2023 Parish Council Meetings

16th May 2023 - Annual Meeting Agenda

To All Councillors

You are hereby summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council to be held at the Chapel, Chapel Lane, Little Hale on Tuesday 16th May 2023 at 7.45 pm.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the Annual Meeting, as well as any Parish Council meeting during the year.

Prior to the meeting, Councillors will sign their Declarations of Acceptance of Office.

  1. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
  2. Apologies for Absence.
  3. Declaration of Interests and any Dispensations sought under the Localism Act 2011, and to note that all Councillors are required to complete the Declarations of Interest Forms in accordance with the Code of Conduct, adopted under Item 4.
  4. Code of Conduct - to adopt.
  5. General Power of Competence – to declare eligibility and adoption
  6. The notes of the previous meeting, held on 7th March 2023 – to approve.
  7. Annual Finance 2022-23
  1. To receive the Internal Auditor’s Report
  2. To approve the Exemption Certificate 2022-23, for submission to the External Auditor
  3. To approve the Statement of Governance for the year ending 31st March 2023
  4. To approve the Statement of Parish Council Accounts for the year ending 31st March 2023
  1. Finance 2023-24
  1. To receive updated financial statements noting receipts and payments made since the last meeting, including receipt of the precept (£2,300) from NKDC.
  2. To approve payments including Clerk £158.58 (April and May) plus expenses (reimbursement of travel, stationery etc), HMRC £39.40 (mth 2 due 19/06/23), Insurance (renewal due 1st June), Mrs Gascoyne Internal Audit, LALC ATS Subscription, Burial Board Contribution, Little Hale Chapel (room hire) and any others that become due.
  3. To receive accounts from the Coronation Event 7th May, and any payments due.
  1. Clerk’s Report and Correspondence received
  1. Updates from LALC, LCC, NKDC, YMCA, ICO
  2. TSG Bus times – call connect update
  3. Election papers
  4. Lloyds Bank Statements and any other correspondence received
  1. Policing update
  2. Highways Matters and flooding – Updates and any outstanding or new issues, including April Road Closures Fen Road and Chapel Lane; to consider salt/grit storage.
  3.  Broadband Update – Update from Quickline, including opportunities for communities.
  4.  Planning Matters – see www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/planningonline,
  1. 23/0381/HOUS  3 Fen Road - Single storey side extension and part rendering of existing dwelling (Part retrospective) – closing date for comments passed.
  2. Central Lincs Local Plan – to note adoption April 2023
  1. Planning Inspectorate Matters
  1. Viking Link – update if any
  2. Triton Knoll – update if any
  3. AW South Lincolnshire Reservoir – feedback report March 2023 - update if any
  4. Ecotricity Heckington Fen Solar Park – update if any
  5. Beacon Fen Solar Farm – to agree date for information meeting with the company
  1. CIL Projects update
  2. Community Defibrillator – update
  3. Land at Pump Lane – update re Lincolnshire Co-op Community Champions and works.
  4. Spring Clean 16th April – report and consider future storage for kit.
  5. Website/newsletter - update
  6. Matters for the next meeting – ideas coming from the 2023 Annual Parish Meeting
  7. The Dates of Meetings for 2023-24, at 7.30pm – for agreement

4th July, 5th Sept, 7th Nov, 2nd Jan 2024, 5th Mar, 14th May,

DEScott  11th May 2023