Agenda Monday 11th November 2024

Wainfleet St Mary Parish Council

St Michaels Lane, Wainfleet St Mary, Lincs.

Dear Councillors

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Meeting of Wainfleet St Mary Parish Council will take place on

Monday November 11th 2024 at 18.10 in the Community Hall, St Michaels Lane, Wainfleet St Mary, PE24 4HB.

ALL COUNCILLORS ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO ATTEND

There will be a 10-minute public forum at 18.00 when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council – your presence is also requested for this forum.

Members of the public are welcome to stay for the remainder of the meeting except for closed sessions, but they may not speak on any matter after the public session is closed.

            Maureen Clarke – Parish Clerk Monday 4th November 2024

Agenda           

            Public

            An opportunity for the public to ask the Council questions and to bring new observations.

            County Report from LCC/ELDC Councillor W Bowkett               

  1. Members Present
  1. Apologies for Absence - To receive and accept apologies for absence where valid reasons have been given.
  1. Declarations of Interest and Dispensation Requests - Members must declare any personal interest in any item on the agenda and state whether they are also prejudiced.

            In the case of personal interest, the member may speak and vote on the matter. In the case of prejudicial interests, the member must withdraw while the matter is discussed.

       4.  Draft Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting Monday October 14th 2024 - To confirm the draft minutes of the General Meeting held Monday 14th October as a true record. 

       5.  Community Hall Committee Report -  Report from the Hall Committee to update members on actions and events

       6. Clerk’s Report - To update the members on items from the previous meeting with the Clerk’s Report.  .                      

       7.  Finance and Bank Accounts

             Cheques for approval and signature

             Banking reconciliation reports

             Budget reports

            Confirmation Pay Award for 2024 agreed                                          

                                      Draft Budget and Precept calculation

                                      Lloyds Banking Community Account

     8. Working Group Reports - To discuss and agree actions and associated expenditure for Working Groups

a.      Allotments: Tenant Land Drainage – follow up report – awaiting quotes.

b.      Grass Cutting, Trees and Hedges – last field cut is due this month.

c.      Play Area – to discuss report received and action appropriate repairs

d.      Community Hall – Inspection by AWA reference suspected leak

e.      Planning –                                         

      Open Spaces – Report of Tree on Wainfleet Bank                          

       9. Funding Report - report on project funding

     10. Training opportunities.

               Latest training bulletin circulated

         Invitation for LIVES training on basic life support and use of defib.                    

      11. Consultation on Remote meetings – NALC Request - councils to use virtual attendance at council meetings. A consultation paper has been published with a closing date of 19 December. All parish and town councils, county associations, and individual councillors and clerks to participate in this important consultation. Your responses are vital in demonstrating the strong support for this flexibility, building on the momentum from the previous call for evidence. (extract from bulletin).            

     12.  Policies for review – Financial regulations. 

     13.  Correspondence.

              Lloyds advice of change of account – agenda item 7

               LIVES Training – agenda item 10

                NALC Consultation request – agenda item 11

Correspondence circulated prior to the meeting and items placed on the agenda for discussion as requested.

             14. To receive the formal resignation of Councillor C Bradford

              To formally receive and accept the letter of resignation from Councillor Cyd Bradford.             

15.  Items for Inclusion in the next Agenda                         

16.  Date of next meeting.

17. To resolve on whether the Council will move into closed session

To consider the following confidential issues in respect of attendance at meetings in accordance with Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 to discuss received drainage quotes and review correspondence received.

               Close of meeting

               Date:       4th November 2024

               Email:     wsmpclerk@btinternet.com

        Website: https://wainfleet-saint-mary.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk