September Agenda
Meeting of the Parish Council 7.00 Thursday 21st September 2023
Dear Councillor
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of Stubton Parish Council on Thursday 21st September 2023 at 7:00pm in the Village Hall. The business items to be discussed are detailed below.
There will be a 15 minute open discussion to which residents are invited to attend, ask questions or make short statements to the Council. This does not form part of the formal proceedings but informs the agenda for the next meeting.
Signed: Zoe J North Acting Clerk to the Council Date: September 2023
Council Members: Geoffrey Dorrity [Chair]; Zoe J North [Vice Chair and Acting Clerk]
Teri England [Councillor]; Jenny Taylor [Councillor]; Andrew Watkins [Councillor]
Welcome
[Statement from the chair]
Open Forum
Parishioners are invited to raise issues during a 15-minute conversation period with the Parish Council. Please note that decisions on issues raised during this period may not be made but we will endeavour to table them for addressing at a future meeting. [This does not form part of the formal Parish Council Meeting]
UPDATE ON LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL [Cllr Alex Maughan]
UPDATE ON SOUTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL [Councillor Penny Milnes]
Opening of Formal Parish Council Meeting (Chairperson’s Remarks)
Agenda
1.0 Apologies for Absence
2.0 Conflicts
2.1 Disclosures of Interest
3.0 Minutes of Last Meetings
Motion : To adopt the draft minutes as a true record of the previous extraordinary meeting of 31 July 2023
4.0 Clerk’s report on any matters outstanding
5.0 Finance
5.1 Finance Report
5.2 Budget for 23/24 (linked to item 6)
Motion: That the finance report be accepted
6.0 Clerking arrangements (deferred from previous meeting)
Motion: That an advert is placed for the employment of a parish clerk as soon as possible
7.0 Upkeep of public planting areas
Motion: A planting scheme suggested by the Gardening Club be agreed by residents to guide the development of the existing planted areas.
Motion: A group be established to share the maintenance of the public areas in the village, such as the Green, and to promote the donation of plants for these areas.
8.00 Update on residents priorities
8a) Further progress toward the potential purchase and installation of a moveable electronic speed signs.
Motion re speeding survey
Option a ) All four roads into and out of Stubton to be surveyed
Option b) Brandon Road and Claypole Road to be surveyed
Actions from previous meeting
Update on survey and funding
-RT (resident) to make contact with the Brandon Speed Awareness Group.
8b) Further progress the design and installation of a village sign and link this with coronation commemoration.
8c) improvement of the current footpath from Fenton Road to Claypole.
9) AOB
10) Date and time of next meeting as agreed previously
Wednesday 15th November 2023 at 7.00 in the Village Hall.