07 December 2023
Stickney Parish Council
The next meeting will take place on Thursday 07 December 2023 commencing at 7.30pm in the bungalow at the Old Rectory
There will be a 15 minute public forum prior to the commencement of the meeting when members of the public may make representations, answer questions and give evidence to the Council in respect of the business on the agenda (Standing Order 3e). Members of the public are welcome to stay for the remainder of the meeting, with the exceptions of any closed sessions, but they may not speak on any matter after the public session is closed.
Agenda
1. To accept apologies and reasons for absence
2. To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies
3. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
4. Notes of the meeting held on 02 November 2023 to be approved and signed as the minutes
5. Clerk’s report
6. Chairman’s report
7. Finance Report:
a. Authority for payment:
i. Salaries (November) 834.01
ii. Clerk’s expenses TBA
iii. E L Arnold (paper for magazine) 29.40
iv. K & P Services (clock winding/cemetery work) 80.00
v. 707 Ltd (cemetery skip – extra weight October) 43.61
vi. 707 Ltd (Cemetery Skip - November) 45.76
vii. Bolingbroke Deanery (December & January) 84.00
viii. Bolingbroke Deanery (February) TBA
ix. Malc Firth Landscapes Ltd (play area grass cutting) 54.43
x. HSBC Bank Charges TBA
xi. Cllr Sherriff (Santa’s gifts for kids) 50.00
xii. Cllr Hopkins (batteries for Christmas lights) TBA
Payments for January 2024:
xiii. Salaries December TBA
xiv. K & P Services (clock winding/cemetery work) 80.00
xv. 707 Ltd (cemetery skip – December) 45.76
b. To report balances in bank accounts
8. To approve the new Cemetery Fees, applicable from 01 January 2024
9. Clerks Salary – new NALC pay scales
10. To consider a new accountant for PAYE from April 2024
11. To approve the budget for the year ended 31 March 2025 and set the precept
12. Planning applications received for decision at this meeting. (NB: Plans can be viewed at www.e-lindsey.gov.uk or via Parish Council website):
S/169/02246/23 – Mr Littler & Miss Brown - Extensions to existing dwelling to provide additional living accommodation to include an attached annexe at Thorpelands, Hall Lane, Stickney
13. To report any planning decisions from ELDC
14. To receive update regarding the siting of a defibrillator at the Youth Centre
15. To discuss where meetings are to be held in 2024
16. To receive Play Area report
17. To receive reports for LCC Highways
18. Correspondence received for this meeting – not covered on the agenda
19. Other Business – matters for next agenda
20. Date and time of next meeting: 01 February 2024 at 7.30pm with a Public Forum form 7.15pm – venue to be agreed (item 15)