Full Council Agenda 8 Sep 2015

The members of Morebath Parish Council are summoned to the following meeting
of Morebath Parish Council
to be held in the Village Hall, Morebath on Tuesday 08 September 2015 at 7.30pm
MEMBERS: Cllr Jeffrey Andrew (Chairman) Cllr Tony Conway (Vice Chairman) (*)
Cllr Merv Adams (*) Cllr Bob Hatton Cllr Peggy Reed (*)
Cllr Brian Smeeton Cllr John Wescott (*)
Clerk: Martin French
Invited
Cllr Polly Colthorpe - County & District Council Representative
Cllr Ray Stanley - District Council Representative
Cllr Andrew Moore - District council Representative
Members of the public are also invited to attend and have the opportunity to speak in item 4 only
AGENDA
Meeting protocol
1. Apologies
2. Declaration of interest
3. Dispensation for councillors
4. Open Forum – members of the public, and councillors with an interest have the opportunity to address the meeting (limiting their contribution to 3 minutes)
5. Minutes of the meetings held on 14 July 2015 (minutes have been circulated)
To be agreed as true and accurate record and to be signed by the Chairman
6. Reports
a. County Councillor (PC)
b. District Councillor (RS) (AM)
c. Police (PCSO)
Items for discussion and decision
7. DCC Tough Choices Consultation (JA)
a. Discussion of Devon Highways briefings on Community Self Help/Community Support (including the Road Warden Scheme) and on Grasscutting
b. Discussion on MDDC letter on (DCC) Tough Choices consultation regarding Grasscutting
c. Implications for 2016/17 budget (JA)
8. Road Safety
a. Report from Working Group (Cllr Bob Hatton)
b. Information circulated and a proposal will be made for a way forward. Discuss & Vote
9. Environment
a. Report from Working Group (Cllr Brian Smeeton)
b. Information circulated and a proposal will be made on the way forward. Discuss & vote
c. Options for 2015/16 expenditure Discuss & vote
10. Parish Communication Plan Discuss & vote
a. Report on updated Website/ Chairs Summary of Council activity in Signpost and on Parish Council Noticeboard
b. Discussion of ideas for wider consultation on Working Group action plans
c. Discussion of presentation to community at Annual Parish Meeting
11. Footpaths P3
a. Report from P3 Co-ordinator (Carla Dawes)
b. Options for 2015/16 expenditure
i. Church path maintenance Discuss & vote
ii. Sharpes Close repairs Discuss & vote
c. Responsibility for preparing 2016/17 outline plan for November meeting Discuss &vote
Items of Information
Finance, Planning & other organisational matters
12. Planning
13. Finance (Clerk)
a. Bank balance to date Current Acct £14,878.35 as at 10 Aug
Business Reserve Acct £3682.17 as at 10 Aug
b. M French (Clerk) Hours to be supplied £153.60
c. HMR&C £38.40
d. Grant Thornton £120 to pay (external audit costs)
e. MDDC (awaiting invoice) £804.57 (est) (contested election costs)
14. Points of information
a. Change of date for the Election of Officers Meeting 2016 to Tuesday 10th May 2016
15. Date of Next Meeting
a. Parish Council Meeting Tuesday 10 November 2015 at 7:30pm
………Martin J French……….. Martin J French (Clerk) Dated:- 04 September 2015
(*) Bank Mandate Signature