January 2025 Parish Council Agenda

POINTON & SEMPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday 14th January 2025 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 14th January 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: 8th January 2025

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

AGENDA 
Chairman’s Welcome and Housekeeping Arrangements.
THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SESSION DUE TO A MEETING WITH THE PAVILION GROUP AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING.

COUNCIL SESSION
1.    To receive Declarations of Pecuniary or Non-Pecuniary Interest.
2.    To receive and accept Apologies for Absence.
3.    To approve the clerk’s notes for the meeting held on the 17th December 2024 and for the chair to sign.
4.    Co-option: To consider the co-option of a new Councillor and to witness the signature of Acceptance form.
5.    Finances:
a)    To receive the clerk’s report on payments between meetings

Invoice Date

Payee

Amount

13/12/24

Finding Fitness

£4,740.00

12/12/24

Wicksteed Leisure

£36,141.52

23/12/24

SKDC (Trade Waste) Jan Invoice

£22.50 (S/O)

24/12/24

C&J Supplies Ltd

£107.98

27/12/24

British Gas (Electricity)

£12.76 (S/O)

b)    To approve payments as list below.

Invoice Date

Payee

Amount

31/1/25

R. Hibbs (Wage – month 10)

GDPR

31/1/25

R. Boden (Wage – month 10) + 8hrs CILCA

GDPR


c)    To note payment received from SKDC UKPF of £23.676.17
d)    To approve the bank reconciliation and for the Vice-Chair to sign.
e)    To consider and approve the budget for the financial year 2025-26.
f)    To consider and approve the precept figure for the financial year 2025-26.

6. Playing Field:
a) To receive an update on the new equipment installed.

7. Policies: To review and accept the following policies:
a)    Dignity at Work Policy

8. Clerk’s Report: To receive an update of developments between meetings.
9. Emails: To consider the purchase of .gov emails for security and best practice (JPAG).
10. Telephone: To consider the Council purchasing a mobile phone to enable the clerk not to use her own, up to the value of £15.00 a month (deferred from previous meeting).

11. Previous Paperwork: To consider that any paperwork held by present or ex-Cllrs be returned to the clerk immediately.
12. Planning Applications
S24/1968 – Cobshorne Barn, Millthorpe – Refused

13. Meeting Dates: To consider and agree future meeting dates.
14. Date and time of next Parish Council Meeting - TBC once dates agreed.