December 2025 Minutes
FALDINGWORTH PARISH COUNCIL
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MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY FALDINGWORTH PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Memorial Hall Faldingworth
Monday 1 December 2025
Present: D. Waine (Chair) Debbie Whelan (Clerk), Cllr W. Green, and Cllr. J. Land.
One member of the public was present.
25/12/01. To receive apologies and reasons for absence
Apologies were received from Cllr. Bradbury. Cllr. Dickinson was not present.
25/12/02. Declaration of items of interest.
There were no declarations of interest raised.
25/12/03. To resolve to suspend the meeting to allow no more than 15 minutes of public forum
There was no comment from the member of the public and it was RESOLVED to proceed with the meeting.
25/12/04. To co-opt a new councillor to serve on the Parish Council
One declaration of interest had been received before the close of business on the 19th November 2025. This was received from Phillip Ross Sanford.
The Clerk read out the co-option motivation and it was unanimously AGREED that Phillip Ross Sandford be appointed as Councillor of Faldingworth Parish Council.
25/12/05. Staffing Review
Cllr Green reported on the proceedings of the Annual Staff Review held on the 25 November 2025 with Cllrs. Land, Dickinson and Green in attendance.
The following was presented.
The NALC salary recommendations indicate a retrospective payment of £5.88 per month, April through to November (8 months).
That given the increases in workload, the monthly hours paid to the Clerk will increase from 12 hours to 15 hours per month.
That given the work carried out by the Clerk, the salary should be raised from Salary point 16 to 17 with effect from 1 April 2026.
The Clerk is to include these increases in the proposed budget to be tabled in the January meeting.
It was RESOLVED to accept these proposals and Councillors unanimously agreed to proceed with an uplift in hours per month from 12 to 15, starting in December.
25/12/06. Approval of Standard Documentation
It was AGREED that the Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Risk Management Policy will be held over to January’s meeting.
25/12/07. Date of next meeting
The next meeting will be held on 21 January 2026 at 7.30pm.
The meeting closed at 7.30pm.