Committees
Okehampton Town Council has a number of committees which are listed below with their membership. The Mayor and Chairs of the various committees are automatically members of all committees.
The Parks Committee has responsibility for the maintenance of Simmons Park, Kempley Meadows, Clapps Wood and other open spaces, the Town Council car parks, the skate park/BMX pump track, the cemetery, some public rights of way and wayside seats. It also has responsibility for reviewing and implementing the Development Plan in respect of parks and open spaces.
The Planning Committee is responsible for reviewing and commenting where appropriate on all matters relating to planning, including individual applications and wider strategic planning matters. In addition the Committee considers matters relating to Alcohol Licensing and Highways. The Council is a statutory consultee in the planning process, and does not have decision making powers with respect to planning, licensing or highways matters.
The Policy and Resources Committee has responsibility for supervision and control of the Council's finances, including the allocation of occasional and regular grants to support organisations which benefit the residents of the town. It manages the personnel employed by the Council and oversees the use of IT and CCTV within the town.
The Property Committee has responsibility for the Civic buildings and property, including the Town Hall, Charter Hall and parts of the Market Hall, the public toilets at Fairplace and in Market Street as well as other smaller items of property owned by the Council.
The attendance of individual Members at scheduled meetings of committees of which they were members and at scheduled full council meetings and can be found in the annual report available here
Terms of Reference for the committes can be found on the Policies and Procedures page.
Working Groups
Working Groups fall within the remit of, and will report to Committees as follows:
Parks Committee
• Cemetery Management
• Projects – including:
o BMX Track improvements
o Putting Improvements
Planning Committee
• Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
Policy & Resources Committee
• Events - Including
o D-Day 80th Anniversary
Property Committee
• Projects – Including:
o Window Repair/Replacement
o Climate Change
The Terms of Reference for the working groups can be found on the Policies and Procedures page
Policy and Resources Committee
Cllr Julie Yelland (Committee Chair)
Cllr Bob Tolley (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Allenton Fisher
Cllr Frankee Hart
Cllr Christine Marsh
Cllr Simon Weekes
Parks Committee
Cllr Bob Tolley (Committee Chair)
Cllr Christine Marsh (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Frankee Hart
Cllr Carole Holt
Cllr Dr Michael Ireland
Cllr Cllr David McNeill
Cllr Simon Weekes
Property Committee
Cllr Laura Bird (Committee Chair)
Cllr Terry Cummings (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Antony Leech (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Allenton Fisher
Cllr Carole Holt
Cllr Cllr David McNeill
Cllr Mark Richards
Planning Committee
Cllr Antony Leech (Committee Chair)
Cllr Dr Michael Ireland (Committee Vice Chair)
Cllr Terry Cummings
Cllr Mark Richards