Parish Council Meeting Called
Added at 22:52 on 16 January 2025
All Members of Stanton under Bardon Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the Parish Council Meeting on Tuesday 21st January 2025 starting at 7:00pm at Stanton under Bardon Village Hall, 2 St John Cole Crescent, Stanton under Bardon, LE67 9AE for the purpose of transacting the business shown below:
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
· Members of the public are welcomed to the meeting to make representations or ask questions in respect of any matters included on this agenda
· Updates from Borough Councillors Clare Harris and Chris Lambert
AGENDA
1. APOLOGIES
a. To RECEIVE apologies for absence and to consider whether to approve the reasons given
2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PECUNIARY AND NON-PECUNIARY
a. To RECEIVE declarations of pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests and requests for dispensations in respect of items on the agenda
3. PREVIOUS MINUTES
a. To CONSIDER the adoption of the draft minutes from the Parish Council Meeting held on 17th December 2024
4. CLERKS REPORT
a. To RECEIVE updates from the Clerk relevant to the Parish Council activities during November 2024
5. COMMUNITY PROJECTS
a. To CONSIDER whether the Council should celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day on 8th May 2025
b. To CONSIDER supporting the PCIF application submitted by the Without Walls Charity for £8,875
c. To CONSIDER a Community Speedwatch scheme in Stanton under Bardon for 2025
d. To CONSIDER pictures for Stanton under Bardon Village Sign
e. To NOTE the latest minutes from the MQP Liaison Committee Meeting held on 26th September 2024
6. COUNCIL ALLOTMENTS
a. To CONSIDER the request to install a shed and greenhouse on plot number 22 on St John Cole Crescent
7. MHCLG CONSULTATION
a. To CONSIDER and RESPOND to the government’s consultation on the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England
8. TRANSFER OF LAND – ST JOHN COLE CRESCENT
a. To CONSIDER the request to rescind minute 136/24-25 due to the discovery of further information from Moss Solicitors
b. To CONSIDER retrospectively agreeing that the transfer of land at 45 St John Cole Crescent was made by the authority of Stanton under Bardon Parish Council and has been duly and properly executed in accordance with the Council’s Standing Orders
9. DRAFT MINUTES FROM VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
a. To NOTE the draft minutes from the Stanton under Bardon Village Hall Management Committee Meeting held on 18th December 2024
10. GOV.UK EMAILS
a. To CONSIDER the quotation from Freethought to give Parish Councillors gov.uk email addresses and Cloud backup for the Clerk at an annual cost of £333.94 per year
11. FINAL DRAFT BUDGET FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2025 - 2026
a. To DISCUSS and CONSIDER the final draft budget for financial year 2025 – 2026
b. To CONSIDER the precept demand for financial year 2025 – 2026
12. COUNCIL FINANCE
a. To REVIEW and APPROVE the financial statement for December 2024
b. To REVIEW and APPROVE bank statements and bank reconciliations for December 2024
c. To REVIEW and APPROVE the list of invoices scheduled for January 2025
d. To CONSIDER switching the Council’ reserves account to the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society Savings Account
13. PLANNING
a. To CONSIDER the following planning application:
i. Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance, landscaping and access other than vehicular access) of outline planning permission (ref: 22/00527/OUT) for residential development of 50 dwellings. LOCATION : Land South Of 295 Main Street Stanton Under Bardon Leicestershire
b. To CONSIDER any other planning applications submitted following the publication of the agenda
c. To DISCUSS the organisation of the planning open meeting with local residents
14. PROPOSAL OF CLOSED SESSION
a. In accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 section 1 paragraph 2, to consider excluding the public and press for the following items for reasons that matters appertain to staff employment and staff appraisals that are of a confidential nature
i. To NOTE the Clerks appraisal for 2024-25
ii. To DISCUSS and CONSIDER changes to the Clerks working hours
iii. To CONSIDER updating the Clerk’s job description
Signed: Dated: 16th January 2025
Stanton under Bardon Parish Clerk, Stanton under Bardon Village Hall, 2 St John Cole Crescent, Stanton under Bardon, LE67 9AE