Council and Committees

Shepton Mallet Town Council is made up of 16 elected Councillors who form the Full Town Council. Within the Full Town Council there are five standing committees, each with delegated powers to action various works and initiatives. These committees are appointed each year at the Annual Meeting where their Terms of Reference and Membership are agreed by the Full Town Council.

Each councillor of the town council has the opportunity to be appointed to at least one committee. Councillors are encouraged to participate in more than one committee to ensure that there is an even spread of the workload.

Full Council

Policy & Resources

Policy and Resources is constituted of the Chairs of each other standing committee and the Vice-Chair of the council.  The committee deals with topics including: Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Financial Administration, Legal Administration, Property Management, Audit and Strategy.

Human Resources

The HR committee makes decisions around staffing including training, development, promotion, salary and more. The committee also looks at compliance with statutory requirements relating to employment and health and safety of staff and the development and maintenance of policies relating to equal opportunities and access for people with impairments for existing staff and potential applicants.

Recreation, Amenities and Environment 

The RAE Committee make decisions relating to Collett Park, Outdoor Spaces, Allotments, and all Town Council amenities such as Christmas Lights etc.

Town Development & Planning

The Planning Committee is constituted of four members from the East Ward and four from the West Ward and considers the Council’s response to planning applications.

Arts, Culture, Community & Tourism Committee

The ACCT Committee makes decisions about community grants, donations, events and tourism initiatives.

Charities

Shepton Mallet Town Council are the management trustees for the individual charities that have been set up for the protection of Collett Park, The Cenotaph and The Market Cross.