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
- Report from ELDC Ward Member
- Report from LCC Ward Member
- 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
- 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
- Actions from Previous Meeting – Clerk’s report
- Communications Received – to note
- D-Day 80 Celebrations – to consider options for commemorating the day.
- To consider creating an Executive Committee – Terms of Reference to be supplied by Cllr TA
- 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.
- Survey Reports – to discuss the recommendations from the reports and consider actions
- Lease Agreement – to consider lease agreement as advised by solicitors.
- Parish Council insurance – to consider two options from insurance provider and decide on preferred option
05/24 – 8 Finance and Budgets
- Payments- to receive and resolve to accept payments for May 2024
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- Receipts – to note receipt of Parish Precept for FY2024/25 - £9,206
- To review the end of year Receipts and Payments 2023-2024
- 2023-2024 AGAR– to receive and note report from the Internal Auditor
- 2023-2024 AGAR– to review and approve the Governance Statement
- 2023-2024 AGAR– to review and approve the Accounting Statements
- 2023-2024 AGAR– to approve and sign the Certificate of Exemption
05/24 – 9 Planning Applications - to consider planning applications as listed below
- N/037/00667/24 | Outline erection of 1no. dwelling. | The New Plough, Main Road, Covenham St Bartholomew
- 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
- Any received between agenda close and meeting.
05/24 – 10 Date of next meeting – Thursday, 25th July 2024, 7pm