Committees & External Reps

  • CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL - Cllr Daren Sims

  • VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL - Cllr Peter Haslam

Meopham Parish Council has one committee and one working group. On occasion it has ad-hoc Working Groups and sub-committees. The members of each Committee and their responsibilities are outlined below.

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Members: Cllr D Fisher, Cllr D Johnson, Cllr S Johnson, Cllr D Sims (as Chairman of the Council) and Cllr P Watson (Chairman)

Substitute Members: Cllr P Haslam

Personnel Committee - Terms of Reference 

PLANNING APPLICATIONS WORKING GROUP

Members: Cllr R Collings, Cllr D Fisher, Cllr S Gofton, Cllr P Haslam, Cllr J McNamara, Cllr D Sims and Cllr P Watson

Planning Applications Working Group - Terms of Reference

PARISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ON EXTERNAL BODIES

The Parish Council appoints a number of representatives to local community organisations. For the 2024/2025 municipal year the Council has appointed the following: 

Organisation

 

Appointed Representative

 

Meopham Village Hall Committee

(1 x Voting Representative)

Cllr P Haslam

Kent Association of Local Councils

(2 x Voting Representatives)

Cllr D Sims and Cllr P Watson

empowered to appoint proxies in their absence

Meopham Windmill Trust

(2 x Nominated Trustees for 4 year terms)

Mr D Denman and Mr A Parker

Culverstone Community Centre

(1 x Voting Representative)

Rotating amongst Cllr Evans and Cllr Price and Cllr D Johnson as members for the Culverstone and Harvel ward