21 November 2024 Meeting Agenda

Parish Council Meeting Agenda

Letwell Parish Council

The Village Hall, Barker Hades Road,Letwell, S81 8DE

Tel: 07540371641, Email:letwellpc@gmail.com

 

14 November 2024

 

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Letwell Parish Council to be held at 7pm on Thursday 21st November 2024 in Letwell Village Hall, Baker Hades Road, Letwell, S81 8DE.

Yours sincerely

Yvonne Colverson

Clerk

A period of not more than fifteen minutes will be made available for members of the public, and Members of the Council, to comment on any matter prior to the start of the meeting. 

** Elected Members, and members of the public, are asked to consider events and actions that could generate income for the Village Hall (agenda item 24-166 b)**

 

Agenda

24-162 Apologies for Absence – To receive, and approve if appropriate, apologies for absence and reasons given.

24-162  Declaration of Members Interests

  1. Members are reminded to declare any interest in any item on the agenda at this time, or at any time during the meeting, in accordance with Letwell Parish Council’s Code of Conduct.  (Where a Member indicates that they have an interest, but wish to make representations regarding the item, those representations must be made during Public Speaking prior to the start of the meeting).
  2. To receive, and approve if appropriate, requests for dispensation from Members on matters in which they have an interest and wish to vote. 

24-163 To approve Minutes of the Parish Council meetings held on 26th September and 10th October 2024

24-164 Clerk’s report – To receive a report from the Clerk stating actions undertaken since the meeting held on 26th September

24-165 Exclusion of press and public – to resolve items, if any, to be discussed with the press and public excluded. Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960

24-166 Item for consideration and resolution

  1. Speeding through village – to consider and resolve what actions, if any, that can be taken by the council to reduce vehicles speeding through the village. 
  2. Village Hall maintenance and improvement. 

 

  1. To discuss, and resolve to act on, ideas to generate the funds needed to cover the cost running, ongoing maintenance and improvements to the Village Hall.
  2. To consider the installation of new locks to the front door, bar fridge and cupboard, and cleaning cupboard
  3. To consider minor maintenance to be carried out including trunking for broadband cables

 

  1. Lighting in Village Hall.  To consider quotations to replace the lighting and resolve a contractor to carry out this work. 
  2. Community Action Committee – To consider, and resolve if appropriate, the formation of a Community Action Committee to carry out actions currently delivered by the Letwell Community Group. 
  3. Staffing considerations – to be discussed with public and press excluded
  4. Christmas Tree Lighting – to consider, and resolve, the provision of a Christmas Tree lights and decorations – grant funding from Street Fayre Committee up to £150
  5. Land adjacent to bus shelter – to consider, and approve, community activity to design improvements to the area of land adjacent to the bus shelter
  6. To consider the purchase of a new Union Jack Flag.  With thanks to a resident who has offered to fund this. 

24-167 Finance reports

  1. Account balances – to receive balances of Council accounts
  2. Payments – To receive and approve payments
  3. Bank reconciliation – To receive and approve bank reconciliation to 31st October 2024
  4. Direct Debit – To approve direct debit payment of staff salary payment

24-168 Items to be included on the next agenda. 

24-169 Date and time of next meetings

  1. To resolve a date time for the next full council meeting
  2. To resolve a date and time for a finance and budget setting meeting