Committees

A schedule of meeting dates from January - May 2024 is available here.  If there are no items for discussion, or there is no quorum (required numbers attending) the meeting will not take place.

Meetings usually start at 7.00pm, except where one meeting follows another.  Agendas for our meetings can be found on our website and Greenacre Centre noticeboard, where start time would be confirmed.  

All residents are invited to attend meetings, and guidance is available for public participation.  For a Wednesday Council/Committee meeting, agendas are issued on the Friday prior and will be displayed on the Greenacre Centre external notice board, and available on the links below.

Please note:-

Planning Committee meetings are held as required, usually fortnightly.
Establishment and Town Strategy Committee meetings are held as required.
All Committee meetings may be subject to cancellation if there are no items for the agenda or there is no quorum (sufficient legal number of Members in attendance).
Agendas and minutes can be accessed by clicking on the link to the relevant committees below.

 

Full Council

Also comments to the higher tier of Local Government, Central Bedfordshire Council, on matters such as education, long term planning for the town, etc.

Recreation Lands, Public Lands & Lighting

Manages 200+ streetlights, four recreation grounds, play areas, Millennium Green, Norton Road Allotments and the MUGA facility. The Committee also manages Common Road Allotments on behalf of the Eleemosynary Charity of William Field

Planning

As a consultee to Central Bedfordshire Council on planning applications relating to Stotfold.

Cemetery Management

Maintains and manages Stotfold Cemetery.

Building Management

Maintains and manages the Memorial Hall, Greenacre Centre and Simpson Centre, making them available for residents and organisations to hire.

Establishment

Prepares Precept recommendation, staffing matters, Standing Orders, Financial Regulations, etc.

Town Strategy

(Previously Town Enhancement) Prepares and considers proposals for long term strategic planning of Stotfold.

Community Engagement

Community Engagement Committee improving the town council's engagement with residents

Annual Statutory Meeting

The Annual Statutory Meeting is the start of the Town Council Municipal year and during this meeting the new Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Town Council are voted in by the Town Council, as well as selection of the Committee Memberships for each of the Councillors.