Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence from Councillors.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Meeting held on 21 January 2026.

This report seeks approval for key employment and pension arrangements necessary to establish the new Poole Town Council and enable the recruitment of a suitably qualified Town Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer. As a designating body under the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Regulations 2013, the Town Council may choose whether to participate in the LGPS and must formally resolve to designate eligible posts. Adoption of the National Joint Council (NJC) “Green Book” terms and conditions, together with associated NALC policies, is also recommended to provide a modern, lawful, and sector?standard employment framework.

This report asks Members of the Shadow Poole Town Council to consider the proposed expenditure and approve or reject the requests as set out. All approved expenditure can be met from the Charter Trustee reserves which will be transferred to Poole and Broadstone on a 92.1% and 7.9% split, respectively. Any approved expenditure would be met from the net transferred amount so as not to impact the reserves to be transferred to Broadstone Town Council.