Feb 1st 2024 Agenda
SCOTTON PARISH COUNCIL
Website: https://scotton.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Tel: 07891 743191
Email: scottonparish@gmail.com
Councillors are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Scotton Parish Council to be held on Thursday 1st February 2024 at 6.00pm in the Village Hall, Northorpe Road, Scotton DN21 3RB. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda. If you are unable to attend, please notify me of your apology.
Signature Leticia Cooper, Clerk to the Council Date 26/01/24
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND if you have a diagnosis of coronavirus and are self-isolating; have been in contact with a confirmed case and test positive, if you are showing symptoms of a new cough, a new onset of shortness of breath, or had a fever within the last 48 hours.
AGENDA
1. Chairman’s welcome
2. Public Session (15 minutes)
3. To hear reports from County or District Councillors (15 minutes)
4. To hear apologies and receive reasons for absence
5. To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensation
Disclosures may be made at any point in the meeting and a Councillor may leave the meeting or be asked to leave if dispensation has not been granted or if would be deemed prejudicial to proceedings.
6. To receive and approve notes of the meeting held 4th January 2023
7. Finance
a. To note financial information including incoming funds
b. To consider and approve payments and expenses
8. Preliminary Budget – to review adjustments
- Up to date figures for LALC memberships received
- HP Instant Ink increasing price of plan from £4.99 to £5.99 in May 2024.
Figures revised.
9. Banking - to receive any updates
10. Precept – Actual base figures
To receive the final figures of the precept charge for 2024-25 based on the actual tax base (D)
11. To resolve to appoint Mrs C. Sylvester as internal auditor for the tax year 2023-24
12.To discuss arrangements for the Annual Meeting of the Parish in March
- Time allocation reduced to 30 minutes
- Chairman to write annual report
- speakers
13. Policies
a. Chairperson’s Allowance Policy – New
b. General Expenses policy (Councillors) New
c. Asset Management Register – Review
d. Reserves policy - Update
14. Community Orchard
To hear any general updates (Cllr. R. Walker)
15. Allotment matters
a. General updates
b. To hear any updates regarding audit of trees at allotment land adjoining PROW by allotment wardens
16. To discuss landscaping proposals to the Pinfold and consider any actions (Cllr. Alexander)
17. To hear updates of communication from ACIS regarding cars driving over residents’ front gardens and accumulation of rubbish
- The clerk spoke to the Manager at ACIS.
18. Emergency Planning project (Cllr. Dr. Johnson)
To hear an update about the recent remote meeting with Steve Eason-Harris
19. To discuss arrangements for the combined District & Parish Council Surgery and consider any actions
20. To hear any reports from the Village Hall Management Committee (Cllr. S. Walker)
- Resident concern of Yew tree planted near the playground
21. To review Planning Applications and agree any actions
a. Decisions pending (Information only)
- 147102 - 19 Westfield, Scotton, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 3LX
Application for a lawful development certificate to create infill extension between two
single storey rear extensions, removal of roofs to rear extensions and new roof over
the single storey rear projections, with alterations to the existing fenestration. (on-going)
- Modification Order PROW Beck Lane to East Ferry, Scotton 4/1
Nothing to report – (ongoing)
To view all planning applications, go to the WLDC website at:-
Planning | West Lindsey District Council (west-lindsey.gov.uk)
Decisions reached on listed applications, following the issue of the agenda may be discussed during the meeting.
22. Parish Councillors’ Reports – Information only
Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next agenda. Councillors may use this opportunity to report minor matters of information not included elsewhere on the agenda and to raise items for future agendas. Decisions may not be made in this part of the meeting.
23. Date of next meeting –
Thursday March 7th - 6.00pm Annual Meeting of the Parish to be followed by Full Parish Meeting at 6.30pm.
Leticia Cooper - Clerk & Responsible Finance Officer, Scotton Parish Council
26/01/24