Sleaford Town Council comprises of 18 Councillors who represent the 6 wards within Sleaford.
Apart from the Full Council meetings there are six committees which handle the business of the Council, these are:
- Applications
- Finance
- General Purposes
- Services
- Strategy
- Personnel
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Mark Graves, is an automatic member of all committees.
Apart from the Applications Committee all meetings usually start at 7.30 pm.
Advisory Groups will be set up by the Full Council to report on specific matters. These may run for the full term of the council or until their work is completed when they would be disbanded.
Working Groups are also set up for specific tasks by any Committee, these groups will only last until the next meeting of the parent committee, should they require a longer period to achieve their task an extension may granted by the parent committee but only to the next meeting when the group will be disbanded.
Both Advisory and Working Groups may consult people who are not members of the Council. e.g. specialists in a specific area, constituents with a particular interest or knowledge, etc.
Applications Committee
This committee usually meets at 7 pm prior to the meetings of the other committees, all Councillors are members of this committee and its purpose is to discuss planning applications. The committee will comment on applications and will make written representation to NKDC's planning meetings if applicable.
Chairman and Vice Chairman
Cllr Ada Trethewey (Chairman)
Cllr John Jackson (Vice Chairman)
General Purposes Committee
General Purposes covers the day to day running of the council's offices and other administrative matters. The committee is also responsible for the awarding of grants to suitable organisations in Sleaford and the Christmas Lights.
Committee Members
Cllr Sally Benthall (Chairman)
Cllr Bernice Heppell (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Gordon Blythe
Cllr Becky Dunbar-
Cllr Trevor Mayfield
Cllr David Suiter
Cllr Derek Tomlinson
Services Committee
The maintenance and running of the Council's parks, the cemetery, allotments etc are some of the areas covered by this committee.
Committee Members
Cllr Brian Watson (Chairman)
Cllr John Jackson (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Mark Allan
Cllr Sally Benthall
Cllr John Charlesworth
Cllr Jack Collings
Cllr Ian Dolby
Cllr David Suiter
Cllr Trevor Mayfield
Cllr Derek Tomlinson
Strategy Committee
Planning for the future is the main role of this committee.
Committee Members
Cllr Geoff Hazelwood (Chairman)
Cllr Tim Conning (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Mark Allan
Cllr Becky Dunbar-
Cllr Jack Collings
Cllr Ian Dolby
Cllr John Jackson
Cllr John Kyte
Cllr Ada Trethewey
Cllr Brian Watson
Personnel Committee
This Committee covers staffing matters.
Committee Members
Cllr Mark Allan (Chairman)
Cllr John Kyte (Vice Chairman)
Cllr John Charlesworth
Cllr Becky Dunbar-
Cllr Bernice Heppell
Cllr John Jackson
Cllr David Suiter
Cllr Ada Trethewey
Should you feel that you have a complaint against the Town Council, an individual councillor or a member of staff there is a procedure to follow.
Finance Committee
This Committee is responsible for all financial matters.
Committee Members
Cllr Mark Allan (Chairman)
Cllr Ian Dolby (Vice Chairman)
Cllr Jack Collings
Cllr Mark Graves
Cllr John Kyte
Cllr David Suiter