January agenda

7th January 2025


To All Councillors

Dear Councillor,

You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Tetney Parish Council which will be held on Monday 13th January 2025 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


1/25    CHAIR'S REMARKS

2/25    APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE   

3/25    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.- All Councillors given dispensation for item 7/25 as per Standing Orders.


4/25   TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING held on 20th November 2024

5/25   OPEN FORUM (3 minutes per person)
    
6/25    TO RECEIVE REPORTS from
a) ELDC     b) LCC        c) Outside representatives –

7/25    To discuss and approve annual precept

8/25    To discuss co-option of Mr Andrew Moorby onto the Parish Council

9/25 PARISH COUNCIL MATTERS - To discuss matters relating to the village.
a) To discuss quotes received to move the flagpole within Jubilee Gardens.
b) To review Christmas fair. 
c) To review Christmas meal.  
d) To review, discuss and approve allotment rent.
e) To review, discuss and approve cemetery fees.
f) To consider, discuss and approve a Chairman's bursary.
g) To retrospectively agree to pay £500 for new litter bin installation and existing bins securing.


10/25 FINANCIAL REPORT- To approve finances         
Expenses for Dec 24/Jan 25
Staff                            Wages/Pension/HMRC/Expenses(£228) £1,266.99
TPF & VHA                 Hall hire (Christmas fair)                          £   40.00
St John's Chapel        Christmas meal donation                         £  162.00
E.On                           Toilet electric                                            £  152.19
HSBC                          Account fee                                             £    8.00
HSBC                         Cheque paying in charge                         £   13.00
S. Neul                       Topsoil (Cemetery grave)                        £   68.00
Anglian Water             Toilet water bill                                        £   54.92
Anglian Water             Allotment water bill                                 £   77.64
St John's Chapel        Room hire x 4                                         £  120.00
LALC                          Annual Subscription                                £  478.22

Receipts for Dec 24/Jan 25
JW Emberson         Interment fee (Todd)           £   165.00
JW Emberson         Interment fee (Sheridan)     £   165.00
HSBC MMK            Interest                               £   126.27

Bank balances as at 6/1/25        
HSBC 793        £   5,042.87 
HSBC 386        £  15,017.70 
HSBC Money Market    £  13,631.78                    

11/25    EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS      (for information purposes only)    
HSBC Money Market account, capital and interest reinvested for 3 months at 3.55%.


12/25   NEXT AGENDA ITEMS


13/24    FUTURE DATES
Thursday 13th February 2025
Thursday 13th March 2025
Thursday 10th April 2025, in the Chapel school room at 7.30pm.

14/24    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.