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Parish Council Meeting

Date: 2005-09-14
Time: 19:30
Venue: Church Meeting Room

AGENDA

Present
Apologies
Declarations of interest
To Approve Minutes of Parish Council Meeting of Wednesday 3rd August 2005.
To deal with matters, if any, remaining from the last meeting.
To receive report - Rutland County Project Team.
To approve circular for distribution around village - cemetery.
To receive Correspondence.
To authorise payments of accounts/S.137 and note balances.
To receive Planning Applications and note decisions made.
To note items for next meeting.
To note date of next meeting.

MINUTES

Present

Cllrs. Crowther, Dean, Hudson, Rodger, Ryder and Stewart.

Apologies

County Councillor Rob Toy

Declarations of interest

Cllr. Ryder* - Street light survey

To Approve Minutes of Parish Council Meeting of Wednesday 3rd August 2005.

The Clerk having circulated the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday 3 August 2005, Cllr. Ryder proposed and Cllr. Dean seconded that they be accepted as a true record and this was agreed.

To deal with matters, if any, remaining from the last meeting.

2004/51 - Parish Plan Group - Cllr. Stewart presented a cheque for £300 from the Parish Plan Group towards a planting scheme for the village.
2005/105 - Street Light survey* - The Parish Clerk informed members that he had undertaken a survey of all the street-light (poles) and produced a report; it was agreed to walk around the village, to discuss points raised and determine the timing for a replacement scheme.

To receive report - Rutland County Project Team.

Cllr. Rodger explained details to members of the new community project scheme, whereby supervised in-mates from Ashwell Prison undertake work in the community.

To approve circular for distribution around village - cemetery.

The Clerk having circulated a draft circular with the agenda, members agreed to alter/re-word sections for consideration at the next meeting.

To receive Correspondence.

There were several items of correspondence to circulate/notices for meetings, including-

RCC - Parish Councillor vacancy - confirmation for the Parish Council to co-opt.
Yorkshire Bank - Melton Mowbray branch to close.

To authorise payments of accounts/S.137 and note balances.

Cllr. Hudson proposed and Cllr. Dean seconded that the following invoices amounting to £414.87 be authorised for payment-

M.O.P.C.C. - 3 months room hire - £15.00
Hacker Young - Annual Audit - £141.00 (inc. VAT)
ABB Ltd - £133.87 (inc. VAT) Street Light Maintenance
Parish Clerk's Discretionary Fund - £125.00

The Clerk circulated the Monthly Statement of Accounts and members noted the balance.

To receive Planning Applications and note decisions made.

Members did not comment on the following planning application as the work had already started-

LBA/2005/0723/CP - The Wharf, Teigh Road - removal of existing paint and repainting of house exterior.

To note items for next meeting.

To consider circular (cemetery)
To consider co-option to Parish Council

To note date of next meeting.

The date of the next meeting was arranged for Wednesday 26th October 2005 at 7-30 p.m. in the Church Meeting Room.

There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8-35 p.m.