January 2020 Agenda
Halton Holegate Parish Council
Agenda Parish Council January 9th, 2020 at 7.30 pm
1 Apologies for absence
2 To sign as correct the minutes from the Parish Council Meeting held on November 14th, 2019
3 Declarations of Interest
4 Clerks Report
a) The Co Option notice remains on the web site & notice board
b) ELDC Planning - chaser received for Parish response to the planning questionnaire on Planning application communications – replies sent 20/11/2019 & 15/12/2019
c) The Pensions Regulator – the Clerk has completed a re declaration of compliance, and has received letter of confirmation
5 Correspondence received – sent Councillors before the meeting
a) LALC – Local Council Clustering – results of questionnaire
b) LALC – Buckingham Palace Garden Party Nomination form – No response
c) LALC Training Schedule – No Bookings received from Councillors
6. Informative matters from LCC & ELDC Councilors
7. Public Participation Session
8.Finance – Cllr Mr. D Sisson
a) Invoices to be paid
salary Dec/Jan £294.50
Microsoft 365 £ 79.99 inc £13.33 reclaimable VAT
– Croft PC invoiced for £33.33
Inland Revenue £109.80
Clarks Clerical Services – half yearly audit £ 21.45
b) Balance of account
Bank ACC £6542.72 Petty Cash £8.80
c) Half Yearly Audit Report received
d) LALC Training scheme – cost £102.00
to decide whether the Parish Council wish to join for the coming year
d) Budget & Precept recommendations sent to Councillors before the meeting for consideration
9. Planning Applications - Councilor Mr. S Andrew
a) Decision
S/072/01650/19
Detailed particulars relating to the erection of 4no. detached houses, detached garages and construction of a vehicular access (outline planning permission ref. no. S/072/02222/16
Outline erection of 4no. dwellings granted on 28th December 2016.
The Butchers, Firsby Road, Halton Holegate, Spilsby, PE23 5PA
Object With Comments
Approved
Further letter (via e mail & Post) sent to Edwards – Service Manager, Development Control, expressing disappointment that the Parish council response as not taken into consideration.
This communication has not been acknowledged, but has been scanned onto the ELDC Planning website 10. Footpaths & Highways
a) Reported346962 Potholes – Providence cottage - Response A Job
for repair has been raised 09/11/2019 No Further Update
356178 – Halton Holegate Village sign – In Progress
4134378 Request sent to LCC for the grit bin on Station Road
Halton Holegate to be replenished – Acknowledged
b) Road Plate Maintenance
Reported to EDC Spilsby Road sign corner Station Road – missing
25/09/2019 – Job Raised
c) Dangerous Road & Speed limit review Halton Holgate Cllr Sisson
11. Polices & Procedures
a To Adopt the following
Standing Orders – amendments to Standing Order numbers 15 & 18c
sent to Cllrs before the meeting for consideration –
Cllr Sisson
b) Health & Safety Policy –To consider a new Health & Safety Policy –
Cllr Sisson
The law says that employers/companies do not have to have a H&S policy
unless they have 5 or more employees. In case of a Parish Council the
members count in the same way as an employee and therefore it is
recommended that councils have a Health & Safety Policy.
c) Updated Policy List
To Discuss the way forward with the following Polices
Code of Conduct
Social media Policy
Finance Regulations
12. Councillors Feedback
13. Agenda Items for the next meeting
Next Meeting March12th, 2020