2022 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

POINTON & SEMPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday 22nd November 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 22nd November 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: 16th November 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 25th October 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 accept the list of payments received.

d) To consider and approve the new Financial Risk Assessment

e) To consider and approve the budget spend at the point of 7 months – deferred from last meeting but updated to include month 7.

f) To consider and approve CILCA training for the clerk, as per the suggestion of the Internal Audit – deferred from last meeting.

g) To consider and approve a financial contribution to the village newsletter.

5. Clerk’s Report. To receive an update on

a) Delivery of the bench.

b) HMRC fine

c) SKDC precept date.

d) Pavilion Constitution / Committee

e) Dog Waste Notices

6. Policies – To consider and approve.

a) Grievance Policy

b) Absence Policy

7. Projects - To consider projects and the costings that need to be included in the precept for next year.

8. Playing Field Container – To receive an update on the movement of the container and to consider how to progress if need be.

9. Grass Cutting Contracts – To consider the areas to be included in the grass cutting contract for the financial year 2023-24 and to approve for the clerk to proceed.

10. Village Grass Cutting – To consider if the Parish wishes to partake in the Urban Grass Cutting Scheme 2023-2024, issued by LCC Highways.

11. Parish Council Bins – To consider the placement and usage of the Parish Council bins.

12. Village Flower Tubs – To consider and approve the purchase of plants to fill the flower tubs.

13. Village Hall Clock. To consider the gifting of the clock and if not to accept the terms of reference.

14. Date and time of next Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 13th December at 7.30pm.

CLOSED COUNCIL SESSION

Items of a confidential nature to be debated in the absence of the press and public. Under the Public Bodies (Admission to the Meetings) Act 1960 (due to the confidential nature of the business).

15. To receive a statement from the clerk regarding the National Salary Award issued by NALC.