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JOB SPECIFICATION CLERK and RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL OFFICER TO SHORNE PARISH COUNCIL PRIMARILY HOME OFFICE BASED, 15 HOURS PER WEEK, INCLUDING ATTENDANCE AT 21 EVENING MEETINGS PER YEAR  Overall Responsibilities  The Clerk to the Parish Council is the legal Officer of the Council, and as such is under a statutory duty to carry out all the functions, and in particular to serve or issue all notifications required by law, of a local authority’s Proper Officer. The Clerk is expected to advise the Council on, and assist in the formation of, policies to be followed in respect of the Council’s activities, and in particular to produce all appropriate information required to enable the Council to make effective decisions and to implement its decisions. The person appointed will be accountable to the Council for the effective management of its resources, and will report to them as and when required. The Clerk will be the Responsible Financial Officer and responsible for all financial records of the Council and the careful administration of its finances. Specific Responsibilities  To ensure that statutory and other provisions governing or affecting the running of the Council are observed and updated. To monitor and balance the Council’s accounts and prepare records for audit purposes and VAT. To ensure that the Council’s obligations for Risk Assessment are properly met. Other than where such duties have been delegated to a Member, to prepare, in consultation with appropriate Members, agendas for meetings of the Council and its Committees, and the annual Parish Assembly. To attend all such meetings and prepare minutes for approval by the Council or the relevant Committee. To publicise all agendas and minutes for meetings of the Council and Committees and other relevant notices, through publishing such agendas, minutes, and notices on the Parish website in a timely manner, and … Read more

As notified previously, the Highways England (HE) Lower Thames Crossing Statutory Consultation has been launched today (10th October 2018) and will run for 10 weeks until 20th December. Some of the significant changes that have been made since the previous consultation are: – Extending the tunnel around 600m, bringing the entrance south of the A226 – Reconfiguring (meaning greatly expanding) the A2 junction – Widening of the A2 between the proposed LTC junction and junction 1 of the M2 (including additional feeder roads running alongside on both sides) The Parish Council suggests that you should read the documents carefully and visit one of HE’s public information events, where you can ask HE staff questions and give them your views in person, before responding with your opinions:  These proposals will significantly affect all residents of Shorne Parish personally and will permanently change our local area and environment. The Parish Council will provide further information once we have been able to study all the documents ourselves. The dates and locations of the HE public information events to be held locally are: Shorne Village Hall on Saturday 3rd November (midday to 6pm); Bluewater 20th October (9am-9pm) and 21st October (11am-5pm; Cascades 1st November (2pm-9pm); and Gravesham Civic Centre on 21st November (2pm-9pm). The many documents included in the consultation can be found on-line at https://highwaysengland.citizenspace.com/ltc/consultation/

Draft Minutes, subject to revision and approval.