Meetings of the Full Council are usually chaired by the Town Mayor who this year is Councillor Keith Sibbald; he will serve until next May when the annual meeting of council will elect someone for the next 12 months.

His Deputy is Councillor Vivien Lees, who as the term implies substitutes for Keith when he is unable to attend functions or chair the meetings.

In addition to the work in the Chamber they are also asked to represent Mirfield at events around the area and to attend functions in Mirfield to represent the Town Council. The Town Mayor is invited to many functions organised by neighbouring town and parish councils even over the Pennines in Saddleworth and Mossley.

The council has three meetings each month. They are Full Council on the 2nd Tuesday, Finance & General Purposes on the 3rd Tuesday, and Plans Scrutiny on the 3rd Wednesday.

In recent years the Town Council has also organised successful public consultation meetings on important local issues such as policing, development applications and the Kirklees Boundary Review.

The council is committed to public engagement, and is currently in the middle of a trial which allows Mirfield residents to address or question the Town Council prior to the start of each meeting. Not long ago members of the public were not allowed to speak at Town Council meetings, so this 'freedom', is a great step forward.

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