Frome Town Council - making Frome a better place

Mayor Helen Sprawson-White

Representing

Frome Town Council

Frome Town Council - making Frome a better place

Frome, Mendip, Somerset, England

Frome

Château-Gontier

Murrhardt

Rabka-Zdrój

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United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II

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UK Parliament

House of Commons

House of Lords

Houses of Parliament Palace of Westminster London

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Coalition government

Prime Minister David Cameron (Conservative) with The Queen

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)

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Frome and Somerton MP David Heath

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House of Lords

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Acts of Parliament

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European Parliament

Graham Watson, Somerset's most local MEP

European MEP Electoral Regions of the UK

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9 English Regions

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County and District councils

County Council

District Council

Divided

EducationSocial servicesTransportStrategic planningFire servicesConsumer protectionRefuse disposalSmallholdingsMuseums

Libraries

Local planningHousingLocal highwaysBuilding regulationEnvironmental healthRefuse collection

RecreationCultural matters

**Somerset - Local functions divided between two tiers

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Representing the communityLocal councillors

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Local government workers

NATIONALLY: two million people

employed by local authorities

local authority spending £90 billion a year

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How local government is financed

PRINCIPAL LOCAL AUTHORITIES GrantsCentral government provides specific and general grants

Council TaxCouncil Tax provides about a quarter of local funding. Each household pays an amount depending on the valueof their home.

Business ratesBusiness rates are a property tax on businesses andother non-domestic properties.

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Parish Funding

Annual Precept: Income and expenditure calculated for the next financial year

Net amount (the precept) is added to council tax

No central government funding

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Town and parish councils

Parish Councils created in 1894

10,000 community, parish and town councils

400 known as Town Councils

100,000 councillors

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MAYORS

Elected Mayor of London Boris Johnson Ceremonial Mayor of Frome

Helen Sprawson-White

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Somerset County & Districts

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Local Government in Somerset

Somerset 3 tiered local government

Somerset County Council ↓

Mendip District Council↓

Frome Town Council

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SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL 965,000,000 Euros

 58 Councillors 14,000 staff

Responsibilities include:EducationSocial ServicesHighways / Road Safety Libraries and Museums

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MENDIP DISTRICT COUNCIL 50,000,000 Euros

47 Councillors500 staffResponsibilities include:Cemeteries Planning ApplicationsRefuse Collection Street Cleaning Sports Centres

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FROME TOWN COUNCIL 1,106,632 Euros

17 Councillors 17 staff

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Victoria Park Tennis, Bowls, Petanque

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Victoria Park café

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Bandstand - Re-thatched

Re-thatched to last another 40 years

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Mary Baily Playing Field

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New skate ramps

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Rodden Meadow on river Frome

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Floral town

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Grow it Yourself – Council Allotments

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New Town Entry Signs

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Funding for Community Events - Frome Festival

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Community facilities

Cheese and Grain Hall - from music to markets

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Planning Applications

Statutory consultee Receives copies of

all development planning applications for Frome

These are just some of them…

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Public toilets

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Frome Information Centre

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Town Twinning

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Tour of Britain

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Jenson Button

F1 World Drivers Champion 2009

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Some functions of Frome Town Council

Provides grants and support to local voluntary or other organisations who demonstrate significant local benefit through their projects e.g. youth activities, Police Community Support Officers, activities for older residents, the Frome Festival, school crossing patrols and other public events which encourage visitors to the town, help retailers and entertain residents

Manages and maintains Victoria Park, Mary Baily Playing Field, Murrhardt Gardens and adjoining woodland (North Parade), Zion Path, Rodden Meadow at the end of Willow Vale and Merchants Barton public conveniences

Provides and maintains floral displays in the town and Victoria Park and is involved with Britain in Bloom Provides Christmas lights displays in the town events and organises the annual Frome Christmas Spectacular Provides 7 allotment sites which are administered by Frome Allotments Association: Funds provision and maintenance of street furniture, signposts, bollards, seats, bus shelters etc Provides funding for new street lights and reports street light faults to Somerset County Council’s contractors Considers every planning application submitted and passes its views back to the relevant authority Supports the Town Mayor and a Town Crier as part of the civic and social life of the town Provides partnership funding for town CCTV coverage, as part of community safety and anti-social behaviour

reduction initiatives with Mendip Community Safety Partnership Supports provision of ‘Alcohol Restricted Zones’, giving police increased powers to tackle anti–social behaviour

related to excessive drinking Supports Town Twinning activities Leases the Cheese & Grain building from Mendip District Council and sub-lets it to Cheese & Grain Ltd as a

community facility  Promotes tourism Reports blocked drains, overhanging hedges, waste issues, highway faults to the relevant authority on behalf of

the town Provides member support for committees, forums and working parties; appoints representatives to local

organisations and special interest groups Lobbies relevant agencies and third parties on issues of the day that are important to the community

MISSION STATEMENT

‘Frome Town Council will work for

and with local people to make

Frome a better place’