Chichester City Council is looking for a friendly, professional, and self-motivated Committee and Communities Officer – 30 hours per week

This role is office based in central Chichester with the possibility to work from home once training is completed. The salary will be £25,991 to £27,741 FTE, dependant on qualifications and experience.

KEY DUTIES:

1. To be the first point of contact responsible for Committee and Working Group meetings, including preparing agendas, papers, and minute-taking and maintenance of attendance and minute books; and coordinate actions arising from those meetings.
2. Liaise with other staff as necessary to ensure smooth administration of the Committee and Working Group meetings and other Council’s affairs as appropriate.
3. To work with community and voluntary groups in support of City Council projects.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
• Excellent organisational skills
• Awareness of the role of the City Council in local government
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good IT skills, including word processing, emailing, and the ability to quickly pickup skills for any project-specific software

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, organised and adaptable.

Closing date 14^th January 2022

Interviews will be held week commencing 17^th January 2022.

TO APPLY: Please call our office on (01243 788502) or email administration@chichestercity.gov.uk for an application form.

Job description: Committee and Communities Officer (downloadable PDF)

Alternatively, download and complete the job application form: Committee and Communities Officer application form (downloadable PDF)

Completed forms should be returned to:

• administration@chichestercity.gov.uk or
• Administration, Chichester City Council, The Council House, North Street, Chichester. PO19 1LQ

Chichester City Council is looking for a Mayor’s Secretary – 18.5 hours per week

This role is office based in central Chichester with the possibility to work from home once training is completed. The salary will be £23,080 to £24,491 FTE, dependant on qualifications and experience.

KEY DUTIES:

• To undertake administrative and secretarial duties in support of the activities of the Mayor, Town Clerk and City Council generally.

• Liaise with other staff as necessary to ensure smooth administration of the Council’s affairs.

• Maintaining the Mayoral budget

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Great written and verbal communication skills
• Good customer relations
• Good attention to detail
• Able to work in a team and on own initiative and organise date and time engagements
• Office Computer literacy skills and IT knowledge

The successful applicant will be enthusiastic, adaptable and looking for a new challenge. They will also need to have flexibility to adapt their work pattern as required by the Mayoral schedule.

Closing date 14^th January 2022

Interviews will be held week commencing 17^th January 2022.

TO APPLY: Please call our office on (01243 788502) or email administration@chichestercity.gov.uk for an application form.

Job description: Mayor’s Secretary (downloadable PDF)

Alternatively, download and complete the job application form: Mayor’s Secretary application form (downloadable PDF)

Completed forms should be returned to:

• administration@chichestercity.gov.uk or
• Administration, Chichester City Council, The Council House, North Street, Chichester. PO19 1LQ

A press release from West Sussex County Council – 25 November 2021

Captive bird and poultry keepers will be legally required to keep their birds indoors under new measures to control the spread of avian flu.

It comes after a number of confirmed cases of the H5N1 strain of the virus in recent weeks, including a case in the Arun area.

The new legal requirement is for all UK bird keepers to keep their birds indoors from Monday 29 November in a bid to minimise contact with wild birds migrating from mainland Europe.

Enhanced biosecurity measures are also being introduced – including regular cleaning and disinfecting and reducing the number of visitors coming into contact with birds.

Peter Aston, West Sussex Trading Standards Team Manager, said: “The consequences of avian flu spreading to domestic birds and poultry in West Sussex would be severe.

“All owners need to follow the new rules and additional guidance to ensure their birds avoid catching the disease.

“Poultry owners should also watch out for signs that their birds have been infected. The main symptoms of avian flu include a swollen head, blue discolouration of the neck and throat, loss of appetite, diarrhoea and respiratory distress.”

Duncan Crow, West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Community Support, Fire and Rescue, said: “I urge all bird and poultry keepers to do all they can to ensure we prevent the spread of avian flu to domestic birds in West Sussex.”

Poultry and captive bird keepers are reminded to do the following:

• House or net all poultry and captive birds to keep them separate from wild birds
• Cleanse and disinfect clothing, footwear, housing, equipment and vehicles on a regular basis
• Reduce the movement of people, vehicles or equipment in areas where poultry and captive birds are kept to minimise contamination
• Thoroughly cleanse and disinfect housing on a continuous basis
• Minimise direct and indirect contact between poultry and captive birds and wild birds, including making sure all feed and water is not accessible to wild birds

Avian flu is a disease which mainly affects birds but in very rare cases it can spread to people and other mammals. Do not touch or pick up any dead or sick birds that you find. Report them to the Defra helpline on 03459 33 55 77.

Bird keepers should report suspicion of disease to the Defra Rural Services Helpline on 03000 200 301. Further advice for bird keepers on reducing the spread of avian influenza is available at: www.gov.uk.

The Annual service of Remembrance will take place at the War Memorial, Litten Gardens on Remembrance Sunday 14^th November, commencing at 1100am.

Uniformed, and other participants will assemble in East Street and march to the War Memorial around 1030, led by the ATC Band of 461 Squadron.

The Mayor, Councillor John Hughes, and other civic dignitaries will lay wreaths together with other representatives from the ex-service and wider community.

The Garrison Artillery Volunteers will be located in the adjacent New Park Road Recreation Ground and will be firing their World War one 18pounder gun to mark the commencement and completion of the Two Minutes’ Silence.

This year, we see the 100^th anniversary of the unveiling of the War Memorial which used to be located in Eastgate Square and was moved to the present location in 1940. The War Memorial, owned and maintained the City Council, is now a Grade II Listed structure.

We will also be commemorating the centenary of the foundation of the Royal British Legion and especially the Chichester Branch.

At the conclusion of the service the various contingents will march past the saluting base in Eastgate Square and form up again in East Steet before being dismissed.

Music for the service is being provided by the Chichester City Band and the service traditionally ends by the singing of ‘Sussex by the Sea’

You can download a PDF of the Order of Service here: Chichester City Council – Remembrance Sunday – 14 November 2021 – Order of Service

DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL

Chichester District Council

Election of a City Councillor for the Chichester North Ward

on

Thursday 4 November 2021

I, Diane Shepherd, being the Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

And I do hereby declare that MAUREEN FRANCES CORFIELD is duly elected.

Dated: 4 November 2021

Diane Shepherd – Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, East Pallant House, East Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1TY

Saturday 30 October 2021

The Mayor, Councillor John Hughes, accompanied by the Mayoress, Councillor Cherry Hughes, launch the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal outside the City Council offices in North Street.

Pictured (left to right): The Mayoress, Councillor Cherry Hughes, the Mayor of Chichester, Councillor John Hughes, Chairman of the Chichester Branches of the Royal Sussex Regimental Association and The Queen’s Regimental Assocation, Mr Dave Tilley and Mr Paul Gaffney from the Royal British Legion (Chichester Branch).

Transition Chichester has announced a free entry Eco-Festival taking place at the Newell Centre, Tozer Way, on Saturday 6 November.

The free entry event will be a family-friendly celebration of everything that is happening in Chichester to protect the environment and will inform residents about how they can get involved.

An Eco-Fair will run from 3pm until 6pm with food being supplied by UK Harvest.

Activities will include music, poetry, t-shirt and card printing as well as stalls showcasing the work of local organic gardeners, conservation volunteers, tree wardens and Transition Chichester.

The event will feature a swap-shop clothing rail and UK Harvest will be providing hot food for donations.

The Eco-Fair will be followed at 7pm by a panel discussion on the theme of “Working Locally to tackle climate change and protect our environment”. This will be chaired by Councillor Martyn Bell and panellists will include Councillor Heather Barrie (Green Party), environmental solutionist Nicola Peel, UK Harvest Chief Executive Yvonne Thomson and Sussex Wildlife Trust President Tony Whitbread.

The panel event is free entry but spaces are limited so please book your space here:

www.eventbrite.com/e/chichester-eco-festival-panel-event-tickets-176585862067

Statement of persons nominated

Chichester District Council

Election of a Chichester City Councillor to be held on

Thursday 4 November 2021

The following is a statement of the persons nominated for election as a City Councillor for the

Chichester North Ward

*Decision of the Returning Officer that the nomination is invalid or other reason why a person nominated no longer stands nominated.

The persons above against whose name no entry is made in the last column have been and stand validly nominated.

Chichester City Council has today received notification of the completion of the audit of its accounts for the financial year 2019-2020. The Notice of the Conclusion of the Audit for 2019-2020 and the signed External…

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Nominations to open for West Sussex County Council and Chichester City Council by-elections

Nominations will open next month for a councillor vacancy in West Sussex County Council’s Bourne Division and in Chichester City Council’s North Ward.

The nomination period for both by-elections will commence on Friday 1 October 2021 and end at 4pm on Friday 8 October 2021.

Anyone wishing to stand as a candidate can ask for nomination forms from the Elections Office at Chichester District Council by calling 01243 521010 or emailing elections@chichester.gov.uk. Nomination papers must be submitted by hand to the (Deputy) Returning Officer at Chichester District Council.

If contested, a by-election for the North Ward of Chichester City Council will take place on Thursday 4 November 2021. The polling stations for this election will be:

• The Sunray Building, Little Breach; and
• St Michaels Church Hall, Summersdale Road.

If the Bourne Division vacancy of West Sussex County Council is contested, a by-election will take place on Thursday 4 November 2021. The polling stations for this election will be:

• St Wilfrids Church Hall, Broad Road, Southbourne;
• Southbourne Age Concern Centre, New Road, Southbourne;
• Tuppenny Barn, Main Road, Southbourne;
• Bourne Leisure Centre, Park Road, Southbourne;
• Station Staff Office, Baker Barracks, Thorney Island;
• Forestside & Stansted Village Hall, Forestside; and
• Westbourne Parish Hall, Westbourne Road, Westbourne.

The hours of both polls will be from 7am until 10pm.

The successful candidates will serve on Chichester City Council until May 2023 and West Sussex County Council until May 2024.