October 2020 closed meeting notes
Minutes of meeting held on Tuesday 27th October 2020
In Closed Session via Zoom
Starting at 9.40pm
Present: Cllrs F Bellamy (Chair), D Barton-Smith (Vice-Chair), J Fox, J Goodchild, Mrs A Hanson and Mrs T Firth
NOTED THE CLERK AND CLLR J FOX LEFT THE MEETING
1. Clerk’s salary – after a protracted discussion, it was RESOLVED to increase the Clerk’s salary, It was agreed to monitor the Clerk’s hours closely. Proposer Cllr J Goodchild, seconder Cllr R Bellamy all agreed
NOTED THE CLERK AND CLLR J FOX RETURNED
2. Policies: Noted there were 6 policies to discuss, all had been circulated to Councillors beforehand.
i. Volunteer policy – Cllr Mrs T Firth said this should not include Owmby if they are sharing a volunteer job. Too much red tape. However, after Cllr Mrs A Hanson explained it was for insurance purposes Cllr Mrs T Firth agreed. Proposer Cllr D Barton-Smith, seconder Cllr J Goodchild – RESOLVED
ii. Grievance policy – Cllr Mrs T Firth does not endorse this. Proposer Cllr R Bellamy, seconder Cllr J Goodchild – RESOLVED by a majority vote
iii. Finance policy – Proposer Cllr D Barton-Smith, seconder Cllr J Goodchild. RESOLVED
iv. Complaints procedure – Proposer Cllr J Fox, seconder Cllr Mrs T Firth. RESOLVED
v. Quotas and Tenders – Proposer Cllr J Goodchild, seconder Cllr J Fox. RESOLVED
vi. Social media policy – after agreeing to alter item 4.3 Cllr Mrs T Firth proposed, Cllr D Barton-Smith seconded. RESOLVED
Noted there are three more policies to come.
The Chair closed the meeting at 10pm