Council & Democracy

Local Democracy

There are three local government authorities responsible for local services and these are:

West Sussex County Council provides services for 750,000 people in an area, which stretches along the coastal plain from Emsworth to Shoreham with its northern boundary stretching from Haslemere to East Grinstead. It is responsible for libraries, highways, social services, education, fire and rescue amongst other things.

Chichester District Council provides services for nearly 110,000 people in an area of 300 square miles that stretches from Midhurst in the north to Selsey in the south and from Westbourne in the west to Bury in the east. Its responsibilities include waste collection, planning and building control, leisure, sport and tourism, licensing, car parking, and public safety, and collecting council tax on behalf of West Sussex County Council, the Parish Councils and the Police.

Selsey Town Council is the first and closest tier of local government to the town's residents. Its fourteen Members are elected by the public and serve a four year term. The Councillors are unpaid and freely give their time and expertise to ensure that the local area is represented and its views made known to principal authorities.

There are projects and services carried out by the Town Council including:

• Management of six recreation and play areas, skate park and BMX track
• Hanging Baskets in the High Street
• Christmas Illuminations
• Seating on the sea wall
• Providing some of the town's street lighting

In partnership with other local authorities and groups the Town Council is involved in:

• Neighbourhood Panel – crime reduction forum
• Financing the CCTV cameras in the town
• The High Street Vision

The Town Council is also consulted on major issues in the town for example:

• All planning applications
• Highway schemes

and has representatives on a number of organisations and groups:

• Citizens' Advice Bureau

· Chichester District Association of Local Councils (CDALC)

· Manor Green Park Group

· Emergency Planning Committee

· Manhood Peninsula Partnership

· Manhood Peninsula Road Safety Group

· Manhood Peninsula Steering Group (SOS)

· Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve

· South Chichester County Local Committee

All the Town Council meetings and those of its Committees are open to the public. Agendas for the meetings are displayed on the Town Council notice boards around the town and this site. If you want to come along to a meeting and speak on a specific matter please contact the Clerk who can advise you and arrange for the meeting Chairman to call upon you to speak

Town Council Notice boards are placed around the town -

· East Beach Shops

· East Beach Fishing Huts

· Kingsway

· East Street (Star Advertising)

· High Street (Boots)

· Hillfield Recreation ground

· Town Hall

· Budgens car park (on toilet block)

· Selsey Centre