Community Services Committee

• Membership
• Terms of Reference
• Agendas, Minutes and Reports

1. To respond to consultation documents and projects generated by other organisations (unless the nature of the consultation falls within the operational remit of another Brixham Town Council Committee).
2. To formulate and maintain a directory of the voluntary groups in the Town to include contact details for each group e.g. Lifeboat, BM Does Care, RNMDSF, Churches etc.
3. To maintain an annual diary of group events in planning e.g. Heritage Week, Hap’nin in the Park, Regatta, Trawler Race, etc.
4. To manage Council Communications, eg website & newsletter.
5. To consider issues regarding public amenities within the town, eg. bus shelters, benches; and implementation of environmental, amenity and clean up schemes.
6. To monitor the condition of street furniture in the Town in conjunction with groups such as “Pride in Brixham” to ensure that Torbay Council fulfil their obligations with regard to waste bins, bus shelters, seats and the war Memorial etc and to make recommendations to Council for funding for community improvements to the Town infrastructure.
7. To manage or facilitate the Christmas lights and other promotional and tourism related displays such as floral decoration and maintenance.
8. To manage all Civic Events in the town.
9. To advertise the Annual Civic Award, to compile entries and resolve the winner of the Civic Award in time for presentation at the Annual Parish Meeting each May.
10. To manage all matters relating to entertainment and the arts including ideas and schemes for recreation. To liaise with schools and youth groups to facilitate youth related events.
11. To liaise with the Brixham TIC to ensure that notice of local events are prominently displayed and regularly updated.
12. To liaise with the local press in respect of local groups and events.
13. To liaise with the TDA with regard to Brixham specific Tourism advertising.
14. Membership to be 8 Councillor including the Chairman and Vice Chairman and with a quorum of 4 Members, to be appointed annually.
15. Chair to be elected at the first meeting of the Committee after Brixham Town Council annual meeting. A member to be appointed from each ward to take the lead on planning matters.
16. To meet quarterly or as required.
17. The Agenda to be published with items to discuss listed 3 clear days in advance of the meeting.
18. Minutes to be taken and distributed with Brixham Town Council (BTC) papers and agreed at the next Committee meeting.
19. The Town Clerk or assistant to the Town Clerk to undertake any correspondence required.
20. Members of the Committee may vote on resolutions put to the committee. All Councillors may attend and contribute to the meeting.