Agenda July 2024

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 15th July 2024 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. 

Andrew Jones          Clerk to the Council.                                                     Date:  Monday 8th July 2024

 

 

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 28th May 2024.

 

5.            DECLARATIONS OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE.

5.1         The Chair and Vice-Chair to sign the Annual  Declarations of Acceptance of Office.

 

 

6.            DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS

 

 

7.            CLERK’S REPORT

7.1         To note the contents of the Clerk’s Report with regards to actions from previous minutes. 

 

 

8.            FINANCE.

8.1         To note income received as follows:

 

Remitter

Purpose

Amount £

Sale of mowers (net)

SKDC

G H Linnell

Price and Sons

Sale of mowers

Community Cleaner grant

Cemetery fees

Cemetery fees

432.00

463.32

75.00

135.00

 

 

 

         

8.2         To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:

Payments Made:

Payee

Purpose

Amount £

Tidy Gardens

Cemetery cutting - May

546.00

 

PC World

Clerk laptop

349.00

 

A Jones

LALC

Clear Insurance

Community Heartbeat

Employment costs

Wave

Tidy Gardens

 

Clerk expenses

Annual subscription

Annual Premium  

Defib charge-pack

June 2024

Water charges

Cemetery cutting - June

156.00

270.04

725.64

78.24

766.45

473.05

546.00

 

 

 

         

8.3         To resolve to approve the June bank reconciliation.

8.4         To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2024/25 budget to date.

8.5         To consider the 2024/25 Internal Audit report.

8.6         To consider a funding request for the Ropsley and District Produce Show.

 

 

9.            PLANNING

9.1         To consider the following planning applications received since the last meeting:

9.1.1      S24/0898 Remove 3 trees – 12-16 Cedar House, Ropsley NG33 4BE

9.1.2      S24/1117 Tree works to clear boundary path, St Peter’s Church Ropsley NG33 4DA

 

9.2         To note the following planning decisions:

9.2.1      S24/0898 Remove 3 trees – 12-16 Cedar House, Ropsley NG33 4BE approved 25th June 2024

 

 

10.         HIGHWAYS

10.1       To report on where the 30mph signs have been positioned.

10.2       To consider any updates from LCC re the various traffic and road issues raised.

 

 

11.         CEMETERY

11.1       To discuss the trees in the cemetery.

11.2       To discuss any other matters concerning the cemetery.

 

 

12.         COMMUNITY UPDATES

12.1       To consider any updates on future projects.

12.2       To discuss Bulb Planting and Litter Clean-up activities.    

12.3       To receive an update on the storage container siting for the gardening equipment.

12.4       To receive an update on the Coronation Orchard Grant.

12.5       To discuss the interest received for the Hedgehog Scheme.

12.6       To receive any other community updates from Councillors.

 

13.         CORRESPONDENCE.

13.1       To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the May meeting.

 

14.         DATE OF NEXT MEETING.  The date for the next meeting is to be arranged.