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Bagnall Parish Council consists of seven Councillors, and a Clerk (the latter encompasses the roles of Proper Officer and Responsible Financial Officer). The Clerk is not a member of the council but an employee. Parish Councillors are not paid, giving their time freely and serve for a four-year term, unless co-opted or elected at a bye-election where they serve until the next election.
Councillors must apply the law and comply with the Code of Member Conduct. Councillors are also required to act in an ethical way and to declare an interest when necessary. Councillors contribute to the work of the Council by suggesting ideas, influencing policy, engaging in constructive debate and by responding to the needs and views of the community. Councillors comment on proposals to ensure the best outcome and vote to enable the Council to make decisions.
Individual Parish Councillors cannot make decisions on behalf of the Council, but they can actively lead and engage with local projects, Parish Councillors have no powers outside of the Council meeting and have a responsibility to bring local issues to the attention of the Council, participate in debate and help the Council to make decisions on behalf of the local community. All business must be transacted at meetings unless the council has asked someone to act on its behalf. Councillors usually meet once a month on the second Tuesday of the month at 7pm (except for the months of August and December). Currently, they meet in the Stafford Arms Pub.
