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Radley
Parish Council has a long history
dating back to 1894. It now functions under the Local Government
Act 1972 and is a tier below the Vale
of White Horse District Council and Oxfordshire
County Council.
Radley Parish Council meets on the 4th Thursday of every month
on these dates
in the Church Room.
Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings and
may speak during the first 10 minutes if invited to do so
by the chairman. Here is a summary
of our last meeting and the minutes
of recent meetings. The Annual Parish Meeting, open to all
electors in the parish, is held between 1 March and 1 June.
The Council elects its Chairman for the coming year at its
Annual Meeting, held in May.
The number of Councillors
depends on the size of the Parish. Radley has eleven Councillors,
who are unpaid volunteers
and members of the local community. The Clerk is
a salaried employee of the Parish Council.
In addition to its main meetings, the Council delegates
some of its business to the following Committees
and Working Groups:
•
Finance and Administration
Committee
• Liaison Committee - RWE npower
• Garden Competition Advisory
Working Group
• Annual Tree Planting/Maintenance
of Footpaths Advisory Working Group
• Village Pond
Management Committee
The
Council makes recommendations on all planning applications
in Radley, although final decisions are made by the Vale of
White Horse District Council. Different Councillors take responsibility
for planning in each area of the village. Some Councillors
act as representatives for different organizations in the
village .
To
finance its activities the Parish Council receives funding,
known as a precept, from the District Council (paid for by
part of the council tax). For 2007/2008, the Radley precept
is £42,000. This money pays for the Clerk, the playing
field, sports pavilion, play
area, maintenance of the village green and Centenary Garden,
collection of litter around the village, the garden
competition and donations to local groups. Details of
the way the money is spent can be seen in the Parish Council
accounts.
The
Parish Council is your local voice. Please contact any of
your Councillors
or the Clerk about
any issue relating to our village.
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