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Minutes May 2024

Parish Council meeting was held on Thursday 9th May 2024 at 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall

  1.  MEMBERS PRESENT

 Mr G. Hall (Chairman), Mr. P. Lake, Mr D. Berry, Mrs J. Mitchell, , Mr. M. Lake, Mrs. P Colthorpe (District Councillor)

2. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Mr. J. Grant (Delayed), Ms R. Wibberley (Holiday), Cllr M. Squires (County Councillor – Other meeting to attend)

3.  ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN

CHAIRMAN

Proposal: Mr P. Lake proposed and Mrs Mitchell seconded Mr G. Hall as Chairman of the Parish Council.  The meeting unanimously agreed. 

Mr Hall duly signed the acceptance of office form. 

VICE-CHAIRMAN 

Proposal: Mr M. Lake proposed and Mrs Mitchell seconded Mr D. Berry as Vice-Chairman of the Parish Council.  The meeting unanimously agreed. 

Mr Berry duly signed the acceptance form.

4.     MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 

The minutes of the meeting held on 11th April 2024 had already been circulated prior to the meeting. 

Proposal: Agreement to the content of the minutes was proposed by Mr. Berry and seconded by Mrs Mitchell and was unanimously agreed by the meeting. The minutes were not available to be signed and willbe signed at the next meeting. 

5.     DECLARATION OF INTEREST 

Mr Hall declared an interest in Planning Application 24/00634/FULL 

6.     MATTERS ARISING 

None 

  1. PLANNING APPLICATION (24/00611/FULL) – Extension of an existing general purpose agricultural building at Westway Farm, Pennymoor. 

A short discussion took place 

Proposal: Mr P. Lake proposed and Mr Berry seconded agreement to this application and the meeting unanimously agreed 

  1. PLANNING APPLICATION (24/00623/FULL) – Erection of an agricultural livestock and storage building at Westway Farm, Pennymoor. 

A short discussion took place 

Proposal: Mr M. Lake proposed and Mrs Mitchell seconded agreement to this application and the meeting unanimously agreed. 

  1. PLANNING APPLICATION (24/00634/FULL) Erection of an agricultural barn at East of Middleway, Pennymoor. 

Mr Hall left the meeting 

A short discussion took place 

Proposal: Mr Berry proposed and Mrs Mitchell seconded agreement to this application and the meeting unanimously agreed 

Mr Hall returned to the meeting 

  1. Annual Insurance renewal 

The clerk stated that she had received the annua linsurance renewal invoice for £140.71 which is the 2nd year of an agreed 3 year contract. 

Proposal: Mr P. Lake proposed and Mr Berry seconded agreement to this payment for £140.71 and the meeting unanimously agreed. The clerk will make a BACS payment. 

  1. ANNUAL RETURN 

a) Internal Audit report 

The clerk stated that she had received the AGAR Internal Audit report completeed and signed which will be advertised on the parish council website. 

b) Annual Governance Statement 

The clerk read out the questions on the Annual Governance Statement and the meeting responded agreement to them all. 

The Chairman and the Clerk signed the form. 

c) Accounting Statements 

The clerk had previous emailed a copy fo the form. 

Proposal: Mrs Mitchell proposed and Mr. P. Lake seconded agreement to the form and the meeting unanimously agreed 

  1. LAPTOP REPAIR 

The clerk stated that she had taken the parish council laptop to a technical expert who said there were a few problems with the hard drive, keyboard and due to its age it was very slow. 

The options were to repair the problems but this would cost almost as much as a new laptop or purchase a recondition one at £290 or a new one at a cost of £410. 

Proposal: Mr Berry proposed and Mr. P Lake seconded agreement to purchasing a new laptop at a cost of £410.00 and the meeting unanimously agreed 

  1. HIGHWAYS 

Several already reported potholes had been repaired, but there are still others to be repaired.

 

Meeting closed 8:50

 

 

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