Barton Town Council Coronavirus Actions May 2020

Barton Town Council is following very closely the guidelines put forward by the Government during the Corona virus and also local government advisory NALC and ERNLLCA.  Despite working in very difficult conditions due to this issue, they are doing their best to assist the community, in particular those who are elderly, with health issues and who are in self isolation. Also, signposting local residents to services and information they urgently require on a day to day basis. Home deliveries to urgent, needy cases have also been undertaken.

The town council employs 2 members of staff; there are 12 town councillors (all unpaid) who do not work in the town council office. A number of the town councillors are over the age of 70 with health issues themselves also have to self-isolate. In light of this, the town council are doing their very best to accommodate the needs of the town with the resources available and in partnership working with voluntary groups in the town.  The Emergency Planning Committee Chairman, Cllr Jon Evison has also been out measuring and chalking the public paths outside the Chemists in Barton with 2 metre gaps, so that when people queue outside the chemist they do this in line with the Government’s advice in a safe manner.  Businesses also have to follow the Government’s advice regarding their own health and safety needs of their respective companies and staff.

The town council will officially close down to a summer recess type operation giving delegated powers to the Town Mayor and Chair Persons of Committees (Finance & General Purposes, Community and Environment Committees), for day-to-day decisions. The Planning Committee business to be conducted by the Committee Chairman and the Town Clerk, in liaison with the Committee Members via email and North Lincolnshire Council planning portal. Decisions of a larger nature will be at the discretion of the Town Mayor and the Town Clerk/Deputy Town Clerk, and be circulated to the whole council via email for a view/decision. Should members become incapacitated, their duties will be passed to other members of the town council.

Finally the town council has agreed to set aside £10,000 in the town council’s budget (taken from reserves), as an emergency relief fund to encompass all emergency requirements in the current COVID 19 pandemic.

A £5,000 donation to be made immediately to The Ropewalk, to support the emergency meal system to the elderly in the town during the COVID 19 pandemic.  The budget to be taken from the emergency relief fund as mentioned above.

Due to COVID 19, Barton Bike Night has been cancelled this year.  The town council made a £2,000 provision for the event in the 2020/2021 financial year budget that is no longer required for this.  The £2,000 to be re-allocated as a donation to support the current crisis for the Barton Foodbank, to assist provision of food supplies for families in need in the town.

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