Northants CALC

Welcome to the latest edition of the Association’s newsletter, which includes a report from the Local Council Conference held in Towcester in June, details of two excellent free guidance books for Local Councils, an article on the implications for Local Councils of the forthcoming Equality Bill, advanced notice of the date for our AGM and a wealth of other news and information of interest.

Download your copy of the July/August eUpdate here.

This latest edition of the Association’s newsletter includes a major article on persistent complainers that many councils have to deal with at one time or another.  The article includes practical tips for dealing with complaints and signposts to sources of further reading.  There is also an update on the Northamptonshire Councils’ Charter and a reminder of the Local Councils Conference to be held on 16 June 2010 at Towcester Racecourse.

Download the May/June eUpdate for all the latest news and information for Local Councils.

Welcome to the Northants CALC eUpdate for March/April 2010.

This spring edition includes a warm welcome to Northants CALC’s latest recruit, Chrisitne Dryden, some top tips on end of year procedures and managing local council IT, notification of the date for the Local Councils’ Conference (16 June 2010), and details of a top offer on LCR Magazine from the National Association of Local Councils.

Download the March/April eUpdate here.

Welcome to the Northants CALC eUpdate for January – February 2010.

This issue is packed full of useful information for local councils on a very wide range of topics. From bee keeping to providing play opportunities, from local council awards to Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments. Whatever you need, we’ve got it covered

Download the January/February eUpdate here.

Welcome to the latest eUpdate from Northants CALC. This issue is packed full of useful information including details of at least two national projects that could bring funding in to your council. There are two technical articles, one on local council powers and one on committee structures and lots of news, training opportunities and information of interest to your council.

As always, we would be delighted to receive your feedback and comments or ideas for future articles.

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The September/October edition of eUpdate from Northants CALC is a special edition focussing on the parish precept.  What is a precept?  How does a council decide how much to precept?  What happens when you want to spend more in one go than the precept will allow?  This edition is timed to coincide with local council’s budget setting.

Other contents include details of seminars and training opportunities, there’s an article about the latest salary settlement for parish clerks and some extremly important news about business use motor insurance; a must read for all those involved with local councils.

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The July/August edition of eUpdate from Northants CALC is a must-read for all those with an interest in the first tier of local government in Northamptonshire. The contents include details of all the events, seminars and training opportunities that are of interest to clerks and councillors.  There’s news about the long-awaited new model standing orders, and an article from Catherine Camp, Clerk to Barby Parish Council, about her recent trip to the World Conference of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks.  There’s also all the latest news from Northants CALC.

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The May/June edition of eUpdate from Northants CALC is full of interesting and exciting things for the first tier of local government in Northamptonshire. The contents include an article on the omnipresent issue of potholes, a run down of the annual meetings each parish is required to hold, details of a new service for producing your newsletters, a special offer for the new edition of Charles Arnold-Baker, a list of dates and events of interest to Northamptonshire parishes and, of course, full details of our exciting new training programme, which is already going great guns.

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This latest edition of eUpdate from Northants CALC is packed with positive news and information for the first tier of local government in Northamptonshire.  There’s a gentle reminder about the looming internal audit deadlines, feedback from the Local Councils Spring Conference, an article on when and how to exclude members of the public and press from meetings, an introduction to the new Training & Development Officer, and details of where to obtain information on the very exciting new power for local councils – the power of wellbeing.

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This issue of eUpdate brings you all the latest news and information affecting local councils in Northamptonshire.  There is an article on how local councils should handle apologies for absence given at meetings, how to build an effective web site, details on parish emergency planning and all the dates and venues for the spring training programme.

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