COLMWORTH PARISH COUNCIL
A Meeting of Colmworth Parish Council will be held on
Thursday 1st September 2022 at 7.00pm at Colmworth Village Hall. All Councillors are hereby summoned to attend.
Members of the public and press are welcome
Lizzie Barnicoat, Clerk
23rd August 2022
AGENDA
2022/50 Apologies (7.00-7.02)
2022/51 Declarations of interest (7.02-7.03)
Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any items on the Agenda for this meeting, in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members
2022/52 Approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting on 30th June 2022 (7:03-7.05)
2022/53 Public Open Forum. (7.05-7.20)
Standing Orders will be suspended for a period of approximately 15 minutes so that members of the public may discuss any items on the agenda or request items to be included in the agenda for the next meeting.
2022/54 Planning. (7.25-7.40)
• Bedford Borough Council Local Plan public consultation – to note submission of Parish Council response
• Bedford Borough Council planning decisions and notifications of planning appeals for noting
• Conformation on how the Parish Council manages planning application/appeals received
• To consider any planning applications received after the publication of the agenda if applicable
2022/55 Ward Report (7.40-7.45)
• Receive Ward Councillor report
2022/56 Highways, East-West Rail and Rights of Way (745-7.55)
• Update on East-West Rail – to include feedback from latest EWR Local Representatives Group meeting
• Discuss any Highways matters
• Discuss any Rights of Way matters
2022/57 Village matters(7.55-8.10)
• Community litter pick reminder – Saturday 3rd September at 10am
• Operation London Bridge book of condolences update
• Richard Fuller MP visit
• Councillor vacancy – ‘What does a Councillor do’ document
• Village Hall tree
2022/58 Country Park, Playing Field, Gardening Club and Triangle (8.10-8.35)
• Review internal inspections for the playing field, review external inspection for the playing field, collation of list of works for quote to be obtained
• Damage to the triangle insurance update
• Country Park – volunteer meeting feedback and next steps in regards to village meeting
• Dogs and the Country Park
2022/59 Policy Documents review (8.35-8.40)
• Review and ratification of updated policies: Privacy Notice, Retention Policy, Staff, Councillors, Volunteers Privacy Notice, Staffing Committee Terms of Reference, Complaints Procedure, Data Protection, Hiring the Field for an Event, Risk Assessment, Subject Access Policy, Data Security Breach Response, Gardening Club Terms of Reference.
2022/60 Finance (8.40-8.55)
• Review receipts and authorise payments
• External audit report feedback
• VAT update
Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 3rd November 2022 at 7pm