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Committees And Working Parties




Committees and working parties bring together a smaller number of councillors to concentrate on a specific function of the council and share the workload. Each must consist of at least three members.


COMMITTEES

All Kingshurst Parish Council committees are working committees; they report to the full council of decisions made. 


Committee meetings must be advertised and open to the press and public, though the public may be precluded in participating in the meeting.


Finance & General Purpose Committee:

  • Cllr J Kimberley

  • Cllr L Browning (Chair)
  • Cllr J Edwards

  • Cllr L Cole

  • Cllr S Daly
  • Cllr D Cole (Signatory)


Events Committee:

  • Cllr L Cole
  • Cllr D Cole
  • Cllr L Browning
  • Cllr B Donnelly
  • Cllr S Daly (Chair)


Environmental Committee:

  • Cllr B Donnelly
  • Cllr M Frampton (Chair)
  • Cllr S Daly


Allotments Committee:

  • Cllr J Edwards (Chair)
  • Cllr L Browning
  • Cllr L Baillie
  • Plotholders

(a number of plot holders are on this committee - please see Allotments page for full list.)


Planning  Committee:

  • Cllr L Browning
  • Cllr J Kimberley

  • Cllr B Donnelly


Personnel and Staffing Committee:

  • Cllr J Edwards
  • Cllr M Frampton
  • Cllr B Donnelly
  • Cllr S Daly

Birmingham Airport Representative:


  • Cllr D Cole


WALC Representative's(Warwickshire & West Midlands  Association of Local Councils):


  • Cllr J Kimberley

School Governors Representative's:

  • Cllr D Cole - Kingshurst Primary
  • TBC  - Yorkswood Primary
  • Cllr M Brain - St Anthony CS



WORKING PARTIES

Working parties are not subject to the strict rules that apply to committees and meetings do not need to be held in public.

A working party cannot make a decision on behalf of the council, but must refer its recommendations to full council for approval.




 

 Interested in becoming a Kinghurst Parish Councillor?

What is a Parish Council?

A parish council is a local authority that makes decisions on behalf of the people in the parish.

It is the level government closest to the community, with Solihull MBC authority above it in the hierarchy.

As the authority closest to the people, we are invariably the first port of call people go to with their concerns or ideas. For this reason, we are a vital part of any community.


Why become a Parish Councillor?

If you’ve never been to a parish council meeting before, you may be forgiven for thinking that parish councillors are a group of (probably older) people who meet now and then in a draughty village hall.

If, however, you live in a community when something ‘big’ has or is about to happen, you’ll know that’s when people in the community need support and guidance and it’s the parish council that you turn to.

As a parish councillor, you become someone your community will look to for help, guidance and support, a community leader with the power to influence decisions for the benefit of the people you serve.

Seeing your community change for the better as a result of decisions you have helped make, is something that will give you a sense of achievement and pride.


What decisions do Parish Councils make?

Probably the most common topics that parish councils get involved with are planning matters (they are statutory consultees), crime prevention, managing open spaces and campaigning for and delivering better services and facilities.

On their own, parish councils have limited powers to make decisions.

However, they do have the ability to negotiate with, and the power to influence, those other organisations that do make the final decisions and, in this respect, parish councils are extremely powerful.

The organisations that make the final decisions know that a parish council gives the best reflection of how a community feels about something and our views are taken seriously.


Parish Duties

Kingshurst Parish Council has 12 councillors.

The duties and functions of a parish council are many and varied so it is an interesting position to hold.

We meet once a month (except August) and meetings may last up to two hours, depending upon the items on the agenda to be discussed.

We discuss and decide upon planning applications and any other matters referred to it by local residents.

There is also an annual parish meeting which all parishioners are invited to.

All meetings are advertised on the parish council website.

Residents can bring to the attention of the parish council anything that concerns them, either directly or through the clerk.

If matters raised are not the responsibility of the council, the clerk can bring them to the attention of the proper authority.


How much time does it take up?

In addition to the regular meetings, some councillors have specific duties (portfolios) requiring them to attend other meetings to represent the council, e.g. acting as a representative on an outside body, or helping develop a new project for the community.

Such meetings don’t happen often, so it’s not going to take over your life.


How long does a parish councillor serve for?

Once elected, parish councillors sit on the council for a term of four years.

If they then want to stay in the post they can stand for re-election.

Councillors can also be co-opted.

This requires the prospective candidate to write a brief resumé and attend a parish meeting for a short informal interview.

The councillors will then take a vote and appoint the most suitable candidate.


Am I eligible to be a Parish Councillor?

To be able to become a councillor for Kingshurst Parish Council, you must:

  • be an elector of the parish, or;
  • for the whole of the previous 12 months have occupied (as owner or tenant) land or other premises in the parish, or;
  • during the previous 12 months have worked in the parish (as your principal or only place of work), or;
  • for the whole of the previous 12 months lived in the parish or within three miles of the parish boundary.
  • be a least 18 years old.


Don’t take our word for it!

The best way to find out what it’s like to be a parish councillor is to talk to someone who’s doing it now.

Come along to a parish council meeting, or speak to one of our councillors and find out what they think of the job.




KINGSHURST PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN:

1956/57 Mr W.F SCHOFIELD

1957/58 Mr W.F SCHOFIELD

1958/59 Mr F.J ASH

1959/60 Mr F.J ASH

1960/61 Mr W HARVEY

1961/62 W HARVEY

1962/63 Mr W HARVEY

1963/64 Mr W HARVEY

1964/65 Mr W HARVEY

1965/66 Mrs D BARNES

1966/67 Mrs D BARNES

1967/68 Mr D.W REES

1968/69 Mr D.W REES

1969/70 Mr T.HAYNES October Mr F WELBORN

1970/71 Mr F WELBORN

1971/72 Mr F ALLEN

1972/73 Mr F ALLEN

1973/74 Mr F DEACON

1974/75 Mr F DEACON

1975/76 Mr B MAGEE

1976/77 Mr D HARRISON

1977/78 Mr J BARRITT

1978/79 Mrs R STUART

1979/80 A.G PORTER

1980/81 Mrs J DEACON

1981/82 C WILNES

1982/83 B MAGEE

1983/84 Mr D HARRISON

1984/85 Mrs J DEACON

1985/86 Mr S TROMANS

1986/87 P HARRIS

1987/88 Mrs D HARRISON

1988/89 Mrs D GLEGHORN

1989.90 MrE BENTLEY

1990/91 Mr E BENTLEY

1991/92 Mr CALVIN TATTERSHALL

1992/93 Mr C BEVAN

1993/94 Mr W TOOTH

1994/95 Mr F ALLEN

1995/96 Mr A CAIRNS

1996/97 Mrs B BORDON

1997/98 Mr BRIAN CARTER

1998/99 Mrs LYN BENSON

1999/00 Mrs LYN BENSON

2000/01 Mr BRENDAN MULREADY

2001/02 Mr BRENDAN MULREADY

2002/03 Mr BRENDAN MULREADY

2003/04 Mr BRIAN CARTER

2004/05 Mr BRIAN CARTER

2005/06 Mr BRENDAN MULREADY

2006/07 Mr BRENDAN MULREADY

2007/08 Mr KEITH EVANS

2008/09 Mr KEITH EVANS. November 2008 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2009/10 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2010/11 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2011/12 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2012/13 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2013/14 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2014/15 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2015/16 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2016/17 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2017/18 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2018/19 Mr JOHN KIMBERLEY.

2019/20 Mr ALVIN FOLLOWS.

2020/21 Mr ALVIN FOLLOWS * Un-elected due to Covid 19 Crisis.

2021/22 Mr ALVIN FOLLOWS

2022/23 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G.

2023/24 Mr DAVID C COLE L.C.G