3rd January 2023 - Agenda

All Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting of the Parish Council to be held at the Chapel, Chapel Lane, Little Hale on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 at 7.30 pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend this and any Parish Council meeting during the year. Ten minutes prior to the start of the business of the meeting are set aside for a Public Forum.

1. Welcome

2. Apologies for Absence.

3. Declaration of Interests and any Dispensations sought under the Localism Act 2011

4. The notes of the last Parish Council Meeting, held on 1 st November 2022 – for approval

5. Finance 2022-23

i. To receive updated financial statements noting receipts (inc VAT repayment of £102.69) and payments made since the last meeting.

ii. To approve payments including Clerk £ (December and January) plus expenses (reimbursement of travel, stationery etc), HMRC (mth 9 due 19/1/23), and any others that become due.

iii. To note appointment by SAAA of PKF Littlejohn as the External Auditor for 2022-23 to 2025-26.

6. Finance 2023-24

i. To note information received from NKDC re Tax Base etc.

ii. To agree Budget and Precept for 2023-24

7. Clerk’s Report and Correspondence received

i. Updates from LALC, LCC, NKDC, YMCA, ICO

ii. The Pension Regulator – confirmation of compliance with redeclaration.

iii. Lloyds Bank Statements and any other correspondence received

8. Policing update – Policing Priorities, Sleaford Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team

9. Highways Matters and flooding – Update on Culvert works, remedial road surfacing by Viking Link and any outstanding or new issues, village parking

10. Broadband Update – update from OnLincolnshire and Quickline

11. Planning Matters – see www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/planningonline, if any

i. Planning applications - none

12. Planning Inspectorate Matters

i. Viking Link – update if any

ii. Triton Knoll – update if any iii. Ecotricity, Heckington Fen - Solar Park, update from statutory consultation if any

iv. Anglian Water Reservoirs Project – consultation period to 21st December

13. Community Defibrillator – update

14. Coronation event May 2023

15. Land at Pump Lane – updates

16. To consider projects for CIL Funding – Update on Noticeboard, benches and other ideas

17. Website/newsletter - update

18. Matters for the next meeting

19. The Dates of Meetings for 2022-23, at 7.30pm – as agreed, 7 th Mar, 16 th May

DEScott 28th December 2022