January 2023 Agenda Budget Meeting

Blankney Parish Council 
Aisling House 
69 Main Street 
Scopwick 
Lincoln LN4 3NW 
01526320323.  07775692013 

Chairman Richard W Parker
Parish Clerk Cllr John F Money  

Parish Council budget meeting 6.00pm 27th January 2023 to be held at the above address

The meeting is being held with the press and public excluded as prescribed in the Public Bodies Act !960 Section 1(2) and for reasons as stated in Section 12a of the Local Government Act 1972


NOTICE OF MEETING/AGENDA

Item 1: Public Forum, no public forum as members of the public are excluded as explained above

Item 2: Reports from outside bodies, County and District Councillors and the police are excluded, Reports from Cllr Kendrick and updates from NKDC are circulated to Members by the Clerk.

The Parish Council Meeting to continue under Standing Orders

Item 3: Apologies for absence

Item 4: Declaration of Interests as per the Code of Conduct (Members may declare an interest at any time during the meeting should one become apparent)

Item 5: Minutes

a) To resolve the minutes of meeting held on  22nd November 2022 - and signed as a correct record.

b) Any matters arising from the Minutes

Item 6: To agree a draft budget for submission to NKDC which will become the Parish Precept.

Date of next meeting

Meeting ends at -


Precept for the year 2023 -2024

Draft for discussion 

Blankney Parish Council Draft Precept for the year (2022-2023)  2023/2024


Parish Clerk (inclusive of office and all expenses).        1,830.00.       2,100.00
NI - Employers contributions                                                    210.00.             00.00
Clerk’s expenses                                                                             50.00              00.00
Employers & Public Liability Insurances                             .  375.00.          400.00
Stationary, postage and printer costs                                      55.00.             00.00
Cemetery (provisional sum)                                                       500.00          500.00                
Village grass cutting.                                                                    300.00            00.00
Website                                                                                             500,00          300.00
LALC Membership                                                                            00.00            81.00
Election sinking fund.                                                              . 1,000.00            00.00
Training.                                                                                              00.00.          375.00    
Planning application costs (£464.00 x 50% in 2021/22) (232.00.           00.00
 Environment Agency cost associated to the cemetery        00.00.          250.00

Audit fee.                                                                                          250.00.          250.00
NKDC first year administration costs.                                       50.00.            00.00
Dog bins.                                                                                          120.00.             00.00
Previous year budget overspend  (Drain’ Eng’ cemetery)  00.00         1,000.00
Queens Jubilee (see below).                                                       00.00             00.00
Village gateways: planning costs, plus whatever else.        00.00              00.00


                                                                                                      £5,237.00.      £5,256.00

Note’s: 

We have enough money in the bank to fund an election in May 2023. if then we have to spend (hopefully) the unspent election fund on the EA license (£2,702.00)  so be it. We will then have to collect an election fund all over again over the next four years