106 funds for an Air Quality project for the amount specified in the report.
To employ a specialist contractor as the lead delivery partner, subject to approval from South Oxfordshire District Council’s Section 106 application process.
11. Report – Air Quality Educational Project Proposal [PDF]
12) Mayor of Thame’s Charity Trust
To receive the annual technical summary of the Mayor of Thame’s Charity Trust for the year 2023-24.
12. Report – Mayor of Thame’s Charity Trust 2023-24 [PDF]
12a. Charity Account 2023-24 (Nat West) [PDF]
12b. Income & Expenditure [PDF]
13) Minutes
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Meeting held on 14 May 2024.
14) Planning Committee
To note the minutes and consider any recommendations arising from the meeting on 28 May 2024.
15) Thame Neighbourhood Plan 2
To note that TNP2 was submitted to South Oxfordshire District Council on 15 May 2024 and that SODC will be running the Regulation 16 public consultation from Thursday 13 June 2024 to Thursday 25 July 2024.
16) Oxfordshire Councils Charter
To note the Oxfordshire Councils Charter has been adopted by Oxfordshire County Council. Thame Town Council will be invited to be a signatory to the charter later this year.