March 2024 Agenda
Belchford and Fulletby Parish Council
NOTICE OF MEETING
Dear Councillor
You are hereby summoned to attend the Parish Council Meeting of Belchford and Fulletby Parish Council. It will be held on Thursday 21st March 2024 commencing at 7.30pm at Belchford Village Hall.
The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda below. The official meeting will start at 7.45pm or at the conclusion of the public forum whichever is sooner. All councillors should be present by 7.30pm.
PUBLIC FORUM – Public Participation (maximum 15 minutes) – Members of the public will be invited to comment on any of the items on the agenda or any item they may wish to raise, those items not on the agenda will not be debated but referred if appropriate to the next meeting
Mrs Karen Elliott
Clerk to the Council
Date: 14th March 2024
AGENDA
1. Apologies for absence and reasons given
2. Declaration of interests and requests for dispensations - To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider granting dispensation(s), as per written requests received by the proper officer, to councillors under section 22 of the Act
3. Chairman’s remarks
4. To confirm and sign the minutes of the meetings held on 18th January 2024.
5. To receive reports from the Clerk and Councillors on matters outstanding
a. Wi-Fi at the Village Hall
b. Storage of Parish Records
c. Next newsletter
d. Highways – update from Richard Fenwick following his inspection in September 2023?
e. Footpaths upgrade grant application?
f. District Councillor’s grant?
6. To receive reports from District and County Councillors, and Police (if available)
7. Annual Parish Meeting – date and venue to be confirmed
8. TPO Update (KS)
9. Welcoming New People & CANVA proposal (KM)
10. NDP update (IG)
11. Community Woodland Working Party
12. SLA for Defibrillators, LIVES
13. Drainage Highways & Flooding update
14. Website update
15. To consider correspondence received since the last Council meeting:
a. None Received.
16. Review of council’s policies and procedures
17. Sheep escaping onto the Highway
18. Clerk – Employment contract & Appraisal
19. Financial matters:
a) To receive an updated bank reconciliation form from RFO and
b) To consider and resolve payments since last meeting
c) To consider LALC Annual Subscription, Annual Training Scheme and extra Website hours.
20. Planning Matters:
a. S/013/00107/24 – FPP Given Hawthorn Cottage, Belchford
21. To approve next Parish Newsletter
22. To agree venue and agenda items for the May 2024 meeting.
Meeting Dates for 2024:
16th May, 18th July (Fulletby), 19th September & 21st November.