| Sevenhampton
Parish Council
Minutes of a meeting of the Parish
Council
held on Wednesday 18th March 2009
Present: Bill
Jenkin, Harry Boyd, Di Brown, Lynne Jackson, Bill Lanfear
- There were no apologies for absence and Alison Giles’
resignation
from the parish council was accepted with thanks for her sterling
efforts during the two years she had sat on the Council.
- There were no declarations of interest in any item on the agenda
- The minutes of the last meeting having been circulated were approved
and signed as a true record of proceedings
- Matters
arising:
- Energy Conservation –
as no interest had been expressed by
the parish in taking the matter forward Lynne Jackson agreed to keep
the Council informed of any information that might be of interest in
the future
- Telephone kiosk – the
clerk to find out the position for the
next meeting
- Donnywell – Bill
Lanfear was still trying to locate a
suitable stone for the bridge. The cost would be borne by the
remnants of Miss Barnard’s Bequest held within the Way
Forward account
as and when required.
- Grass cutting tender:
Proposed by Di Brown, seconded Harry
Boyd and RESOLVED that Debbie Webb should be given the contract for the
year
- Financial:
Payments –
Donation GCC £300,
hall hire
£8.25,
Jenkin
£23.10 Village Live copying
and minuted transfer to Leeds BS
£1000.
Interest accrued £231.56
on Leeds
account.
Balances:
£6032.12 and
£8538.96 respectively.
The books had been
examined by
the external/internal auditor and were
satisfactory. Di
Brown agreed to become internal auditor following the resignation of
Alison Giles.
- Allotments:
Following a verbal request from John Benson about the possibility of
reopening the allotments the clerk to contact Edwin Bailey to ascertain
the position.
- Planning:
2
New Row, Brockhampton – parking area – no
objection. There were no outstanding
applications. After discussion it was proposed that
planning applications should be in future be archived on computer
disk. The national grid gas pipeline
through the
parish was discussed with no further action deemed necessary.
- Risk Assessment relating to records – the Clerk to price a
fireproof storage box for next meeting. The bank
deposits
were considered to be safe.
- The date of
the next meeting was confirmed as 20 May which was the Annual Parish
Council Meeting and there being no further business the Chairman closed
the meeting at 8.10pm
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