November 6th 2023 Minutes
Normanby by Spital Parish Council Meeting
6 November 2023 19:30
St Peter and St Paul Church, Owmby By Spital
DRAFT NOTES
1 Member of the public present.
Present Cllrs Baines, Elliott, Firth, Moulson, Widdison and the Clerk
Meeting commenced at 7.30pm
68/2023 - To receive reports from County & District Councillors, if present – None present.
69/2023 - Apologies for Absence - To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting. – RESOLVED to accept apologies from Cllrs Creek and Pearson.
70/2023 - To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation – NONE DECLARED
71/2023 - To approve as a correct record the notes of following meetings of the Parish Council and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
Meeting held on 4 September 2023 – RESOLVED TO ACCEPT AS A TRUE RECORD
Cllr Firth arrived at 7.34pm
72/2023 - Planning Applications - Solar Farm EIA – NOTED, awaiting Planning Application at which point it will be discussed by the full council.
73/2023 - CPC
a. Terms of Reference – RESOLVED TO ACCEPT WITH AGREED AMENDMENTS
b. Grant funding - Application submitted for £500 from “Magic Little Grants”.
c. Events – Next event Christmas Lighting up – agreed to move funding from Christmas Fayre to Lighting up event.
d. H&S Update Cllr Moulson shared a task list. Cllrs Baines and Moulson agreed to meet on 18th to carry out some of the tasks.
74/2023 - Christmas Tree –
a. To receive quotes and approve spending. – Agreed to accept the lowest quote for electrical work and share the cost with Owmby PC.
b. Electricity Supply on the Community Park – Due to be installed over the next couple of weeks. Contract agreed with SSE - RESOLVED
75/2023 - Cemetery update – A further plot has been sold and a burial taken place in a pre-purchased plot.
76/2023 - Review of Policies –
a. Statement of Internal Controls – Resolved to accept (no changes)
b. Dignity at Work – Resolved to accept (no changes)
c. Disciplinary and Grievance – Resolved to accept (no changes)
77/2023 - Finance Matters
a. To discuss the estimated precept for 2024/2025
All agreed with the precept estimate to be submitted to WLDC
b. To approve the payments as shown here - RESOLVED
c. Noted the contractual increase to the Clerks pay as announced by NALC to be backdated to 1 April.
78/2023 Next meeting
8 January 2024 7.30pm Location tbc
Meeting closed at 20:34