Annual Meeting of the Parish Council - 30 May 2024

ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Covenham Parish Council will be held on Thursday 30th May 2024, after the conclusion of the Annual Parish Meeting which is to be held in the Parish Rooms

Councillors are hereby summoned to attend.

Part A: Annual Meeting of Covenham Parish Council

Part B: Business meeting of the Parish Council, which will commence with 10 minutes of Open Forum time for members of the public to raise any issues, if required. Parishioners are then requested not to interrupt during the business of the meeting

Signed:   

Nadine Must

Parish Clerk

23rd May 2024

 

AGENDA

Part A

05/24– 1   Appointment of Chair – to receive nominations for the position of Chair and resolve to appoint to the position followed by signing of declaration of Acceptance of Office

05/24- 2    Appointment of Vice Chair - to receive nominations for the appointment of Vice Chair and resolve to appoint to the position followed by signing of declaration of Acceptance of Office

Suspension of Standing Orders while public session takes place

Public Session 

  1. Report from ELDC Ward Member
  2. Report from LCC Ward Member
  3. Public Forum

PART B        

05/24– 3   Members present and apologies.

05/24– 4   Chair’s Welcome and Remarks

05/24– 5   To receive any Declarations of Interest on any item on the agenda - in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to disclosable pecuniary interests

05/24– 6   Minutes from 28 March 2024 – to approve as a correct record the notes of the meeting and authorise the Chair to sign the official minutes.

05/24 - 7   Council Matters

 
  1. Annual Review of Policies. 

1) Standing Orders

2) Financial Regulations

3) Code of Conduct

4) Civility and Respect Pledge

5) Data Protection Policy

6) Privacy Notice

7) Complaints Procedure

8) Environmental Policy

9) Health and Safety Policy

10) Equal Opportunities Policy

11) Safeguarding Vulnerable Persons Policy

  1. Actions from Previous Meeting – Clerk’s report
  2. Communications Received – to note
  1. D-Day 80 Celebrations – to consider options for commemorating the day.
  1. To consider creating an Executive Committee – Terms of Reference to be supplied by Cllr TA
  2. Gardening hours’ contract – to agree increase from two hours to four hours a month between April and September plus extra hours as necessary during winter to trim the hedges.
  3. Survey Reports – to discuss the recommendations from the reports and consider actions
  4. Lease Agreement – to consider lease agreement as advised by solicitors.
  5. Parish Council insurance – to consider two options from insurance provider and decide on preferred option

05/24 – 8  Finance and Budgets

  1. Payments- to receive and resolve to accept payments for May 2024
  To Amount (£)
1 Parish Clerk Salary and expenses - April/May 2024 1108.66
2 GetitDone Gardening Services 172.50
3 First Call Fire Risk Assessment 130.00
4 Michael Carr Consultatncy - EPC Assessment 294.00
5 Lincolnshire Surveyors Limited - Property Valuation 600.00
6 PAC Asbestos Survey 270.00
7 LIVES - Defibrillator Service and associated costs 511.20
8 LALC Annual Membership 158.92
9 LALC Annual Training Scheme 132.00
10 SLCC Membership 91.50
11 Jen Cooper - Internal Audit 45.00
12 Stationery - Reimbursement to Cllr A McCready 15.99
13 Zurich - Parish Council insurance TBC
   Total  3,529.77
  1. Receipts – to note receipt of Parish Precept for FY2024/25 - £9,206
  2. To review the end of year Receipts and Payments 2023-2024
  3. 2023-2024 AGAR– to receive and note report from the Internal Auditor
  4. 2023-2024 AGAR– to review and approve the Governance Statement
  5. 2023-2024 AGAR– to review and approve the Accounting Statements
  6. 2023-2024 AGAR– to approve and sign the Certificate of Exemption

05/24 – 9  Planning Applications - to consider planning applications as listed below

  1. N/037/00667/24 | Outline erection of 1no. dwelling. | The New Plough, Main Road, Covenham St Bartholomew
  2. N/037/01614/23 – Appeal lodged -  | Section 73 application to vary condition no. 2 (holiday occupancy condition) as previously imposed on planning permission reference N/037/01012/19 to allow one cottage to be occupied as an unrestricted dwelling whilst the other cottage remains holiday use. | Sunnyside, Grange Lane, Covenham St Bartholomew
  3. Any received between agenda close and meeting.

05/24 – 10 Date of next meeting – Thursday, 25th July 2024, 7pm