May 2025 Agenda- Annual Parish Council Meeting

HEYDOUR with AISBY and OASBY PARISH COUNCIL

ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

Wednesday 14th May at 7.00pm in Heydour Parish Hall

 

Dear Councillor

I hereby give you notice that the meeting of HEYDOUR with AISBY and OASBY PARISH COUNCIL will be held on Wednesday, May 14th, at 7:00 p.m. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend to consider and resolve the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.

Clerk to the Council:   Rowena Boden    Dated: 9th May 2025

 

 

AGENDA for the ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING.

 

1. To elect a Chairman of the Council and sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office

2. To elect a Vice Chairman of the Council and sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office

 

3. To suspend Standing Orders to allow:

4. Members of the Public to raise questions or concerns.

5. To receive a report from the County Councillor

6. To receive a report from the District Councillor

7. To return to Standing Orders to conduct Council Business.

 

8. To receive and accept apologies for absence.

9. To receive Declarations of interest for items within the agenda.

10. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 12 March 2024 and for the chair to sign.

11. To review amended Standing Orders (Copy sent in Cllr pack but also on website)

12. To review amended Financial Regulations (Copy sent in Cllr pack but on website)

 

13. To approve Insurance for Year 2024-25

a) Community Action Suffolk (Ansvar) £416.98 (£275.51 last year)

b) Zurich £448.00

c) Clearview - awaiting figure

 

14. Finances: 2024/25

a) To receive a report of payments, made between meetings, in the financial year 2024/25

Payment Date

Payee 

Amount

Bank balance C/F

£46,807.67

13/2/25

Aldi – stationary via R Boden

£11.98

£46,795.69

7/3/25

Streetscape (6340)

£41,160.00

£5,635.69

6/3/25

Clearview Window Cleaning

£40.00

£5,595.69

7/3/25

Chaps charge for Streetscape

£25.00

£5,570.69

13/3/25

Millennium Green (Grant)

£450.00

£5,120.69

13/3/25

Village Hall (Grant)

£450.00

£4,670.69

24/3/25

LALC Internal Auditor

£198.00

£4,472.69

24/3/25

Heydour Village Hall rent

£84.00

£4,388.69

 

Financial Year End 2024 – 2025 balance £4,388.69

Annual Gross Income - £48,992.13

Annual Gross Expenditure - £48,000.42

 

15. AGAR 2024/25: To finalise the accounts for the year 2024/25

a) End of Year: Cash book and bank reconciliation as of 31st March 2025

b) To receive the Internal Auditors report.

c) Annual Governance and Accountability Return: Section 1, Governance Statement. To approve and for the Chairman and Clerk to sign.

d) Annual Governance and Accountability Return: Section 2, Accounting Statement. To approve and for the Chairman and Responsible Finance Officer to sign.

e) Analysis of Variances. To approve the variances.

f) Notice of the period for the exercise of public rights and other information required by Regulation 15 (2), Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015. To approve the dates Tuesday 3rd June – Friday 14th July 2025

 

16.  Finances 2024/25

a) To receive a report of payments, made between meetings, in the financial year 2024/25

Date of Transfer

Payee

Amount

Bank balance C/F

£4,388.69

1/4/25

R. Boden (Month 12)

GDPR

£4,158.74

10/4/25

BDG Mowing – 24/1811

40.80

£4,117.94

15/4/25

LALC ATS

£144.00

£3,973.94

15/5/25

LALC membership (15365)

£153.54

£3,820.40

22/5/25

Cloud next

59.99

£3,760.41

1/5/25

BDG Mowing – 24/1864

81.60

£3,678.81

1/5/25

R. Boden (Month 1)

GDPR

£3,449.51

2/5/25

ICO

47.00

£3,402.51

b) To note the payment from SKDC for the precept of £7,950.00 has been received on 3/4/25

c) To note the payment from SKDC for the community cleaner grant of £463.32 has been received on 17/4/25. This gives a total of £11,815.83 on the 9/5/25.

d) To review and consider approval of bank reconciliation. (Copy sent in Cllr pack)

e) To consider the appointment of the Internal Auditor for the financial year 2025- 26.

 f) To consider and review the Asset Register.

 

17. To review policies listed below:

a) Risk Register

b) Risk Register (Financial)

c) Health & Safety policy 

 

18. Internal Audit Recommendations: To receive an update on:

a) Security Compliance Checklist

b) HR committee to conduct clerk’s appraisals

c) ICO certificate on website

d) Land registry of the playground.

 

19. Clerk’s report. To receive updates between meetings.

20. To discuss the Playground installation

21. To receive an update on the Aisby Sewerage System

22. To receive an update on Quickline Broadband

23. To discuss the Foxdale Battery Storage System

24. Planning matters: 

a) New – To discuss the planning applications received from SKDC

Planning reference

Location

Remarks

Date

 S25/0809

(Peace)

The Old Forge, 58 Green Lane, Aisby, NG32 3NF

Proposed single storey rear extension

Comments by 31st May.

b) Current

S24/1781 – The Croft, Ancaster Lane, Oasby – Approved Conditionally 

S24/1782 – Land Adjacent to The Croft, Ancaster Lane, Oasby – Awaiting Decision

S25/0314 – Trees outside The Old Forge on the Village Green – Approved

S25/0434 – 85 Village Street, Oasby – Approved

 

25. Date and time of next meeting 9th July at 7.00pm.