Reconvened Annual Meeting of the Full Council

St Columb Major Town Council
NOTICE OF AGENDA – ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
COUNCIL
Tuesday 5th May 2026 at 7.00pm, in the Council Chamber,
Town Hall, St Columb Major
Dear Councillor,
You are summoned to attend the above mentioned Meeting of the Full
Council.
AGENDA

1. Election of the Mayor for Civic Year 2026/27
2. Election of the Deputy Mayor for Civic Year 2026/27
3. Mayor & Deputy Mayor to Make Declarations of Acceptance of Office
4. Mayor’s Welcome:
i) Housekeeping – The Mayor to give advice on emergency
procedures, exits, local hazards and locations of WCs, etc.
5. To Receive the Cornwall Councillor’s Divisional Report (for
information only)
6. Public Forum
7. To Record Apologies for Absence
8. To Note Members’ Declarations of Interests:
i) Declarations of interests, in accordance with the Agenda
ii) Declarations of gifts
9. To confirm Minutes of the last Full Council Meeting, held on 7th April
2026 (copy enclosed)
10. To Consider Cornwall Council’s Weed Control Programme & the
Possibility of the Town Council’s Opt-out
11. Planning Matters

i) PA26/02038: Removal of Condition 3 and discharge of Condition 2 in
relation to Decision Notice PA25/06502 dated 18th November 2025.
Town And Country Kitchen, 61 Fore Street, St Columb, Cornwall, TR9
6AJ. Megan Steeds.
ii) PA26/02618: Erection of new self build dwellinghouse (replacement of
residential lodge home) with variation of conditions 2 and 3 of decision
notice PA25/04740 dated 10.10.2025. Land north of Ruthvoes Farm,
Goss Moor, St Columb, Cornwall, TR9 6HR. Mr and Mrs Brady.

12. To Appoint Council Representatives on the following Outside
Bodies:
Community Area Partnership; Denzell Downs Wind Farm Community
Panel; Emergency Planning; RAF; Newquay Airport Forum; St
Breock Wind Farm Community Panel.
13. To Appoint the Mayor’s Chaplain
14. To Appoint the Town Sergeant/Town Crier
15. Schedule of Meetings for the Civic Year 2026/27
16. To Review the Following Documents for Re-adoption:
 CCTV Policy
 Code of Conduct
 Data Protection Policy
 Data Retention Policy
 Disciplinary & Grievance Policy
 Equality & Diversity Policy
 Financial Regulations
 Flag Policy
 Football Club Refreshments Policy
 General Risk Assessment
 Grant Awarding Policy
 Health & Safety Policy
 Information Guide & Charges
 IT Policy
 Publication Scheme
 Reserves Policy
 Risk Management Strategic Policy
 Scheme of Delegation
 Social Media Policy
 Standing Orders
 Statement of Internal Control
 Training & Development Policy
 Vexatious Complaints & Demands Policy

17. To Note Conflicts of Interest with BDO LLP, the External Auditor
(Town Clerk)
18. To Consider the Mayor’s Allowance Surplus (Town Mayor)
19. To Consider a Mayor’s Personal Allowance Policy (Town Mayor &
Town Clerk)
20. To Consider a Co-option Policy (Town Mayor)
21. To Discuss a Summer 2027 Event (Cllrs Anthony, Jury & Mrs McLeod)
22. Market Place Bollards (Town Clerk)
23. Members’ Queries (Members only)
24. Date of Next Full Council Meeting: Tuesday 19th May at 7.00pm
25. To consider the following resolution: that the Press and Public be
excluded from the Meeting for the following item of business on the
grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information
as defined in the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (as
Extended by Section 100 of the Local Government Act 1972).
26. To Consider Tenders for the Grass and Footpath Cutting Contracts
Signed:
J A Stuart
Dated: 30th April 2026