Agenda March 2023
Dear Councillor,
I hereby give you notice that a meeting of Ropsley and District Parish Council will be held at Ropsley Hall on Wednesday 22 March 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.
N Gascoigne Clerk to the Council. Date: Friday 17 March 2023
1. WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN.
2. 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. CO-OPTION
4.1 To resolve to co-opt two candidates onto the Council to fill the casual vacancies.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
5.1 To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 9 January 2023.
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 £ |
|
Draper Memorials |
Cemetery income |
170.00 |
|
Robert Holland |
Cemetery income |
275.00 |
|
Robert Holland |
Cemetery income |
135.00 |
8.2 To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:
Payments Made:
|
Payee |
Purpose |
Amount £ |
|
Autela Payroll Services |
Oct – Dec 22 |
66.27 |
|
Employment Costs |
January 2023 |
591.75 |
|
HSBC Bank Charges |
January 2023 |
5.00 |
|
Employment Costs |
February 2023 |
564.75 |
|
HSBC Bank Charges |
February 2023 |
5.40 |
|
Wave |
Cemetery water |
13.53 |
Payments to be Made:
|
Payee |
Purpose |
Amount £ |
|
LALC |
Annual subscription 2023/24 |
259.72 |
|
LALC |
Training scheme 2023/24 |
138.00 |
|
Information Commissioner’s Office |
Annual registration |
35.00 |
|
Employment Costs |
March 2023 |
564.75 |
|
Councillor Expenses |
Cllr Rowbotham volunteer event refreshments |
60.00 |
8.3 To resolve to approve the February bank reconciliation.
8.4 To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2022/23 budget to date.
8.5 To approve the appointment of Tracey Davis as internal auditor and to approve payment of a fee of £75.
8.6 To consider the following requests for grant funding:
8.6.1 From Ropsley Baboons Cricket Club for £250.
8.6.2 From Ropsley Hall for £1,750.
8.6.3 From Toddlers @ Ropsley for £842.84.
8.7 To approve a contribution of £100 to the cost of Braceby churchyard mowing.
9. VOLUNTEERS
9.1 To receive an update on volunteer recruitment.
9.2 To consider the purchase of uniform, high vis vests, gloves, and ear defenders for grounds maintenance volunteers at a cost of up to £200.
9.3 To consider arrangements for storage and maintenance of gardening equipment and the purchase of a storage shed for the cemetery at a cost of up to £800.
9.4 To consider arrangements for the mowing of Humby Green and the purchase of a lawnmower.
10. PLANNING
10.1 No planning applications received.
10.2 To note the following planning decisions:
10.2.1 S22/2208 Change of use from residential annex to holiday let, The Annexe, Holly Cottage, Humby Road Ropsley, NG33 4BD. Granted 14 February 2023.
10.2.2 S22/2363 Works to trees in a Conservation Area (Section 211), 1 Peck Hill Ropsley Lincs NG33 4BL . Work allowed 27 January 2023.
10.3 To note a planning appeal in relation to S22/1844 1 Peck Hill, Ropsley, NG33 4BL.
11. HIGHWAYS
11.1 To note correspondence regarding responsibility for drainage ditches.
12. CEMETERY
12.1 No report.
13. COMMUNITY UPDATES
13.1 To consider the purchase of trees for Little Humby village entrances.
13.2 To consider the painting of the Braceby phone box.
13.3 To note correspondence re contractor damage in Little Humby.
13.2 To receive community updates from Councillors.
14. CORRESPONDENCE.
14.1 To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the January meeting.
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING.
15.1 Thursday 18 May at 7pm at Ropsley Hall.