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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council Agenda
WIDECOMBE PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk - Mrs Suzanna Hughes LL.B (Hons)
16 Westwood Cleave, Ogwell, Newton Abbot.TQ12 6YE
Telephone: 01626 330311 Email: suzanna.hughes21@gmail.com
To:
Councillors Newbolt-Young, Booty, Morley, Nosworthy, Routley, Tame, Tempest & Wallace
You are hereby summoned to attend the ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on THURSDAY 2nd MAY 2013 at 7.30pm in Church House, Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
Also invited:
District Councillor Jeffery, County Councillor Gribble and Community Police Officers.
Members of the press and public are welcome.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
Agenda
OPEN FORUM
The public and members of the Parish Council are invited to comment on items on the agenda or any other matter they feel should be brought to the attention of the Parish Council
(Limited to 15 minutes).
1. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
2. CHAIRMAN’S DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE
3. ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN
4. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
5. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are reminded of their responsibility to continually update their Notice of Registerable Interests and
Invited to state whether they have any interest in the items to be discussed during this meeting in accordance
with the Council’s Code of Conduct.
6. REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS
To consider any requests for dispensations
7. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve, sign and adopt the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 4th April 2013
8. ELECTION/APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO OTHER BODIES
9. REVIEW OF PARISH COUNCIL GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS:
9.1 Standing Orders
9.2 Financial Regulations
9.3 General and Financial Risk Management
9.4 Statement of Internal Control
9.5 Fixed Assets Register
10. POLICE REPORT
11. COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
12. DISTRICT COUNCILLOR’S REPORT
13. DELEGATES REPORTS
Including:
(a) DNPA Parish Council workshop - Cllrs Tempest, Routley and Newbolt-Young
14. MATTERS ARISING
(a) Walkabout – to discuss items requiring action
(b) Teign Housing/First Step Homes – clerk to update
(c) Rural Aid – to confirm application for submission
(d) Widecombe Fair – to receive a quotation for portable toilets and to consider arrangements for manning of public toilets
(e) Community Right to Bid – clerk to report
15. FINANCE
(a) Payments for approval
Cheque no 000807 – Clerk’s salary and disbursements (May) - £218.90
Cheque no 000808 – DNPA – 1 year’s rent of North Hall field - £15.00
Cheque no 000809 – Church House (hire for meetings – April 2012 -March 2013 inc ) - £110
(b) Audit 2011/12
(i) To receive and approved the End of Year Summary and Accounts and for councillors to respond and complete the Statement of Assurance in order that the papers can be sent for external Audit.
(ii) To confirm that this Council is confident that the internal audit arrangements provide excellent reassurance for the public that the financial systems are robust and fit for purpose and to continue with the appointment of Ken Abraham as the Internal Auditor to the Parish Council
(c) Insurance
To received and review insurance renewal quotation
16. PLANNING
(a) New applications/appeals
(i) 00198/13 – Erection of single storey rear extension and alterations to the roof at the rear at Wooder Bungalow, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
(c) Decisions
(i) 0079/13 – Install Velux rooflight on coverted barn linked to farmhouse Southway Farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
To note that listed building consent has been refused.
17. HIGHWAYS
(a) To note the comments of the DCC Highways Officer on matters raised last month
(b) To report potholes/maintenance issues
18. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence, including:
(a) Letter of thanks from Widecombe History Group for grant received
(b) Letter of thanks from St Pancras PCC for grant received
Other items for information only will be placed in the circulation folder
19. MATTERS OF INFORMATION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIRMAN
The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 6 June 2013
The information on this page was last modified on May 30 2024 10:03:58.