July 2023 Agenda

Scopwick and Kirkby Green Parish Council
https://scopwick.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/

19th July 2023

To whom it may concern,

You are welcome to attend the full Council meeting to be held on Tuesday 25th July 2023 commencing at 7.00pm in Scopwick Village Hall. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda.

At the discretion of the Chair, prior to the commencement of the meeting, members of the public will be invited to make representations or to ask questions in respect of matters on the agenda and other matters in the town. Time is set at a maximum of 3 minutes per person, or 15 minutes overall. 

A further 10 minutes will be set aside to receive brief reports of the Police, elected members of Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council.

If the time allocated is not required, the Council will go into formal session.

Jack 
Jack Sargent
Parish Clerk


AGENDA

1.   Welcome from the Chair of the Parish Council and introduction.

2.   Apologies for Absence.

To resolve to accept apologies for absence and where valid reasons are given to the Clerk prior to the meeting, in accordance with Local Government Act 1972 s85 (1).

3.   Declaration of Interest.

To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensations.

4.   To invite applicants for co-option to present themselves to the Parish Council and to allow the Councillors to ask questions of the applicants.

5.   To resolve to exclude the public and the media to discuss confidential matters in accordance with The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.

6.   To consider applications for co-option.

7.   To resolve to reopen the meeting to the public and the media.

8.   Co-option:

a.   To declare the result of the vote.

b.   To invite the successful to join the meeting.

c.   The successful candidate to sign the declaration of acceptance of office.

9.   To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Council held on 23rd May 2023.

10.   To approve the record of accounts for:

a.   May

b.   June

11.   To receive the bank reconciliation for:

a.   May

b.   June

12.   To approve the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) forms for the 2022-23 financial year. 

a.   To approve section 1, points 1 - 9 of the Annual Governance Statement.

b.   To approve section 2, the Accounting Statement.

13.   To receive a budget review for the first quarter of the financial year. 

14.   To receive reports from:

a.   The Chairman   

b.   The Clerk

15.   To receive notification of any planning permissions, refusals, withdrawals, or amendments.

16.   To consider a reply to the Gately Hamer letter regarding Springwell Solar Farm. 

17.   To consider installing flashing speed signs on the B1188.

18.   To consider purchasing additional bark for the play area.

19.   To approve outstanding invoices to be paid. 

a.   Insurance.

20.   To receive the correspondence log since the previous meeting.

21.   To receive a record of previous resolutions and action points.

22.   To resolve to exclude the public and the media to discuss confidential matters in accordance with The Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.

23.   To consider confidential staffing matters.