Parish Council Meeting
Date: 19/11/03
Time: 19:30
Venue: Church Meeting Room
AGENDA
01) Apologies.
02) To approve Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 8th October 2003.
03) To deal with business, if any, remaining from the last Meeting.
04) To receive correspondence.
05) To authorise payments of accounts/S137 and note the balance of accounts.
06) To set budget for year 2004-5.
07) To receive Planning Applications and note decisions made.
08) Street Lighting
09) Village Meeting update.
10) Tree Planting update.
11) To note future items.
12) To note date of next Meeting.
MINUTES
2003/122 Present
Cllrs. Crowther, Dean, Hudson, Rodger, Ryder and Southerington.
2003/123 Apologies
Cllr. O'Neill and County Councillor Rob Toy
2003/124 To Approve Minutes of 8-10-2003
The Chairman having circulated the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting, held on Wednesday 8 October 2003; Cllr. Rodger proposed and Cllr Dean seconded that they be accepted as a true record and this was agreed by all present.
2003/125 To deal with matters, if any, remaining from the previous meetings.
2003/104 - The Chairman informed the meeting that The Local Channel had experienced a few teething problems. In the meantime, members could view the proposed content by logging on to www.southeringtons.co.uk/marketoverton.
2003/126 To receive Correspondence
There were several items of correspondence to circulate/notices for meetings-
- Standards Board Minutes
- East Midlands Development Agency Report
- RCC - Know your Councillor
- Parish Council Forum
- Rutland Village - Photo call
- RCC - Council Tax Consultation
2003/127 To authorise payments of accounts/S137 and note balances.
Cllr. Rodger proposed and Cllr. Dean seconded that the following invoices/S137 be authorised for payment-
ABB Ltd - Street Light Repair - £24.43 (inc. VAT)
The Yorkshire Bank had problems with their computer going down, so the Chairman was unable to circulate the Monthly Statement of Accounts.
2003/128 To set Budget for year - 2004-2005
Members considered the current years budget and what had actually been spent and reviewed proposed commitments for the following year. Cllr. Hudson declared an interest, i.e. Market Overton Youth Cricket Club and did not take part in discussion. Cllr. Rodger proposed, Cllr. Crowther seconded and agreed by members, that the allocation be as follows-
| Market Overton Parish Council |
2004-5 |
Notes |
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| Street Lighting |
450 |
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| Street Light Maintenance/Repair |
450 |
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| Insurance |
500 |
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| Audit Fees |
140 |
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| National Ass. of Parish & Local Cls. |
160 |
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| Room Hire |
70 |
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| Clerks Salary |
1000 |
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| Clerks Expenses |
50 |
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| Cllrs./Clerk Training |
100 |
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| Maintenance of Assets |
600 |
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| Market Overton Village Hall |
300 |
a |
| Market Overton P.C.C. |
350 |
a |
| Market Overton Play Area Assoc. |
300 |
b |
| Market Overton Youth Cricket |
100 |
b |
| Childrens' Christmas Party |
100 |
b |
| Rutland C.A.B. |
50 |
a |
| Friends of Rutland County Museum |
50 |
a |
| Rutland House Community Trust |
50 |
a |
| Rutland & Melton Victim Support |
25 |
a |
| Playing Fields Association |
10 |
c |
| Leics. & Rutland Community Council |
10 |
a |
| Projects List |
700 |
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| Parish Plan |
250 |
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5815 |
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| S137 - Grants for Voluntary Groups or Charities - based on Electorate, e.g. 404 @ £5.00 = £2020 |
2003/129 To receive Planning Applications
Members agreed to support the following applications -
LBA/2003/0261/9/AH - *19 Main Street - replacement of ground floor window
CAT/2003/1062/MT - The Old Rectory - Removal of limb - 1 Poplar Tree
*Cllr. Ryder declared an interest
2003/130 Street Lighting
Members agreed to install two street lights on Main Street- one to be financed from this years budget and the second from next years. The positioning of the three remaining lights would be determined, as and when the financial backing from RCC was forthcoming.
2003/131 Village Meeting
The Village Meeting had overwhelmingly supported Bowling Green Lane being made one-way. Quite a number of people had since raised the issue of why the cul-de-sac idea had not been pursued.
2003/132 Tree Planting
Cllrs. Dean, Rodger and Southerington had met Paul Logue and colleague from RCC to discuss a tree-planting scheme; they agreed to produce a plan, naming appropriate trees.
2003/133 To note future items
None 2003/134 To note date of next Meeting.
The date of the next meeting was arranged for Wednesday 10 December 2003 at 7-30 p.m. in the Church Meeting Room. There being no other business, the meeting closed at 8-50 p.m.
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