Welcome to The Ivers Parish Council Members’ Handbook. This handbook has been prepared to provide information for new and current councillors outlining their role and duties as well as providing information for the public.
Administration
Contact Information
Address: 45B High Street, Iver, Buckinghamshire. SL0 9ND
Telephone: 01753655331
Office hours Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm (Office closed to personal callers from 2.00pm)
Website: www.iversparishcouncil.gov.uk
Facebook pages: The Ivers Parish Council
Council Staff
Clerk : Stephanie Bennett
Deputy Clerk : Jeremy Day
Assistant Clerk : Margaret Wilson
Business Administrator : Nicole McCaig
Deputy Head Groundsman : Buster Broadley
Asst Grounds Maintenance and Repair Person : Ricky Aldridge
Asst Grounds Maintenance and Repair Person : Ian Hughes
Councillors and Wards
The councillors, their contact details, and committees on which they sit can be found on the councillor details page
The wards (see map opposite for boundaries) are covered by the following councillors:
Wood Lane : Councillor Kevin Brown
Shredding Green : Councillor Peter Kinchin
Iver Heath : Councillors
Iver Village and Richings Park : Councillors
Councillors agree to work under the Councillor Code of Conduct and are guided by the Good Councillor Guides produced by NALC:
Good Councillors Guide (general)
Good Councillors Guide finance and transparency
Good Councillors Guide neighbourhood planning
Good Councillors Guide transport planning
Meetings
Meetings are currently held remotely using the Zoom meeting software.
Following the lifting of Covid restrictions physical meetings will recommence in the Hub or at the Jubilee Pavilion.
Council is usually held on the third Monday of the month, Planning on the second Tuesday and the full schedule of meetings can be found on the Dates of Meetings page
Public Participation is encouraged at meetings and the policy for managing these periods can be found here
Committee, sub committee and working group membership lists set out which groups the councillors sit on
Councillors also represent the council on external bodies; those appointments are made by Council
Planning
Development Applications
All information is available on the South Bucks website
Information on what is a material consideration has been provided by the Planning Portal and the government provides guidance on determining planning applications
Tree Applications
Information on what is a protected tree is available on South Bucks website
The applications and detail on process is available on the Bucks website
Key Documents for Councillors
Finance documents
The Budget Report, Annual Report to Council, Outturn Report and all audit and transparency documents can be found on the Finance and Annual Reports web page
The Annual Governance and Accountability Return and details on the Inspection of Accounts can be found on the Public Inspection of Accounts page
Information on grants including the application form can be found on the Grants page
Governance Documents
The Council’s Standing Orders can be found on the Standing Orders page
The Council’s Financial Regulations can be found on the Financial Regulations page
Council operations are conducted within policy set by Council. The extensive policy list can be accessed on the Policies, Strategies and Codes of Practice page
A councillor checklist for General Data Protection Awareness is available in order to assist councilors to understand the basic requirements on them
Sources of Information
Websites
The recommended websites for councillor information are
National Association of Local Councils (log in required for some parts – please contact the Clerk)
Buckinghamshire Association of Local Councils (log in required for some parts – please contact the clerk)
Also of interest might be the paper from the House of Commons Library
Local Government Association – The Ivers Parish Council is not a member and does not have access to the restricted content
Buckinghamshire Council website is somewhat more difficult to find information from. If you cant find what you are looking for there it is worth trying the South Bucks website
Legal Topic Notes from NALC
The legal topic notes provide extensive guidance and those relevant to The Ivers Parish Council have been downloaded to a Legal Topics page for councillor information