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Parish councillers needed for meeting

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Dave G | 19:33 Mon 04th May 2009 | Civil
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As our Parish council is entitled to 7 councillers and there is only 3 can they lawfully hold a meeting and spend our tax money without getting more councillors
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Yes they can.

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" . . . no business shall be transacted at a meeting of a parish council unless at least one-third of the whole number of members of the council are present at the meeting; but, notwithstanding anything in that paragraph, in no case shall the quorum be less than three".
Paragraph 12, Schedule 12, Local Government Act 1972

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