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.
COVID: Please respect people's spaces and continue to stop the spread of the virus
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