22 January 2020
Thimbleby Parish Council Meeting
Parish Council Meeting Wednesday 22nd January 2020 Beginning at 7.00 am
Agenda
The Meeting will begin with a 15-minute Public Participation Session
1 Chairman’s welcome
2 Apologies for absence
3 Declarations of Interest
4 To sign as correct the minutes from the last meeting held on 20th November 2019
5 Matters to Report from last meeting
a) The following Policies have been added to the web site Communication Policy, Complaints Policy
b) A Laptop, and accessories has been purchased
c) The mobile phone numbers of Cllr Mrs Doody & Cllr Devlin have been forwarded to the Resilience team
d) The Annual Parish Council Meeting & The Parish Meeting have been booked for Wednesday 6th May – advertised on the web site
6 Correspondence Received – Sent to Councillors between meetings
a) LALC – Local Council Clustering – results of questionnaire
b) LALC – Buckingham Palace garden party – No response from Councillors
c) Village Plan group Bolingbroke – offer of assistance
7 Planning
a) Submitted
S/201/01555/17
Planning Permission - Erection of 4no. additional poultry rearing units and siting of 4no. silos on existing agricultural site.
Valley Farm, Hemingby Lane, West Ashby, Horncastle, LN9 5PW
No Objections
8 Feedback from the ELDC & LCC Councilors
9 Finance
a) Bills to pay
Councillor Mileage - for courses) less lunch £15.30
LALC Training Scheme £90.00 inc £15 reclaimable VAT
Salary - Dec & Jan £149.12
Inland Revenue £ 55.20
The Village Hall meeting rent £200.00
PC World – Laptop & accessories £552.97 inc £92.16 reclaimable VAT
b) Balance of Accounts
Current account £5368.41 Petty Cash £8.77
c) The Precept claim has been sent off – receipt acknowledged
Confirmed increase on a band D property is £5.38 (13.56%)
d) The Re declaration details have been sent to the Pensions Regulator – acknowledged
10 St Margaret’s Church
a) Letter sent to St Margaret’s Church advising that the Council are unable to provide funds for the financial year 2020/21 – Acknowledged
b) Detailed breakdown of how the funds were allocated including receipts – Cllr Mrs Doody
11 Speed watch
a) Report -Cllr Doody
12 Footpaths & Highways
13 Policies & Procedures
a) To Propose Portfolio holders for Staff Matters & Others
as appropriate – Cllr Jamieson
b) To discuss the draft Standing Orders and amendments
14 Neighborhood plan/community review - Cllr Devlin
15 1st Comms out from Parish Council to residents – Content / Format / Budget - Cllr Jamieson
16 Relationship management - business and residents – Cllr Jamieson
17 Siting of the Post Box – Cllr Jamieson
18 Use of Notice Board – Cllr Jamieson
19 Newsletter – Horncastle Matters
Councillors are to report on their investigation, and agree on a way forwards
20 Councillor Feedback
21 The Emergency Plan – next steps
22 Agenda Items for the next meeting
23 Next Meeting Date March 18th 2020