This newsletter is provided to member councils through the clerk and should be circulated to all councillors.

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13th Edition of Arnold-Baker on Local Council Administration

The comprehensive and authoritative guide to local government law has been extensively revised for its 13th edition.

List price: £164.99

Price through LALC - £131.99, which is a saving of 20%. 

Please contact Lindsey to order a copy.

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Training

We still have availability at the following sessions. Book now to avoid disappointment! (Places can be booked via the member portal – login required. Usually this will be via the Clerk).

***Training venues are booked once a number of bookings have been received. This allows LALC to book venues based on where the majority of delegates are travelling from. If there are less than 10 bookings on any course, the course will automatically be held at the LALC Office, 8 Market Rasen Road, Dunholme, Lincoln, LN2 3QR***

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If we are advertising your vacancy in the eNews and on our website, please let us know when the vacancy has been filled, so that we can remove it.
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LALC ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION 1st April 2023 - 31st March 2024

LALC would like to confirm all Annual Subscription 23/24 invoices have now been emailed out to clerks for Town/Parish & Parish Meetings. 

If for any reason you have not received yours please email enquiries@lalc.co.uk for a further copy.

LALC ANNUAL TRAINING SCHEME 1st April 2023 -31st March 2024

The LALC Annual Training Scheme form for 2023-24 is now available.

To renew, clerks can access this form via https://lalc.jams.junari.com  and then Document Templates in the Member Portal. 

The form includes the 2023-24 prices and is based on your electorate.

Please complete this form and return it to lindsey.westman@lalc.co.uk . Upon receipt of the completed form an invoice shall be raised.

Any questions relating to finance please don’t hesitate to contact Lindsey.

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Memorials (Headstone) Testing training

Thank you to everyone who expressed an interest in Memorials Testing training. We have now been informed that ICCM have already arranged such training for 24th April at Scotter Village Hall near Gainsborough.  

Please note that this course is being managed by ICCM and not through LALC. Details of the course, fees and booking form can be found on the ICCM website:

https://www.iccm-uk.com/iccm/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Scotter-Inspection-Workshop-24th-April-2023-flyer-and-booking-form1.pdf

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Elections Briefings

NKDC are running a series of briefings for Town and Parish Councillor candidates and interested Clerks in NK. These are:

• Wed 22 February at 6.30pm in North Hykeham Town Council offices

• Thurs 23 February at 6.30pm online on Teams

• Mon 27 February at 6.30pm in the Civic Suite at NKDC, Sleaford

To register, email nk-corporatecivicsupportteam@n-kesteven.gov.uk stating Election Briefing and Date and include number of attendees with contact details for each. (NKDC councils should have already received this information).

SHDC briefings for candidates and Clerks in SH are:

• 7th February at 2pm at SHDC Offices, Spalding, in MR1 

• 9th February 5.30pm via Teams

SHDC councils should have already received this information, including details of how to book one of the sessions.

We will advertise details of other district council election briefings as soon as we receive them.

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Annual Parish Meeting versus the Annual Meeting of the Council

There still seems to be confusion amongst some councils regarding these two mandatory meetings. 

The Annual Parish Meeting is not a meeting of the council but is a statutory meeting of the parish or town electors and must be held between 1st March and 1st June. Generally, these meetings are an opportunity to celebrate local activities in the past year and debate current issues in the community. There is no prescribed format to the meeting – you may want to invite local organisations and groups to come and report on the past year or arrange a ‘guest speaker’ on a topic of interest in the parish. Parishioners are encouraged to participate in the meeting. The Chairman of the council, any two councillors or any six electors can call the Annual Parish or Town meeting. 7 days’ notice is required, and the meeting cannot start before 6:00pm. The council Chairman, if present, must chair the meeting. Minutes should be taken, and these get approved at the next Annual Parish Meeting.

The Annual Meeting of the (Parish or Town) Council is a statutory meeting of the council and must be held in May. In an election year it must be held within 14 days of the new council taking office. New councillors normally take office 4 days after the elections are held, but due to the extra Bank Holiday this year for the King’s Coronation, the new councillors will take office on Tuesday 9th May. (This is also the date the ‘old’ councillors leave office). So, this year, your Annual Meeting of the (Parish or Town) Council must be held within 14 calendar days of 9th May. (In a non-election year, this meeting can be held at any time in May).

This is the meeting which sets up the council for the new administrative year and the first agenda item must be election of a Chairman. Depending on what your council’s Standing Orders say, you would then also likely appoint Vice Chairman (if relevant), agree terms of reference for committees, appoint councillors to committees, agree schemes of delegation, agree membership of outside bodies, review Standing Orders and Financial Regulations and other specific documents, review direct debits, review risks etc.

To avoid confusion, it is best practice to hold the Annual Parish Meeting and the Annual Meeting of the (Parish or Town) Council on separate occasions.

NKDC precept setting 2023-24

NKDC would like to remind all its parish/town councils that your 2023-24 precept requests must be returned to Charlotte_cooke@n.kesteven.gov.uk no later than 27th January.

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Old LALC website switched off

Please note that the old LALC website has now been switched off and all training must now be booked via the new CRM.

For any clerks who haven’t received their access, or are having issues logging in, please contact us as soon as possible.

For those clerks who have already got CRM access, please ensure that contact details for your council and councillors are kept up to date, including any change of Chair. We regularly receive emails from ex-Chairs or ex-Councillors asking to be removed from our mailing lists and so would appreciate it if clerks keep their own council/councillor information up to date where possible. 

The eNews is also available on the public-facing website each week under News. Let your councillors know.

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Local Council Elections 2023 Publicity

All parish and town council seats in Lincolnshire are up for election on 4th May 2023.  The publication of election notices will be issued by the District Council election teams for display in all parishes by Monday 27th March 2023 (at the latest) and nomination papers for all candidates will need to be submitted by 4th April 2023.

LALC is offering materials for local councils to promote the upcoming election and to attract candidates who wish to be a councillor based on NALC’s ‘Make a Change’ materials.

 If you would like to purchase A4 posters or A5 flyers LALC will place a bulk order by the end of January 2023 for distribution in early February 2023.

In anyone wants to order these for their council, please complete the order form at: https://lalc.jams.junari.com/order-form

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