CHACOMBE PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday, 4th October 2004 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
Present: Cllrs. Coates, Jones, White, Woolley, Reid, Offers, Jenkins and Clerk.
Apologies: Cllrs. Harper and Wyatt
Public Time.
Minutes of previous meeting on 6th September: adopted and signed.
Matters arising
1.1 Audit ı03 04
This has been completed and the accounts and notice of closure will be posted on the notice-board in The Ring.
1.2 Proposed extension to 30mph speed limit
The response from the Parish Council to the proposals had been acknowledged by NCC Highways.
1.3 Future of the John Walker Charity
The Clerk still needed to contact the Charity Commissioners to find out what would be involved in winding up the charity. It was agreed that this could be dealt with at a future date.
Finance
Internal control needs to be completed as of end of September.
Expenditure Income
101133 Chacombe £500.00 Precept £5250.00
101134 David Cochrane £169.84 + £25.29 (VAT) from last invoice
101135 Jeffs Coaches (Aug) £80
101136 Chacombe Chimes £780.00
101137 Clerkıs salary £750.00
Authorise: ABB £126.22, BT £75.54, Jeffs Coaches (Sept) £120, HLB AV Audit £141.00, Victim Support £100 and Clerkıs expenses £72.83
NACRE require charity trustees
NALC Opportunities for councillor training
Employment Update: statutory dismissal, disciplinary and grievance procedures
Clerks & Councils Direct September 2004
Southern Northamptonshire Rural Transport Partnership re: Rural Rides
Everards. Transfer of license at the George and Dragon to Richard Phillips and Steven Elliott Redman Schaffer
Cherwell Vale NHS PCT Annual Report 2003/04
East Midlands Development Agency Annual Public Meeting Thursday 14th October
7.30am 10.00am at Walkers Stadium, Leicester
Brackley & District Mencap Society Newsletter Autumn 2004
CPRE Milton Keynes and South Midlands Sub-regional Strategy Panel Report
South Northants Volunteer Bureau Newsletter Sept. 04
NALC AGM (10.30am 1.00pm) and Conference (2.00pm 4.30pm) on Saturday,
23rd October 2004
DEFRA Alun Michael re: consultation on Clean Neighbourhoods.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/clean-neighbourhood/index.htm Formal consultation ended on 24th September
Mr Garrett reported damaged hand set in phone box
Wicksteed Leisure. The DDA 1995 and how the October 2004 provisions relate to outdoor public play areas (take to PF meeting on 14th October)
e-mail from Village Hall Committee. Would the Parish Council like to consider making a donation to a joint retirement gift for Sue Kennedy?
NCC i) S Northamptonshire Area Committee. Minutes of meeting on 7th July and agenda for 21st September
ii) Consultation on Northamptonshire Local Transport Plan 2006/07 2010/11. Reply by 31st October. Cllr. White agreed to compile response.
iii) Report on the Local Transport Plan. Will be dealt with under urgent business at S Northamptonshire Area Committee meeting on 21st September
iv) Community Scrutiny Committee Minutes from 9th September and agenda for
7th October
SNC i) Consultation on Licensing Act 2003
ii) Care and Repair service for the elderly in Daventry and S Northants
iii) Private Sector House Condition Survey
iv) Planning and Development Handbook. Extra copies available
v) Planning applications week ending: 1/9/04, 8/9/04, 15/9/04, 22/9/04 and
29/9/04 e-mailed
Agenda
3.1 New Residentıs Social
Notification of the event had already appeared in the Chimes. The new Chimes editorial team had been considering organising a social evening to meet people who may be interested in helping to produce the monthly newsletter, so it was agreed that they should be given the opportunity to promote their activities along with other organisations from the village.
Cllrs. White and Offers agreed to deliver invites to all new residents and the Clerk would deliver to representatives of the various organisations. It was estimated that there could be up to 50 people attending. Cllr. Woolley agreed to buy wine and order glasses and Cllr. Jenkins would buy the snacks. The Council set a budget of £100 and confirmation of numbers would be sent to Cllrs. Woolley and Jenkins by 22nd October. Cllr. Harper agreed to set up the Hall prior to the event
3.2 Village Appraisal
The copy of the original appraisal, carried out in 1996, was not included in the reading folder, therefore it was agreed that if an appraisal was to be carried out every 10 years then there was sufficient time to discuss this at a future meeting.
3.3 Victim Support Northamptonshire request for a donation
The Council has been sending a donation to this worthwhile charity for several years and Cllr. White proposed that £100 should be donated this year. This was seconded by Cllr. Jenkins.
3.4 Periodic Electoral Review of South Northamptonshire SNC is proposing that Wardoun Ward should be divided and each of the two areas be served by one District Councillor. After some discussion the Council agreed that Chacombe should be part of the Thenford, Marston St Lawrence, Edgcote, Thorpe Mandeville and Culworth option rather than Moreton Pinkney, Sulgrave, Thorpe Mandeville and Culworth which had a greater number of electors.
AOB
1. Cllr. Woolley extended his thanks, on behalf of the Parish Council, to Chris Reid and Glynis Rowntree for their contribution as editors of the Chacombe Chimes.
2. Cllr. Reid told the Council that Glynis had been involved with the Chimes for six years and was very pleased that some younger members of our community had come forward to take over the editorial role.
Meeting closed at 8.25 pm.
The next meeting will be held on 1st November 2004 at 7.15pm.
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