Full Council Meeting Agenda – Tuesday 24th February 2026

HARWICH TOWN COUNCIL
Guildhall, Church Street, Harwich, Essex CO12 3DS
Tel: 01255 507211
email: info@harwichtowncouncil.gov.uk
Clerk: Ms Lucy Ballard

TO ALL COUNCILLORS:
YOU ARE SUMMONED TO ATTEND A MEETING
Of HARWICH TOWN COUNCIL
To be held at

The Guildhall, Church Street, Harwich
on

Tuesday 24th February 2026 at 7pm
Or at the rise of the TOWN PLANNING MEETING, whichever is the later

 


AGENDA

  1. Apologies for Absence
    To receive apologies for absence
  2. Declarations of Members’ Interests
    To receive any ‘pecuniary’ or ‘Other/Non Registrable’ interests relating to items on the agenda
  3. Public Questions
    Questions pursuant to Standing Order 3
  4. Mayor’s Announcements
    The Mayor to give a brief report of engagements undertaken since the last meeting
  5. Minutes of Last Meeting
    To approve as a correct record the Minutes and Confidential Minutes of the meeting of Harwich Town Council held on 13th January 2026 (circulated separately)
  6. Matters Arising from the Minutes of the Last Meeting

MIN 109/25 – To confirm application to LINK has been submitted by Bernard Jenkin MP and consider further action.

MIN 110/25 – To acknowledge response from Lieutenant Reavell in relation to visit from the HMS Venturer.

  1. Matters Arising from the Minutes of Previous Meetings
  2. PCSO

Ref: MIN 112/25 – To consider proposal for the continuation of PCSO presence within Harwich when current arrangement ends in March 2026

  1. Harwich Harbour Foot Ferry

Ref: MIN 128/23 – To review current partnership agreement and consider whether to renew on an ongoing basis, commencing April 2027 at a cost of £1000 per annum, to be reviewed in 2030.

Cllr Powell

  1. Policies for Review and Adoption
  • IT Policy
  • Document & Data Retention Policy
  • Model Publication Scheme
  1. Community Christmas Carol Service

Ref: MIN 140/24 and 103/23 to consider request for increase in budget for the 2026 service to £750

  1. Council Insurance

To consider options for renewal of council insurance.

  • 1 Year £6379.42 (including IPT)
  • 3 Year (LTA) £5787.66 (including IPT)
  1. ECFRS Consultation: Improving Daytime Fire Engine Availability in Essex

To consider submitting a response to the consultation.

  1. Brief Reports by Members appointed to outside bodies by the Council
  2. Committee Meeting Minutes

To receive the Minutes of previous committee meetings (circulated separately):

  • Environment & Community Committee – 22nd January 2026
  1. Accounts
    To receive the financial update and accounting reports and to approve accounts for payment as per the schedule (circulated separately)
  2. Correspondence Received in the Post or Raised by Members
  3. Date of Next Meeting
    The next meeting of Harwich Town Council is scheduled to be held at the         Guildhall, Church Street, Harwich on Tuesday 7th April 2026 at 00pm, or at the rise of the Town Planning Committee, whichever is the later.
  4. Exclusion of Press and Public

Pursuant to Sub-Section 2 of Section 1 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 the meeting to be closed to the press and public for the transaction of the under-mentioned business:

  • Personnel – Estate Supervisor end of Probation Review
  • Hill School Leases – application of seal
  1. Personnel – Estate Supervisor end of probation review

To consider recommendation following an end of probation review.

  1. Hill School Leases

To agree to sign and seal leases in accordance with Standing Order 23

 

Dated: 17th February 2026

Ms Lucy Ballard
Clerk to the Council                                                                         

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