Transcript Welcome to Ludlow Town Council Town Meeting

Welcome to
Ludlow Town Council
Annual Town Meeting
th
29
May 2009
Introduction
Ludlow Town Mayor
Cllr Martin Taylor-Smith
2008/2009 Accounts
• Balance (01/04/08)
£13,357.57
INCOME
Precept
Other income
Total
£286,451.00
£242,077.94
£528,528.94
EXPENDITURE
Total
• Balance (31/03/09)
£506,350.43
£35,536.08
Budget 2009/2010
INCOME
Precept
Other income
Total
£550,921
EXPENDITURE
£309,989.00
£240,932.00
£550,921
NET ASSETS
£244,519.08
General Fund
£35,536.08
Earmarked reserves
£23,134.00
Capital Reserves
£122,970.00
Unspent PWLB Balance £62,879.00
Balance
£244,519.00
Key Issues
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Improved governance and performance
Ludlow’s future direction
Staffing
Major programme of repairs under way
Improved governance and performance
• Performance & perception
• Mentoring
• More openness
• Accounts
• Qualified Town Clerk
• Quality Council status
Ludlow Town Development Group
• To be formed as a sub-committee of Policy &
Finance Committee (subject to Committee
approval)
• Bringing together local bodies in consultation
to pool ideas for future Ludlow town
development & direction
• Update Ludlow Town Plan
Staffing at LTC
 Thanks to current staff
 Staffing roles and responsibilities reviewed
• Veronica Calderbank – Town Clerk
• CSO long term sickness absence
• Paul Hughes – Capital projects consultant
• Chris New - Market consultant
• Additional DLF staff recruited
“Working together for you"
Services Committee
Chairman
Cllr Tony Pound
Projects
Cemetery
Drainage & improvements
Increase use of space
Henley Road Cemetery
Progress in cemetery
• Drainage to deal with flooding - completed
• Chapel improvements - progressing
• Toilet improvements - progressing
• Repair to pathways - progressing
The Linney
• Public consultation on Linney improvements
• Family friendly area with improved play and picnic areas
• Will be scoped out over the next six months
• Repair of landing stage has boating suspended
• Improvements to parking area and meter installed
• Parking charges are ring-fenced for the Linney
Representational Committee
Vice Chairman
Cllr Phil Hunt
Activities
• Planning applications
• Designated conservation area
• Outside bodies support increased
Outside organisations supported
Ludlow College, Royal British Legion
Friends of Whitcliffe Common, Cittaslow
Ludlow in Bloom, Guides & Scouts
Pride of place, Chamber of Commerce
Town Walls Trust, ‘Working Together’
SALC, The Guild, etc
Policy and Finance Committee
Chairman
Cllr Martin Taylor-Smith
Projects
Buttercross - Cupola
Projects
Buttercross
Phase I - urgent repairs
Phase II -improvements
Projects
Buttercross
Work commencing in June
Projects
Castle Gardens
Collapse of wall
Projects
Castle Gardens
Collapse of wall
Projects
Castle Gardens
Improvements
Market
• Difficult trading conditions
• New business plan being developed
• New terms and conditions rolling out to traders
• New stalls – out to tender
• Additional markets added
Website & Communications
Working Group
Chairman
Cllr Amanda Pope
Website and Communications Working Group
• Created and launched website
www.ludlow.gov.uk
• Publishes Buttercross Bulletin quarterly
• Expand responsibility to include co-ordinating with
outside organisations the Town’s publicity (subject to
Council approval)
Question & Answer session