October 2022 Agenda

FALDINGWORTH PARISH COUNCIL

email: faldingworthpc@hotmail.com

https://faldingworth.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of Faldingworth Parish Council meeting, which will be held in the Memorial Hall Faldingworth on Wednesday 5th October 2022 at 7.30pm. 

The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed on the attached agenda. 

The meeting is open to the public and there will be a public forum when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council in relation to the business on the agenda. 

The Acting Clerk may also be contacted prior to the meeting if you wish any views on agenda items to be raised with the Parish Council before matters are formally discussed.

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Wendy Green
Acting Parish Clerk
26th September 2022


AGENDA

1. To receive apologies and reasons for absence

2. To receive declarations of interest on any item on the Agenda

Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them at any point during the meeting

3. To resolve to suspend the meeting to allow no more than 15 minutes of public forum

4. Parish Council Minutes to be approved and signed as Minutes:

Parish Council Meeting    20th July 2022
Staffing Committee       17th August 2022      

5. Reports from outside bodies, taking any required action

- Police - no longer sending parish specific reports, now an area newsletter
- County and District Councillors
 
6. Residents issues, taking any required action

Feedback from any meetings, email enquiries from residents, etc. 

7. War Memorial

Update on position regarding proposed site offered by Kisimul. 

8. Financial Matters, taking any required action

- To approve payments for this period 
- To approve Bank reconciliation 
- Banking arrangements

9. Playing field issues

To update on actions from previous meetings and take any required action

10. Appointment of External Auditor

Decision required by 28th October whether to remain opted in to the scheme operated by SAAAltd for the next 5 year period or to opt out and appoint our own external auditor. This is in order to comply with the Local Audit ( Smaller Authorities) Regulations 2015

11. Community Speed Watch

Councillor Thompson will report on this issue

12. Council’s email address

To approve the procedure relating to the use of the Council’s email address on change of Clerk

13. Play Area and Playing Field annual inspection

Annual inspection is due. 

14. Planning Matters

Planning applications, Consents and Refusals received, if any

15. Correspondence and Updates on previous actions taking any required action 

- SBA -acknowledging receipt of notification of exempt status for last year’s audit
- Freedom of Information request fro a resident (answered) 
- Police notice re law relating to e-scooters 
- LCC schedule of grass cutting 
- Police newsletter (Nothing in our parish) 
- NALC  update on some legal issues, including co-option of councillors
- LALC  Operation London Bridge  (Protocol for funeral) 

16. Recruitment of Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer

To consider moving into Closed Session - receipt of the recommendation of the Staffing Committee concerning the recruitment of Deborah Whelan as Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer

17. Any urgent items for discussion

Matters can be discussed and may become future agenda items. Items will only be taken if notified to the Chairman or Clerk 24 hours prior to the meeting

Next meeting – 16th November 2022