July minutes
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF TETNEY PARISH COUNCIL
Held at St. John's Methodist Chapel schoolroom on the 5th July 2023
Present: -
Councillors: S. McMillan (Chair) R. Lukehurst (Vice Chair)
Y. Fletcher J. Kerman
Clerk: Mrs S. Booth
Public: 0
63/23 CHAIR'S WELCOME
Cllr McMillan welcomed everyone to the meeting. He explained the building was a no smoking venue and where the fire exits were located.
64/23 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies were received in advance from Cllr Winslow, Cllr Williams and County Councillor McNally due to other commitments. Proposed and seconded to accept apologies, all in favour. Resolved to accept apologies.
65/23 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
a) To record declarations of interest by any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items
listed below. Members declaring interests should identify the agenda item and
type of interest being declared. None.
b) To note dispensations given to any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items
listed below. None.
66/23 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING held on 8th June 2023
Had been previously circulated. Proposed by Cllr Fletcher and seconded by Cllr Lukehurst to accept the Minutes. All in favour. Resolved to accept minutes.
"These be adopted as a true record".
67/23 OPEN FORUM
None
68/23 TO RECEIVE EXTERNAL REPORTS
a) ELDC - £5m funding approved by ELDC for Skegness pier/Embassy theatre area in conjunction with Royal Shakespeare Company and Mellors Group.
b) LCC - No report.
c) Outside representatives – School summer fayre, Saturday 8th July 12-2pm, all welcome. Village Hall fundraising open event, Saturday 15th July, all welcome. Fundraising activities planned including rounders match with Plough Inn.
69/23 Parish Council Matters - To discuss matters relating to the village.
a) To review Scarecrow festival - Over 40 scarecrows displayed with lots of effort involved. Comments received that not well advertised however posters had been placed on every road, regular posts on social media, school, playschool, WI and care home all contacted, advertised in Village Voice and Spar shop. Next year will put a "Save the Date" post on social media every month from January and increase posts closer to date, more posters to be displayed, will arrange for 1st weekend in July. Interactive map suggested.
b) To update on Stagecoach insurance for Market Place posts - Stagecoach insurance company agreed to pay for the posts to be replaced. Clerk to contact G. Fawcett (contractor chosen by insurance company) once funds have been received.
70/23 Financial report
Expenses for June/July 23
Staff Wages/Pension/Expenses (£) £1781.68
HSBC 386/798 A/c Fees £ 10.00
Anglian Water Allotment water £ 61.79
Anglian Water Toilet water £ 17.80
Receipts for June/July 23
Mr Holden Brickpits/Allotment field rent £1276.00
Mashfords Interment fee (Mr Jervis) £ 150.00
HSBC MMK Interest £ 210.24
HSBC 386 Interest £ 19.36
Bank balances as at 27/6/23
HSBC 793 £ 5064.07
HSBC 386 £ 6349.95
HSBC Money Market £ 12811.82
Proposed to accept finances by Cllr Lukehurst, seconded by Cllr Kerman, all in favour. Resolved to accept finances.
71/23 Extraordinary Items (for information purposes only)
Parish insurance has been reviewed, awaiting new premium from Zurich. Clerk has researched replacement costs for all assets and had to add reinstallation costs which has not been required before. Premium expected to rise sharply due to new calculations.
Family members have placed wooden edging around a grave and filled with flowers this is not in keeping with the cemetery and against regulations. Chairman to send letter asking for it to be removed, if not removed within 21 days Council will remove and send bill to the family. Other families have asked previously to do this and have been refused, a precedence will be set if not removed.
Lincs Land Developers have proposed donating funds they would have used to create a play area on the Golf Club estate to the village hall for play equipment but would then build housing on the land set aside for a play area at the golf club. All agreed this was acceptable, Chairman to contact Lincs Land Developers.
72/23 Next agenda item
Christmas fair - cherry picker for lights, Christmas meal, salt for grit bins.
73/23 Future dates
No meeting in August
Thursday 14th September 2023
Thursday 12th October 2023
Thursday 9th November 2023, in the Chapel school room at 7.30pm.
74/23 To resolve on whether the Council will move into closed session - Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.
Council decided not to go into closed session.
Meeting closed at 8.20pm