The Council
Crowborough Town Council is comprised of sixteen councillors; one of which is elected Mayor each year at the Annual Statutory Meeting in May. This year our Mayor is Cllr David Neeves.
The Council meets at least six times a year to discuss issues concerning residents. In between these meetings are committee meetings which focus on specific details or projects. In addition councillors may be part of smaller working groups looking at specific shorter-term projects, or serve as a representative of the Council on the body of an outside organisation. You can find out more about each of the sixteen councillors and which groups, committees or organisations they serve on here.
Administration
Day-to-day administration of Council business is handled at the council offices. Office administration is overseen by the Town Clerk, Caroline Miles, who is legally the Proper Officer of the Council. You can contact Caroline by calling (01892) 652907 during office hours, or by emailing clerk@crowboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk .
A list of all other officers, their roles, responsibilities and contact details are available here
Member Responsibilities
The role of a Council Member (Councillor) is to represent their area and provide a voice for their local community. Typically they give information and advice to constituents, campaign on local issues, represent the community within The Council, develop links and communicate with all areas of the community, support and participate in local organisations and partnerships and maintain the area and its resources. Council Members are elected officials and do not work at the council offices. However, you can contact any councillor using the contact information supplied here.
Agendas and Minutes for the 2022 Council meetings may be found below. Please click on the links to download either the agendas or minutes required.
Agendas and Minutes from previous years may be viewed using the tab ‘Previous Years Agendas and Minutes’ which can be found below.
Meeting dates maybe subject to change.
The location and time of the meeting will be published on the agenda.
Agendas will be published three working days prior to a meeting.
Members of the public are welcome to attend a council meeting and there will be fifteen minutes at the start of each meeting designated for public participation.
Members of the public are welcome to remain for the rest of the meeting unless their presence is deemed prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted or for other special reasons. In these cases the Council shall make a Resolution which will exclude the public from part or all of a meeting.
All minutes are considered to be draft minutes until they are formally adopted by the Council at the following meeting. Once adopted by the Council they are signed by the Chairman; the copies available on the website do not contain the Chairman’s signature, however, should you wish to view the signed minutes, please call the Council Offices on 01892 652907 and they will be made available for you.
IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIFIC AGENDAS OR MINUTES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY UPLOADED, PLEASE CONTACT info@crowboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk
Council Meetings Agendas & Minutes 2022
Annual Statutory Meeting – 10th May 2022
AGENDA – Annual Statutory Meeting – 10th May 2022
Draft MINUTES – Annual Statutory Meeting – 10th May 2022
Council Meeting – 15th March 2022
AGENDA – Council meeting – 15th March 2022
MINUTES Council meeting – 15th March 2022
Council Meeting – 9th February 2022
AGENDA Extraordinary Council meeting – 9th February 2022
MINUTES Extraordinary Council meeting – 9th February 2022
Council Meeting – 11th January 2022
Council Meetings Agendas & Minutes 2021
AGENDA Full Council meeting – 9th November 2021
Agenda Item 12.1 includes an Excel spreadsheet for CO2 tracking and methodology. The spreadsheet it to large and complex to be able to upload a PDF version on our website. If you wish to view it please contact the Town Council to arrange a suitable time to visit the office.
MINUTES – Full Council meeting – 9th November 2021
AGENDA Full Council meeting – 21st September 2021
Draft MINUTES – Full Council meeting held on 21st September 2021
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council meeting – 7th July 2021
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council meeting – 7th July 2021
AGENDA – Full Council Meeting – Tuesday 15th June 2021
Agenda item 4.1 – Community Safety Action Group report
MINUTES – Full Council meeting – 15th June 2021
AGENDA – remote Annual Statutory Meeting – 5th May 2021
MINUTES – Annual Statutory Meeting – 5th May 2021
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council meeting – 14 April 2021
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 14th April 2021
AGENDA – Full Council meeting – 16th March 2021
MINUTES – Full Council meeting – 6th March 2021
AGENDA – remote Extraordinary Council meeting – 18th February 2021
MINUTES – remote Extraordinary Council meeting – 18th February 2021
AGENDA – remote Council Meeting – 12th January 2021
MINUTES – remote Council Meeting – 12th January 2021
Council Meetings 2020
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 10th November 2020
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 10th November 2020
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 8th October 2020
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 8th October 2020
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 22nd September 2020
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 22nd September 2020
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 11th August 2020
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 11th August 2020
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 23rd June 2020
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 23rd June 2020
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 26th May 2020
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 26th May 2020
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 10th March 2020
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 10th March 2020
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 14th January 2020
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 14th January 2020
Council Meetings 2019
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 12th November 2019
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 12th November 2019
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 3rd September 2019
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 3rd September 2019
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 13th August 2019
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 13th August 2019
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee – 23rd July 2019
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 23rd July 2019
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 25th June 2019
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 25th June 2019
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 28th May 2019
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 28th May 2019
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 22nd May 2019
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 22nd May 2019
AGENDA – Annual Statutory Meeting – 14th May 2019
MINUTES – Annual Statutory Meeting – 14th May 2019
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 25th March 2019
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 25th March 2019
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 12th March 2019
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 12th March 2019
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 19th February 2019
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 19th February 2019
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 29th January 2019
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 29th January 2019
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th January 2019
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th January 2019
Council Meetings 2018
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 6th November 2018
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 6th November 2018
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 23rd October 2018
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 23rd October 2018
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 2nd October 2018
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 2nd October 2018
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 13th September 2018
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 13th September 2018
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 11th September 2018
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 11th September 2018
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 8th August 2018
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 8th August 2018
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full council Committee meeting – 24th July 2018
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 24th July 2018
AGENDA – Full Council committee meeting – 17th July 2018
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 17th July 2018
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 20th June 2018
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 20th June 2018
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 13th June 2018
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 13th June 2018
AGENDA – Annual Statutory Full Council Committee meeting – 22nd May 2018
MINUTES – Annual Statutory Full Council Committee meeting – 22nd May 2018
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 10th May 2018
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 10th May 2018
AGENDA -Full Council Committee meeting – 20th March 2018
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 20th March 2018
AGENDA – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 20th February 2018
MINUTES – Extraordinary Full Council Committee meeting – 20th February 2018
AGENDA – Full council Committee meeting – 23rd January 2018
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 23rd January 2018
Council Meetings 2017
AGENDA – Full Council committee meeting – 21st November 2017
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 21st November 2017
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 19th September 2017
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 19th September 2017
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 29th August 2017
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 29th August 2017
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 18th July 2017
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 18th July 2017
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 21st March 2017
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 21st March 2017
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 24th January 2017
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 24th January 2017
Council Meetings 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 13th December 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 13th December 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th November 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th November 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 30th September 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 30th September 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 13th September 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 13th September 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 12th July 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 12th July 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 14th June 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 14th June 2016
AGENDA – Annual Statutory Full Council Committee meeting -17th May 2016
MINUTES – Annual Statutory Full Council Committee meeting – 17th May 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 20th April 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 20th April 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th March 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th March 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 1st March 2016
MINUTES -Full Council Committee meeting – 1st March 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 8th February 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 8th February 2016
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 19th January 2016
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 19th January 2016
Council Meetings 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 10th November 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 10th November 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 19th October 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 19th October 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 28th September 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 28th September 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th September 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th September 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 14th July 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 14th July 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 18th June 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 18th June 2015
AGENDA – Annual Statutory Full Council Committee meeting – 19th May 2015
MINUTES – Annual Statutory Full Council Committee meeting – 19th May 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 10th March 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 10th March 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 5th February 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 5th February 2015
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 13th January 2015
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 13th January 2015
Council Meetings 2014
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 11th November 2014
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 11th November 2014
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 16th September 2014
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 16th September 2014
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th July 2014
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 15th July 2014
AGENDA – Annual Statutory Full Council Committee meeting – 13th May 2014
MINUTES – Annual Statutory Full Council Committee meeting – 13th May 2014
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 11th March 2014
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 11th March 2014
AGENDA – Full Council Committee meeting – 14th January 2014
MINUTES – Full Council Committee meeting – 14th January 2014
Cllr David Neeves (Mayor)
Councillor - South-East Ward
Political Affiliation: Independent
Cllr Alison Arthur
Councillor - South-West Ward
Political Affiliation: Liberal Democrats
Cllr Peter Bucklitsch
Councillor - Central Ward
Political Affiliation: Independent
Cllr Gareth Owen-Williams
Councillor - Jarvis Brook Ward
Political Affiliation: Liberal Democrats
Cllr Martyn Garrett (Deputy Mayor)
Councillor - North Ward
Political Affiliation: Independent
Cllr Richard Jury
Councillor - South East Ward
Political Affiliation: Conservative
Cllr Kay Moss
Councillor - North Ward
Political Affiliation: Independent
Cllr Alan Penney
Councillor - South West Ward
Political Affiliation: Independent
Cllr Ron Reed
Councillor - Central Ward
Political Affiliation: Conservative
Cllr Matthew Street
Councillor - St Johns Ward
Political Affiliation: Conservative
Cllr Neil Waller
Councillor - South West Ward
Political Affiliation: Conservative
Cllr George Moss
Councillor St John's Ward
Political Affiliation: Independent
Cllr Michael Cooke
Councillor South East Ward
Political affiliation: Independent
Council Governance
There are a number of policies, procedures and documents which go together to make up the corporate governance of the town council. Three of the key documents for Crowborough Town Council are its Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Code of Conduct.
CODE OF CONDUCT
This is based upon the seven principles fundamental to public service (Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership) and sets out a code of conduct for Members [councillors] to follow during their time of service.
Code of Conduct for Members are available to read here
FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
These regulations govern the conduct of financial management by the council and may only be amended or varied by resolution of the council. They provide procedural guidance for members and officers.
Financial Regulations are available to read here
STANDING ORDERS
Standing orders are the written rules of the council. They are essential to regulate the proceedings of a meeting. The council may also use standing orders to confirm or refer to various internal organisational and administrative arrangements. Standing Orders are not the same as the policies of a council but may refer to them.
Standing Orders are available to read here
All of the policies and procedures of the Town Council are available to read here.
In accordance with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, the following information can be found on our Transparency page:
Expenditure Exceeding £500, Government Procurement Card transactions, Procurement information, Local Authority Land, Grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, Organisational chart, Parking account, Parking spaces, Senior salaries, Constitution, Pay multiple and Fraud