June 2022 Minutes (29th)
POINTON & SEMPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Minutes of meeting held on Wednesday 29th June 2022 at 7.30pm in St Gilbert Primary School
Councillors Present: Cllrs Clarke, Green, Greenwood, Taylor and Wesley.
In attendance Parish Clerk Boden and five members of the public.
Public Forum:
22012. It was asked if the Parish Council could report the length of the grass and the growth of the hedges on the Public Footpath that runs from the High Street towards Pointon Garage. Clerk to action.
Streetlamps No 24 and 25 are still not working, despite being reported previously. Clerk to action.
Council Session:
22013. Apologies for Absence. It was resolved to accept apologies from Cllrs Freeman and Ramm.
22014. Declarations of Pecuniary Interest. None declared.
22015. Approval of Clerks Notes – Thursday 16 June 2022. It was resolved to accept the Clerks Notes from the 16 June and for the Chair to sign.
22016. Finance 2020/21 – To accept the reinstated figures of the AGAR 2020/2021. It was resolved to accept the reinstated figures of the AGAR 2020/2021.
22017. Finance: 2021/22
a) End of Year: Cash book and bank reconciliation as of March 2022. It was resolved to accept the End of Year: Cash book and bank reconciliation as of March 2022.
b) Certificate of Exemption: AGAR 2021/22. To approve and give permission for Chairman and Responsible Finance Officer to sign. It was resolved to approve the Certificate of Exemption: AGAR 2021/22 and for the Chairman and Responsible Finance Officer to sign.
c) The necessary paperwork is to be sent to LALC as Pointon and Sempringham PC are to use them as the Internal Auditors for the financial year 2021/22. The report will be brought to Full Council once it has been received back. The clerk had previously stated that she could not find any Internal Auditor’s report for 2020/21 or find any payment on the bank statements. Cllr. Greenwood handed a report dated July 2021 to the clerk.
d) Annual Governance and Accountability Return: Section 1, Governance Statement. To approve and give permission for the Chairman and Clerk to sign. It was resolved to approve the Annual Governance and Accountability Return for the Chairman and Clerk to sign.
e) Annual Governance and Accountability Return: Section 2. To approve and give permission for the Chairman and Responsible Finance Officer to sign. It was resolved to approve the Annual Governance and Accountability Return and for the Chairman and Responsible Finance Officer to sign.
f) Analysis of Variances. To approve the variances. It was resolved to approve the variances
g) Notice of the period for the exercise of public rights and other information required by Regulation 15 (2), Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015. To approve the dates Monday 4 July – Friday 12 August 2022. It was resolved to accept the dates of Monday 4 July – Friday 12 August 2022 as the period for the exercise of public rights.
22018. Date and time of next Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 19th July at 7.30pm.
The meeting closed at 8.03pm