May 2019 Minutes Annual Parish Meeting

May (Annual) Meeting 2019

Clerk to the Parish Council - Councillor John Money
Telephone 01526320323 email cllr_john_money@ n-kesteven.gov.uk

Minutes

Venue: Old Blankney Estates Ltd Offices 7.00pm 14th May 2019

Item 1: Public Forum

Item 2: To receive reports from representatives of the council and outside bodies

a) County Council email report sent on a regular basis

b) District Council: no report

c) Police: no report

d) Chairman’s report: The Chairman Cllr Richard Parker thanked Cllr John F Money for the work he had done in both the parish and the ward over the last 8 years as our district councillor, he went on to thank retiring Cllr’s David Leech and Richard Corah for their service over many years (D Leech 43 years and R Corah 31 years), he then welcomed Cllr Jason Robb to the parish council. The Chairman noted while Cllr Rob Kendrick was still our county councillor, he had retired from the district council and thanked him for his service too.

Item 3: Election of officers - Year 2019-20

The clerk took the Chair

Chairman: Proposed by Cllr Dermot Spurrier and seconded by Cllr John Money Cllr Richard Parker was elected as Chairman.

Vice Chairman: Proposed by Cllr Richard Parker and seconded by Cllr John Money Cllr Dermot Spurrier was elected as Vice Chairman.

Clerk: Proposed by Cllr Richard Parker and seconded by Cllr Dermot Spurrier Cllr John Money was elected as the Parish Clerk

Item 4: Resolutions:

Resolution regarding a parish precept: Proposed by Cllr Richard Parker and seconded by Cllr Dermot Spurrier that the Parish Council continue for one more year without a parish precept and agreed unanimously

Resolution to accept Standing Orders: Proposed by Cllr Richard Parker and seconded by Cllr Dermot Spurrier and agreed unanimously

Resolution to accept and use The District Council Code of Conduct: Proposed by Cllr Richard Parker and seconded by Cllr Dermot Spurrier and agreed unanimously

The Parish council Meeting to continue under Standing Orders

Item 5: Apologies for absence none received

Item 6: Minutes

a) Minutes of the 2018 Annual Meeting has been approved and duly signed the last meeting draft minutes will be presented at the first meeting of this year

Item 7: Code of Conduct

a) Declarations of Interest as per the Code of Conduct none recorded

Item 8: Correspondence: The Clerk confirmed copies all correspondence is communicated to Members together with all replies as agreed with the Chairman.

Item 9: Local issues: Update on the road flooding, signposts, Metheringham Local Access Point, Doctors Surgery was updated, it was noted the road flooding had been addressed by LCC, but the situation would be monitored on a regular basis.

Item 10: Other reports, at the discretion of the Chairman: none

Date of the next meeting: To be decided.