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Parish Council Meeting

Date
Tuesday, 21st January 2025 07:30pm

Pitchford Village Hall

Agenda
  1. 25.1.1 Chairman’s Welcome
  2. 25.1.2 Present & Apologies
  3. 25.1.3 Declarations of Pecuniary or Personal Interest
  4. 25.25.1.4 Confirmation and Acceptance of the Minutes of Previous Meetings
    • 25.1.4.1 Parish Council Meeting – 19 November 2024
    • 25.1.4.2 Staff Appraisal Committee – 19 November 2024
  5. 25.1.5 Public Session
  6. 25.1.6 Shropshire Councillor’s Report
  7. Finance: 25.1.7 Payments - Consider and approve payments of accounts

    (see list of payments)

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  8. Finance: 25.1.8 Accept the Bank Reconciliation as presented by the Clerk
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  9. Finance: 25.1.9 Budget 2024/25

    Review expenditure against budget year to date and agree £15 overspend on meeting room hire budget line.

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  10. Finance: 25.1.10 Approve reappointment of Kathy Symonds as Internal Auditor
  11. Finance: 25.1.11 Savings accounts

    Council to decide whether to invest further funds in a high interest savings account.

  12. Finance: 25.1.12 Lightsource Community Benefit Fund

    Council to consider Pitchford Village Hall’s application

  13. Budget and Precept 2025/26: 25.1.13 Council to decide precept amount for 2025/26
  14. Budget and Precept 2025/26: 25.1.14 Council to review and approve budget for 2025/26
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  15. 25.1.15 Staff Appraisal Committee

    Council to review and decide on recommendations from Staff Appraisal Committee

  16. 25.1.16 Clerk's Report on Actions from the meetings on 19 November 2024:

    MINUTE NUMBER

    RESOLUTION/AGREED ACTION

    TASK COMPLETE

    COMMENTS

    24.11.10

    Clerk to engage A Evans to paint phone boxes

    Yes

     

    24.11.11

     

    Clerk to update draft budget sheets.

    Yes

     

    24.11.11

    Clerk to ensure there is a link to the Community Facebook page on the website

    Yes

     

    24.11.12

    Clerk to investigate savings bond interest rates to enable consideration of whether to invest further funds. 

    Yes

    See item 25.1.11

    24.11.16

    Clerk to report blocked drain by Luckington Stud

    Yes

     

    24.11.16

    Clerk to report erosion of passing space by Swan Bank

    Yes

     

    24.11.16

    Clerk to write to SC highlighting blocked drains between manholes across Parish

    Yes

    SC responded work will be undertaken as part of routine maintenance programme

    24.11.17

    Councillor Long to supply Clerk with E Jackson’s contact details

    Yes

     

    24.11.17

    Clerk to formally engage E Jackson to mow Old Roman Road S. of Pitchford twice a year

    Yes

     

    24.11.18

    Clerk to request Shropshire Council replaces stile at Frodesley Hall Farm with kissing gate

    Yes

     

    24.11.19

    Cllr Harrison to contact Shona Butter at SC to request update and discuss potential alternative diversion route suggested by Cllr Faulkner

    Yes

     

    24.11.21

    Clerk to submit objection to planning application 24/04000/PMBPA  reiterating same objection made to 23/05549/PMBPA

    Yes

     

    24.11.21

    Clerk to submit comments reiterating Council’s support for planning application 24/04318/TEL

    Yes

     

    24.11.23

    Clerk to find some examples of similar emergency plans for discussion at next meeting

    Yes

    See item 25.1.23

    24.11.24

    Clerk to respond to remote meeting consultation.

    Yes

     

     

  17. PC Working Documents 25.1.17 Review and agree Fixed Asset Management Policy
  18. PC Working Documents: 25.1.18 Review and agree amended Equality and Diversity Policy
  19. Highways Matters 25.1.19 Clerk to update Council on any Highways Matters
  20. Rights of Way 25.1.20 General issues
  21. Planning 25.1.21 Council to consider new planning applications

    Ref: 24/04772/FUL (validated: 19/12/2024)
    Address: Brickyard Farm, 17 Frodesley, Frodesley, SY5 7HX.
    Proposal: Erection of front, side and rear extensions, raising of ridge line and internal alterations to dwelling.

  22. Planning: 25.1.22 Clerk to update on other planning applications/notices/enforcement issues
  23. Parish Matters: 25.1.23 Parish Emergency Plan/Community Toolkit

    Council to consider need for plan and any actions to take

  24. Parish Matters: 25.1.24 Shropshire Council budget consultation

    Council to consider response

  25. Parish Matters: 25.1.25 Government consultation on Strengthening the Standards and Conduct Framework for Local Authorities

    Council to consider response

  26. Parish Matters: 25.1.26 Green Spaces & Active Travel Fund

    Council to decide whether to express an interest in applying for benches for the Parish and discuss possible location/s

  27. 25.1.27 Time, Date & Place of Next Meeting

    7.30pm on Tuesday 11 March 2025 at Pitchford Village Hall

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