May agenda
1st May 2024
To All Councillors
Dear Councillor,
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Tetney Parish Council which will be held on Thursday 9th May 2024 at St John's Methodist Chapel Schoolroom commencing at 7.30pm. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda.
There will be a 10 minute public forum at the beginning of the meeting when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council, and your attendance is also requested during this period.
Yours sincerely,
Susan Booth
Clerk to the Parish Council
AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING
39/24 CHAIR'S REMARKS
40/24 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
41/24 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST under Code of Conduct 2012
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.
b) To note dispensations given to any member of the Council in respect of the agenda items listed below.
42/24 TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING held on 7th March 2024
43/24 OPEN FORUM (3 minutes per person)
44/24 TO RECEIVE REPORTS from
a) ELDC b) LCC c) Outside representatives –
45/24 Co-option of Councillor - To discuss and approve co-option of Mrs Sarah Taylor.
46/24 Annual Audit Return - To agree Annual Governance Statement
47/24 Annual Audit Return - To approve Annual Audit Section 2 – Accounting Statement.
48/24 PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS - To discuss matters relating to the village.
a) To retrospectively approve new cemetery regulations, effective from April 2024.
b) To discuss Scarecrow festival in July.
c) To discuss extension of Townspiece contract with Mr Hinkling
d) To discuss replacement of green litter bins.
49/24 FINANCIAL REPORT- To approve finances
Expenses for Apr/May 24
Staff Wages/Pension/Expenses(£73.40)£1830.08
EWS Mkt Place tree light bulbs £ 141.60
HSBC Account fee £ 8.00
PCC Grass cutting £1750.00
Zurich Parish Insurance £ 693.27
ICO Annual Subscription £ 35.00
E.On Toilet Electric £ 46.02
G. Fawcett Market Place post repairs £1600.00
CRL Accounting Internal Auditor £ 120.00
Receipts for Apr/May 24
Mrs S Amos Cremation plot £ 235.00
Mr H Hinkling Townspiece rent £ 200.00
Leakes Baldwin memorial £ 120.00
N. Moran Ashes interment fee £ 165.00
ELDC Precept £16,250.00
Stagecoach insurance Market Place post repairs £ 1,600.00
HMRC VAT refund £ 322.16
Bank balances as at 29/4/24
HSBC 793 £ 5,007.32
HSBC 386 £ 15,286.69
HSBC Money Market £ 13,225.97
50/24 EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS (for information purposes only)
Letter of thanks sent to Mr Dale Stocks for cemetery tree maintenance. New EROB forms created. Mr Geoff Fawcett (voluntarily) to ensure all bins are securely fixed. HMRC VAT refund applied for and received. Insurance payout received from Stagecoach bus company for repair of bus damaged posts and chains in the Market Place.
51/24 NEXT AGENDA ITEMS
Scarecrow festival
52/24 FUTURE DATES
Thursday 13th June 2024
Thursday 11th July 2024
Thursday 12th September 2024, in the Chapel school room at 7.30pm.
53/24 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.