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  Howard is partly right - parish and town councils are both Local Councils, and as such their precept isn't currently capped as it is at district and county level, though it might be in future.
  
  So they are all, if they are acting responsibly, building up reserves for future use. And in many cases spending it now on things like verge maintenance that KCC are already cutting back on.
  
  Legally they only have six duties that they must do. Four relate to following the relevant laws in their activities, then they must supply allotments on request if able to do so, and take on closed churchyards if requested by a Parochial Church Council. Everything else is voluntary but must be justifiable to their electorate, and in the case of DTC they own properties which have been left to them so they must look after those.
  
  Having a mayor is an optional title for the Chairman, so it would be possible to keep DTC and not have the dressing up and bling (which sometimes looks ridiculous on people we know from down the street or enjoying themselves in the pub) but it is an important part of the heritage of the town.

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