Parish Council Meeting, 4 October 2021

From the clerk: Catherine Fox:

The Next Meeting of the Parish Council will be held in The Reading Room on Monday 4th October 2021
at 7.30pm with Giles Scott in the chair.

All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purposes of considering and resolving the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out below.

MEMBERS: 9 QUORUM: 3

  1. Silent Prayer.
  2. Apologies for absence.
  3. Declarations of Interest.
    (a) Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest in any items on the agenda;
    (b) Councillors to declare any other interest in any items on the agenda.
  4. Minutes. Consideration of the minutes of the meeting of the Full Council on 6th September 2021 and of the meeting of the Planning subcommittee on 27th September 2021.
  5. Open Forum for 15 minutes to enable members of the public to bring any matters to the attention of the Parish Council.
    5.1. Presentation from Miss A Rabbett around Road Safety.
  6. Matters Arising.
    1. Neighbourhood Plan – Update
    2. Installation of new bench in the Playing Field
    3. Replacement of the PC laptop
  7. Clerk’s Financial Statement. For September 2021 and Budget Review.
  8. Payments for Approval.
  9. Review of External Auditors Report Y/E 31st March 2021
  10. Highways. Any repairs or maintenance needed.
  11. Correspondence.
    1. CIL Funding – Next Round Information
    2. LHI Bid 2022/23 – Extension of deadline to 14th October 2021.
    3. Repair of Church Wall (permission required)
  12. Planning.
    12.1. PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION – APPLICATION REF. 21/01946/HHFUL
    Two-storey rear extension, infill of front porch, alterations to openings and erection of freestanding garden room
    1 Baldwins Manor Great Gransden Sandy SG19 3RH

    12.2 PARISH COUNCIL CONSULTATION – APPLICATION REF. 21/02006/LBC
    We want to fit 18 solar panels onto our Garage and shed, these are detached outbuilding’s appx. 20 metres from the Grade II listed Manor House
    The Manor House 10 Manor Lane Great Gransden Sandy SG19 3RA
  13. Review of HR Policies and Procedures through external consultancy
    In line with the legislation below*, this item will be closed to the public
  14. Outsourcing of Payroll
    In line with the legislation below*, this item will be closed to the public
  15. Next Meeting Monday 1st November 2021 at 7.30pm.

*‘Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960
(2) A body may, by resolution, exclude the public from a meeting (whether during the whole or part of the proceedings) whenever publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted or for other special reasons stated in resolution and arising from the nature of that business or of the proceedings; and where such a resolution is passed, this Act shall not require the meeting to be open to the public during proceedings to which the resolution applies.’