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Newton St Cyres Parish Council

Notice of Meeting of Parish Council

Dear Councillors

I hereby give notice that a Meeting of the above-named Parish Council will be held Council will be held in the Club Room, Parish Hall on Thursday 6 June 2024 at 7.00pm

 

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the Business to be transacted at the meeting set out hereunder.

Dated this 31 May 2024

Signed                        Jane Hole

Clerk to the Parish Council             parishclerk@newtonstcyres-pc.gov.uk          01392 851148

 

Public Participation

Public Question Time.  Members of the public are invited to give their views and ask questions on issues on this agenda or to raise issues for future consideration by the Parish Council.

 

Formal Business 

(Members of the public may not take part in the formal business of the Parish Council except under special circumstances)

 

01/06/24    Apologies - To receive apologies

 

02/06/24    Declaration of Interest

                       To receive declarations of personal interest (PI) and disclosable pecuniary interests (DPI’s) in respect of items on this agenda

 

03/06/24    Minutes of the last meeting held on Thursday 9 May 2024 (previously circulated)

                       To be agreed and signed as a true record

 

04/06/24    To consider any applicants for co-option -  one post is available

                   Standing orders to be suspended,  whilst candidates make a brief (five-minute) presentation on why they wish to be a parish councillor. Standing orders will be reinstated whilst councillors vote on appointment once candidates have been proposed and seconded. Successful candidates to sign declaration of office form and join the meeting  

                      

05/06/24    Newton St Cyres Parish Council Issues relevant to Mid Devon District Council

5.1                 Planning Applications 

                       5.1.1            24/00766/HOUSE - Erection of replacement porch at  1 Broadgate Cottages Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon EX5 5AY

                       5.1.2            24/00768/LBC | Listed Building Consent for the erection of replacement porch at 1 Broadgate Cottages Newton St Cyres Exeter Devon EX5 5AY

                   5.1.3          Consultation as a neighbouring Parish - 24/00696/MFUL- Erection of an agricultural building for free range egg laying unit, including control room/packing area, office, clean and dirty water handling facilities, concrete yard areas, feed bins and creation of an access track at (Summerhay Farm) Shobrooke

5.2                 Planning Decisions - none

5.3                 Report from District Councillors on issues relevant to the parish

 

06/06/24    Newton St Cyres Parish Council issues relevant to Devon County Council

6.1                 Report from County Councillor on issues relevant to the Parish        

 

07/06/24    Finance

7.1                 To agree Payments and note Receipts:

Expenditure – current account

£

Receipts – current account

£

Ian Salter – bus shelter cleaning

32.00

Grant from DCT for refelting

371.41

DALC Training for Cllr D Harris

18.00

roofs/batteries/throw ropes

 

Enerveo – repair to car park lights *

955.68

 

 

J Quicke – rent of allotment, path, & arboretum licence x 2 years

64.00

 

 

A J Carpenter repairs to phone box, noticeboard and refelting x2

370.00

 

 

J Hole – Salary and expenses

421.19

 

 

HMRC – PAYE

58.40

 

 

* £796.40 (net amount) to be transferred from Car Park Resurfacing Account

7.2                 To approve on-line authorisation for this month’s payments

7.3                 Balances (after above transactions)

7.3.1            Parish Council Current Account balance: £13,973.02

7.3.2            Footpath Account: £88.02 (included in Current Account balance)

7.3.3            Car Park resurfacing fund balance: £6,559.27 (separate Bank account)

7.3.4            Neighbourhood Plan grant: £0.00

7.4                 Quarterly bank reconciliation - circulated

7.5                 Update on changes to bank mandate

7.6                 Financial Statement and Budget Monitor – see below

7.7                 To agree internal auditor for 2024/25 – see below

7.8                 To agree renewal of rain gauge – details circulated separately

7.9                 Review of Financial Regulations – defer to next meeting

 

08/06/24    Other Parish Council Matters

8.1                 Update on Roles and Responsibilities

8.2                 Update on meetings held with the Church, Parish Hall and Rec Ground re provision of grants

8.3                 To confirm parish grass cutting arrangements – Cllr D Harris

8.4                 Report from Crediton Cluster Meeting 19 January – Cllr L Ouldridge

8.5                 To agree proposal to hold an extra meeting of the Parish Council in September to discuss the Neighbourhood Plan

8.6                 Quarterly Report – Emergency and Resilience – Cllr P Stephenson

                       8.6.1            Update on letter/leaflet distribution

8.7                 Quarterly Report – Publicity and Community Engagement

                       8.7.1            Annual Report – to agree distribution areas – details circulated

                       8.7.2            DoE Volunteers

                       8.7.3            Play equipment

8.8                 Quarterly Report – Travel and Road Safety – Cllr J Dean

        8.8.1            To consider road warden priorities. To note application to Community Enhancement Fund for tarmac (£40 delivery charge)

        8.8.2            Update on response from DCC re outstanding issues

8.9                 Review of Risk Assessment

 

09/06/24    Forward Agenda Planner/Minor Matters and Items for Future Agenda

                       To report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas.  Councillors are respectfully reminded that this is not an opportunity for debate or decision making.

9.1                 Review of agenda planner for future meetings.  Copy circulated

                      

10/06/24    Date of next Parish Council meeting:  Annual Meeting Thursday 4 July 2024 at 7pm in the Club Room

 

End of Formal Business

Public Participation

 

Agenda Item 7.6

Budget Monitor

 

Agenda Item 7.7

Three quotes were requested – two were received

 

Company A

Company B

£250.00

£175.00

 

Agenda Item 7.8

Devon Pathfinder Renewal Proposal

 

Agenda Item 9

Forward Agenda Planner