2022 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

POINTON & SEMPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday 25th October 2022 at 7.30pm in St Gilbert Primary School

Dear Councillor

I hereby give you notice the POINTON & SEMPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be held on Tuesday 25th October at 7.30pm. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.

Clerk to the Council:   Rowena Boden    Dated: 18th October 2022

The Parish Council meeting will be preceded by a public forum, for which Councillors are also asked to be present, when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman. 

To be noted that the meeting may be recorded for the purpose of transparency.

AGENDA

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SESSION

To receive reports from outside bodies.

Report from C.Cllr Hill.

Report from D. Cllr Dixon-Warren

Questions or Points raised by residents and members of the public.

COUNCIL SESSION

Code of conduct reminders

Nolan Principles

Members are reminded of the Nolan Principles which underpin the Council’s Code of Conduct - Selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership.

 Register of interests

Members are reminded to submit to the Monitoring Officer at South Kesteven District Council any changes to the content of their Register of Member Interest forms. Interests should be declared in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

1. To receive and accept apologies for absence

2. Declarations of interest

3. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on the 26th September 2022 and for the chair to sign.

4. Finances:

a) To receive the clerk’s report on payments between meetings

b) To approve payments as list below

c) To consider and approve the new Financial Regulations.

d) To receive an update of outstanding payments received.

e) To consider and approve the budget spend at the point of 6 months.

f) To confirm the removal of Cllr Ramm from bank signatories.

g) To consider the purchase of the 13th Edition of Arnold Baker – Local Council Administration.

h) To consider CILCA training for the clerk, as per the suggestion of the Internal Audit.

5. Clerk’s Report:

a) Code of Conduct

b) Litter Picker’s Contract

c) Coronation of King Charles

d) Elections May 2023

e) Usage of Scribe.

6. To discuss the purchase of the ‘First Platinum Jubilee Bench’.

7. To consider and discuss the ‘Ordinary Scheme of Delegation’.

8. To consider and discuss 

a) Training Policy

b) Expenses policy 

c) Communication Policy

9. To consider and discuss the adoption of a Parish Council Facebook Page.

10. To consider and discuss the need to tidy the entrance to the Playing Field.

11. To consider and discuss adding notices regarding ‘dog waste’ to the Playing Field.

12. Planning Applications: To consider planning applications received since the last meeting of the Council. 

a) S22/1955 (Hurd) - Gosdale Farm, Pointon Fen, Pointon, Lincolnshire, NG34 0LF. Application to excavate and create a pond of 30 x 50m within an agricultural field attached to a domestic dwelling to enhance the ecological value of the homeowner’s land. Comments by 2nd November 22.

b)  S22/0784 (Savill) -Edendale Cottage, West Road, Pointon, NG34 0NA. Change of use of ancillary annexe (Edendale Cottage) to a separate independent dwelling from No.75 West Road. Outstanding.

13. Village Hall Clock. To accept the terms of reference.

14. Date and time of next Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 22nd November at 7.30pm.