ANNUAL PARISH MEETING for the ELECTORS OF COLMWORTH
Thursday, 06th May 2021 from 7pm
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Please contact clerk@colmworthpc.org.uk if you need assistance accessing the meeting
Agenda
1 Approve Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting 2019 EP
7.00-7.02
2 Chairman’s Annual Report (7.02-7.07) EP
3 Financial Report (7.07-7.15) LB
4 Borough Councillor Wootton’s Annual Report (7.15-7.22) TW
5 Planning (7.22-7.27) GP
6 Highways (7.27-7.32) LK
7 Rights of Way (7.32-7.35) BB
8 Country Park (7.35-7.40) TF
9 Gardening Club (7.40-7.43) TF
10 Police and Crime (7.43-7.45) BB
11 Village Hall Annual Report (7.45-7.50) David Beasley
12 Open Forum (7.50-8.00) All
COLMWORTH PARISH COUNCIL
The Annual Meeting of Colmworth Parish Council will be held on Thursday 06th May.
All Councillors are hereby summoned to attend.
The meeting will be held immediately after the Annual Parish Meeting which will start at 7pm.
The open forum and Borough Councillor Wootton’s Ward Report will be included in the Annual Parish Meeting.
Members of the public and press are welcome
Apologies prior to the meeting to the Clerk to the Parish Council
As permitted by the Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority Police and Crime Panel Meetings)
(England and Wales) Regulations 2020 No.392 the meeting will be conducted online.
Please use Zoom link below
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Please contact clerk@colmworthpc.org.uk if you need assistance accessing the meeting
Lizzie Barnicoat
Parish Clerk
30th April 2021
AGENDA
2021/022. Election of Chairman (8.00-8.02)
2021/023. Election of Vice Chairman (8.02-8.04)
2021/024 Apologies (8.04-8.05)
2021/025 Declarations of Interest and Registers of Interest (8.05-8.10)
Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any items on
the Agenda for this meeting
Members to submit their updated registers of interest in accordance with the Council’s Code of
Conduct for Members
2021/026. Minutes of the last Parish Council meeting (04th March 2021) (8.10-8.12)
2021/027. Open Forum (8.12-8.20)
2021/028. Review Code of Conduct (8.20-8.22)
2021/029. Country Park Working Group (8.22-8.27) (Cllr. T. Frew)
Review of terms of reference of the working group
Appointments to the group
Bye laws and Rules of the Country Park ratification
2021/030. Staffing Committee (8.27-8.32) (Cllr. E. Pegler, Cllr. L. Knight, Cllr. B. Brightman)
Review of delegation arrangements and terms of reference of the working group
Appointments to the committee
2021/031. Gardening Club Working Group (8.32-8.36) (Cllr. T. Frew)
Review of terms of reference in relation to the Parish Council
Appointments to the Group
E-mail: clerk@colmworthpc.org.uk
2021/032. Appointment of members to other responsibilities (8.36-8.42)
Highways
Speed / lorry watch
Social events
St. Denys Church PCC representative
Friends of St Denys representative
Rights of Way
Business Representative
Village Hall representative
Colmworth Poors Land Charity
2021/033. General Power of Competence (8.42-8.44)
Determine eligibility to exercise this power in the coming year.
2021/034. Review of the council’s and/or staff subscriptions (8.44-8.46)
Bedfordshire Association of Town and Parish Councils (£93)
Council for the Protection of Rural England (£36 renews August)
2021/035. (8.46-8.49)
Review and agree quotation for insurance
2021/036. Finance (8.49-9.05)
Receipts and payments
Ratification of payments for emergency tree works in the churchyard and for a planning consultant.
Payment towards average speed cameras
Bank reconciliation 31st March 2021
Internal audit of accounts 2020/2021
Approve Annual Return (External Audit Exemption, Accounting Statements and Governance
Statements)
Allocate reserves
VAT reclaim
Payroll service provider approval
2021/037. Review Risk Assessments (9.05-9.15)
Parish Council
Country Park
Playing Field
2021/038 Review Scheme of Delegation (9.15-9.20)
2021/039. East West Rail (9.15-9.17)
Update on East West Rail
Agree response to East West Rail Consultation
2021/040 Planning (9.17-9.22)
Update on Denybrook Garden Village, agree action and any future budgetary requirements.
21/00962/S73A Retrospective planning permission Application for Erection of new 2.7 metre high
fencing to rear corner of Southern boundary, new 700mm timber decking area and new timber
walkway across ditch (Development already carried out) at Braybrooke Church Road
Local Plan next consultation June 2021
2021/041. Highways (9.22-9.27)
Ratification of agreement for removal of vehicle activated signs and associated cost.
Average speed camera data
Drains and gutters
2021/042. Playing Field (9.27-9.35)
Review inspection reports
Colmworth Parish Clerk
E-mail: clerk@colmworthpc.org.uk
Discuss and agree use of the playing field for parking for a cycling event.
2021/043. Church (9.35-9.40)
2021/044. Review arrangements for future meetings (9.40-9.45)
Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 01st July 2021