Councillor Handbook
Section 1 – Getting Started
Register of Member’s Interests Form [PDF]
Request for Dispensation [PDF]
Openness and Transparency of Personal Interests [PDF]
Predetermination Guidance [PDF]
Gifts and Hospitality Register [PDF]
- Members Allowances Scheme [PDF]
- Members Allowances Guidance [PDF]
- Travel & Subsistence Allowance Claim Form [PDF]
Councillor Contact Details Form [PDF]
Councillor iPad Agreement [PDF]
Section 2 – Structure
Contact Information:
Town Council Roles & Responsibilities [PDF]
Staff Structure, Service & Responsibilities
Standing Committee Structure [PDF]
Standing Committees Terms of Reference
- Budget Working Group Terms of Reference [PDF]
- Community, Leisure & Recreation Committee Terms of Reference [PDF]
- Neighbourhood Plan Continuity Committee Terms of Reference [PDF]
- Personnel Committee Terms of Reference [PDF]
- Planning & Environment Committee Terms of Reference [PDF]
- Policy & Resources Committee Terms of Reference [PDF]
External Organisations and Appointments
Section 7 – Planning
Thame Parish Map
Thame Conservation Area Map
Plain English Guide to the Planning System [PDF]
‘How Planning Works’ by the Planning Advisory Service [PDF]
Town / District / County / National Plans
- Thame Neighbourhood Plan Overview [PDF]
- Thame Neighbourhood Plan (March 2013) [PDF]
- District / County / National Plans Overview [PDF]
The Good Councillor’s Guide to Neighbourhood Planning – Access provided on request.
Section 8 – Policies & Procedures
Section 9 – Publications
A Plain English Guide to Localism [PDF]
The Good Councillor’s Guide 2018 – Access provided on request.
The Good Councillor’s Guide to Finance & Transparency 2017 – Access provided on request.
Section 10 – Civic
Including:
- The Role of the Town Mayor
- Support for the Mayor
- Mayor’s Charity
- Town Mayor’s Allowance
- The Role of the Deputy Mayor
- Civic Insignia and Regalia
- Receipt of Gifts
- Civic Events
Including:
- Terms of Reference
- Guidance Notes for Mayor’s Cadet