16 January 2024
NOTICE OF PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday 16th January 2024 at 7.00pm
MEMBERSHIP:
Chair: Councillor Andy Hone
Vice-chair: Councillor George McDonnell
Councillors: Paul Browne, Martin Duff, Nick Peplow, Richard Robinson, Richard Marshall
Temporary Clerk: John Money Temporary RFO: Gordon Roe
Dear Councillor,
You are summonsed to attend the next Full Council Meeting of Nocton Parish Council which will be held at the Nocton Hub, Main Street, Nocton at 7.00pm on Tuesday, 16th January 2024 at which the under mentioned items of business will be transacted.
The period for public participation will be a maximum of fifteen minutes at the beginning of the meeting and a maximum of ten minutes before the conclusion of the meeting. The public may address the Council on current matters or issues that may become future agenda items. Reports from County District Councillors and Other Invited Agencies may also be given during this time.
John F Money Temporary Parish Clerk
Once the public forum has ended the meeting will continue under Standing Orders. In extenuating circumstances and only at the discretion of the Chair the meeting may be moved out of formal session to allow the public to speak
Nocton 200 Club draw
Public forum (15 minutes)
County and District Councillors' reports
Agenda Items:
1. Apologies for Absence: To receive any apologies for absence in accordance with Local Gov. Act 1972, Sch. 12, para. 40 and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
2. Declarations of Interest: To receive declarations of interest under Parish Councils Accepted Code of Conduct, the Localism Act 2011 and to consider written requests for dispensations for items on the agenda not previously recorded on members’ register of interests. If an interest becomes apparent during the meeting a member may declare it then.
3. Minutes: To approve as a correct record the notes of the Full Council Meeting held on 12 December 2023 and to authorise the Chair to sign them as the official minutes.
4. Chair’s Report: To receive a report from the Chair of the Council.
5. Hub Manager’s Report: To receive a report from the Hub Manager and to consider any outstanding matters.
6. Parish Clerk’s Report: To receive a report from the Temporary Clerk of the Council
7. To discuss and agree the outline budget position for 2024/25 and the level of precept request based upon it. Document circulated on 4th January is the basis of discussion.
8. To agree proposed changes to policies and procedures that have been reviewed by councillors to date.
9. Planning Matters: To note and consider any planning applications received or determined since the last meeting and to decide any comments or further action that the Council wishes to take. Including the following applications: -
10. Financial Matters:
(a) To note the current bank balances
(b) To ratify payments for the month of Dec. 2023 and to approve the list of upcoming payments.
11. Date of Next Meeting: To confirm that the next meeting of the Council will take place on
13th February 2023.
Public forum (10mins)
14. The Chair will move the meeting into private session where the press and members of the public are asked to leave; ( Under the requirements of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 and as further described in Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972; to discuss a personnel matter