Agenda – Parish Council Meeting 16th May 2019

STOKE LACY PARISH COUNCIL

Dear Councillor

You are summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of the Council to be held on Thursday 16^thMay 2019 in Stoke Lacy Village Hall at 8.00pm

Yours sincerely

A P Westwood  Clerk                                 AGENDA

 

TO APPOINT AND WELCOME NEWLY ELECTED COUNCILLORS

 

19.30 DECLARATIONS OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE (Chairman, Vice Chairman, Councillors)

 

19.31 ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN

 

19.32 ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN

                                                           

19.33 To receive and acceptAPOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

19.34 To CONFIRM this Council retains GENERAL POWER OF COMPETENCE                                                 

 

19.35 To receive OUTGOING CHAIRMAN’S REPORT FOR 2018/19                                       

 

19.36 To receive DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTon Agenda items and written dispensation requests for disclosable pecuniary interests

 

19.37 To approve MINUTES OF PREVIOUS PARISH COUNCILMEETINGheld on 13^thMarch 2019 and the EXTRA-ORDINARY PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGheld on 3^rdApril 2019

 

19.38  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (15 minutes)                

Members of the public may also comment on other Agenda items if invited to do so by the Chairman.

 

19.39  WARD COUNCILLOR’S & POLICE REPORTS                                                            

19.39  i. Ward Councillor Jonathan Lester

19.39 ii CSO Susan Berrett

                                   

19.40 FINANCE– Current a/c balance as at 30^thApril 2019: £7951.55.  End/year balance  c/f £4875        

19.40 i To approve draft accounts from 01.03.19  to 30.04.19.

19.40 ii To Present and Approve the Annual Governance Statement and Statement of Accounts for 2018/19 and to sign Certificate of  Exemption from External Audit (Smaller Authority)

19.40 iii To approve the following accounts for payment:

• Insurance payment: Zurich Insurance premium
• To consider & approve grant to Stoke Lacy PCC for churchyard maintenance: £500
• To pay Clerk’s expenses of half cost of 3 new ink cartridges for printer: £45

19.40 v To appoint external auditor for 2019/20

19.40 vi To note receipt of £4000 from Herefordshire Council in respect of half Precept

19.40 vii To consider Smartwater offer from PCC John Campion

 

19.41 To appoint FOOTPATHS OFFICER and PARISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE

 

19.42 PLANNING APPLICATIONS and update on Newlands Development & other planning matters

 

19.43 A465 30mph re-siting & TR speed control through Crick’s Green

 

19.44 LICENCE for Parish Council to maintain footpath from Village Hall to Church Farm

           

19.45 To noteINFORMATION SHEETand Clerk’s remarks

19.45i As already emailed: correspondence from HALC, courses, etc

19.45 ii Update on TR other A465 matters and Balfour Beattie (BB) works to minor roads

 

19.46 To accept ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR NEXT AGENDA                                     

1. Adoption of Policies

 

19.47 To setDATES OF MEETINGS TO MAY 2020       

 

Alma Westwood                                                                                                                         08.05.19.

Clerk, Lampacre Cottage, Stoke Lane, Stoke Lacy HR7 4HD  01885 490286     parishclerk@stokelacyparishcouncil.org.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.P.Westwood

Alma Westwood, Clerk, Lampacre Cottage, Stoke Lane,  parishclerk@stokelacyparishcouncil.org.uk

01885 490286                                                                                                                              21.111.19