February 2024 Agenda
South Somercotes Parish Council
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the next meeting of South Somercotes Parish Council is to be held on Monday 19 February 2024 at 6.00 pm in St Peter’s Church, Louth Road, South Somercotes.
Councillors are hereby summoned to attend.
AGENDA
Members of the public are invited and welcome to attend the whole meeting, except for items where their presence is prejudicial to the public interest, and are permitted to make representations to the Council, answer questions and give evidence (up to 3 mins per person/subject) in respect of any item of public business listed on the agenda during the public session, which is normally 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. The meeting may only consider the business on the agenda; the Agenda and Minutes for the Parish Council Meetings are available on the Parish Notice Board, or from the Clerk, or on the website, together with the schedule of future dates.
1. Welcome to the meeting
2. Public forum when members of the public may raise items relevant to the meeting or the parish
3. Apologies for absence received and approve
4. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensations.
5. To adopt Standing Orders/Financial Regulations/Code of Conduct/Complaints Policy/Equal Opportunities Policy
6. To approve the draft notes as minutes of the last meeting held on the 15 January 2024
7. Parish Councillors: Reports / Matters to Raise/Training:
• Hedge cutting - Cllr Poulter
• Street furniture and dog waste bin - Cllr McNally
• Defibrillator Update - Cllr Baker
• Grass cutting - Cllr Baker
• Church lighting - Cllr Baker
• Heating and Storage - Cllr Baker
• Insurance - Cllr Lewis
• IT, website, email address - Cllr Lewis
• Social Media report - Cllr Stretton
8. Financial matters:
• Current payments to be approved and bank reconciliation - Clerk Binal Sawjani
• Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) - Clerk Binal Sawjani
• Update on bank accounts - Cllr Baker
• Expenses - Cllr Baker
• Election fine - Cllr Baker
• Precept 2024-25 - Cllr Baker
9. Future Events:
• VE Day, Thursday 6 May 2024
• Dog Show
• Summer Fete
10. To consider and approve arrangements for the following items:
• Website - Cllr Lewis
11. Planning Application
12. Correspondence
13. Clerk appreciation
14. To note the date of the next meeting and suggest items for the agenda for the next meeting.