Padstow Town Council has 12 Councillors, nine of which represent Padstow Ward and three representing Trevone. Each Councillor serves a term of four years. The last Town Council elections were in May 2007. Every year the Council elects one Member as Town Mayor who is Chair of the Council and one Member as the Deputy Chair of the Council and Deputy Town Mayor.
The Town Council meets on the last Tuesday of each month (except for the December meeting which is usually brought forward to the middle of the month) at 7.30pm in the Council Chamber which is located in the Council Offices at Station House. There is a public session at the start of the meeting when the public can address the Council.
The Council also has the following committees that make recommendations for the management of its business:
- Planning
- Finance & General Purposes
- Leisure Tourism & Open Spaces
- Highways Roads & Transport
The Council employs a team of nine full-time and three part-time staff headed by the Town Clerk to implement the Council’s policies and services.
Councillor Mrs K Seaber holds a Cert HEd in Local Policy with a Distinction from the University of Gloucestershire.The Accountant is AAT qualified and has gained the ‘Certificate in Local Council Administration’ (CiLCA) from the National Training Stragegy for Local Councils.The Administrative Support Officer holds the Certificate ‘Working with Your Local Council’ from the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC).The Maintenance Manager has attended managerial courses and a Fire Marshall’s course and all Maintenance employees are fully trained in Health & Safety. The Council has applied for CHAS status – a nationaly recognised Health & Safety scheme and staff regularly undertake training in Health & Safety, customer care, management and administration.
All employees are encouraged to continue their personal development to keep up with the latest legislation e.g. Health & Safety, First Aid and Local Government Statutes. This happens through various local courses; NALC, SLCC, South West Provincial Employers (SWPE) and the University of Gloucestershire.
Padstow Town Council is currently working towards becoming a Quality Town Council through an accreditation process. The Quality Parish and Town Council scheme offers a number of benefits, primarily to the community that the Town Council represents, as well as to the Council itself and principal local authorities in the area. For more information on Quality Status please contact the Town Clerk.
