Agenda 13th January 2025
Dear Councillor,
I hereby give you notice that the Annual Parish Council Meeting of Ropsley and District Parish Council will be held at Ropsley Hall on Monday 13th January 2025 at 7.15pm. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.
Public Forum: The Parish Council meeting will be preceded at 7.00pm by a public forum for which Councillors are also asked to be present, at which members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
Clerk to the Council. Date: Monday 6th January 2025
1. WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN.
2. APOLOGIES: TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND TO RESOLVE TO ACCEPT REASONS GIVEN.
3. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN RELATION TO AGENDA ITEMS AND TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
4.1 To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 11th November 2024.
5. DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS
6. CLERK’S REPORT
6.1 To note the contents of the Clerk’s Report with regards to actions from previous minutes.
7. FINANCE.
7.1 To note income received as follows:
There was no income received since the last meeting
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7.2 To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:
Payments Made:
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Employment costs Autela Payroll Services Tidy Gardens Xmas tree expenses Ropsley Village Hall Employment costs Wave LALC
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November 2024 Payroll costs Cemetery cutting Xmas tree expenses Room Hire December 2024 Quarterly water bill Annual subscription |
592.55 75.05 273.00 77.08 23.65 592.35 509.38 276.10
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7.3 To resolve to approve the December bank reconciliation.
7.4 To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2024/25 budget to date.
7.5 To consider the 2024/25 Internal Audit report.
7.6 To discuss the required precept for 2025/26
7.7 To approve Clerk Pay Rates for 2024/25
8. PLANNING
8.1 To consider the following planning applications received since the last meeting:
8.1.1 S24/1919 Single Storey Extension, 9 The Chase, Ropsley NG33 4AN
8.1.2 S24/2187 Erection of dwelling behind 23-25 High Street Ropsley NG33 4BX
8.2 To note the following planning decisions:
8.2.1 S24/1724 Tree works – 8-10 White Cottage, Chapel Hill, Ropsley NG33 4JP approved 18th November 2024
8.2.2 S24/1743 Tree works – Gorse Farm House, 12 Chapel Hill, Ropsley NG33 4BP approved 12th November 2024
8.2.3 S24/1861 New Electricity sub-station 4 High Street Ropsley approved 25th October 2024
8.2.4 S24/1821 New first floor window, 1 Peck Hill, Ropsley NG33 4BL approved 18th December 2024
8.2.5 S24/1921 Outbuilding conversion, 1 Peck Hill, Ropsley NG33 4BL approved 30th December 2024
8.2.6 PL/007/24 Ropsley Quarry Extension deferred pending site visit
9. HIGHWAYS
9.1 To report on advisory 20mph speed zone.
9.2 To consider any updates from LCC re the various traffic and road issues raised.
10. CEMETERY
10.1 To discuss the trees in the cemetery.
10.2 Tio discuss the general maintenance programme.
10.3 To discuss any other matters concerning the cemetery.
11. COMMUNITY UPDATES
11.1 To report on the Christmas Tree and agree on a budget for next year.
11.2 To discuss Bulb Planting and Litter Clean-up activities.
11.3 To receive an update on the storage container siting for the gardening equipment.
11.4 To receive an update on the Coronation Orchard Grant.
11.5 To discuss the distribution of the Hedgehog Scheme Gates
11.6 To discuss the offer of a new bench.
11.7 To report on the SK Community Awards
11.8 To discuss the overseeing of the defibrillators
11.9 To report on the 2025 Calendars
11.10 To discuss March Newsletter
11.11 To receive any other community updates from Councillors.
12. ON-STREET PARKING CONCERNS
12.1 To discuss the on-street parking problems around the War Memorial area
13. PARISH COUNCIL VACANCY
13.1 To discuss the recent drop-in meeting.
14. CORRESPONDENCE.
14.1 To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the November meeting.
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING. The date for the next meeting is to be arranged.