| Notice of meeting: | Parish Council Meeting | ||
| Time: | 7.30pm | ||
| Date: | Tuesday 12 November 2019 | ||
| Venue: | Buckden Village Hall – Millard Suite | ||
| All members of the Council are hereby summoned to attend for the purposes of considering | |||
| and resolving the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out below. The meeting is | |||
| open to the public (including press). | |||
| Ramune Mimiene | |||
| Clerk | |||
| Buckden Parish Council | |||
| 7 November 2019 | |||
| AGENDA Agenda-Nov-2019 | |||
| Agenda-Planning-11-Nov-2019 | |||
| (2019- | Apologies for absence | ||
| 20) | To receive and accept apologies for absence. | ||
| 382 | |||
| (2019- | Open Forum – a maximum of 15 minutes is permitted for members of the public to | ||
| 20) | address the Council. Members of the public may have up to three minutes each. Items | ||
| 383 | to be addressed should be notified to the Clerk three working days in advance of the | ||
| meeting. | |||
| (2019- | Declarations of Interest | ||
| 20) | To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary and other interests, and the nature of | ||
| 384 | those interests relating to items on the agenda. | ||
| (2019- | To consider co-option to fill 1 Vacancy | ||
| 20) | |||
| 385 | |||
| (2019- | Minutes | ||
| 20) | 386.1 To agree and sign the minutes of the Annual Parish Council meeting held on 8 | ||
| 386 | October 2019. | ||
| 386.2 To resolve any actions arising from the minutes of the Parish Council meeting. | |||
| (2019- | Chairman’s update | ||
| 20) | Report attached. | ||
| 387 | Update on A1 Safety Advisory Group meeting and meeting with J Djanogly. | ||
| 387.1 Proposal to co-opt Terry Hayward to the A1 Safety AG. | |||
| (2019- | County and District Councillor Reports. | ||
| 20) | 388.1 To receive report from County Councillor. | ||
| 388 | 388.2 To receive report from District Councillor: Report attached. | ||
| (2019- | Finance | ||
| 20) | Report attached, Cllr S Ashwell | ||
| 389 | 389.1 TO CONSIDER FINANCE ADVISORY GROUP RECOMMENDATION FOR BUDGET AND | ||
| PRECEPT FOR YEAR 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 | |||
| Proposal: The Council is asked to approve the recommended budget for Buckden Parish | |||
| Council for the financial year 2020/21. | |||
| Page 1 of 4 | |||
- It is proposed to set the Precept for 2020/21 at £139,055.
- This is a rise of 67pence per week per ‘Band D-equivalent’ household.
- For comparison 2019/20: Budget £97,882 plus an overspend (anticipated) of about £3,000, plus Grants.
- In addition, our 2019/20 General Reserves were only 41% of Precept whereas national standards for Councils our size expect General Reserves to be close to 100% of Precept.
- In four years the total Buckden Parish Council Reserves (cash in bank at year-end) have fallen by £66,000 (Earmarked plus General Reserves).
389.2 MANAGING OUR RESERVES TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS & NATIONAL REQUIRMENTS
Proposal: The Council is asked to approve retention of the 2020/21 income to build the General Reserves.
389.3 TO NOTE GRANTS INVESTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUCKDEN PARISH RESIDENTS IN 2019/20.
389.4 GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR MONEY FROM BPC IN 2020/21 TO BE CONSIDERED
Proposal: The Council is asked to approve the payment of these grants.
If approved these payments will be made in early April 2020.
389.5 Finance Report: Cashbook and Bank Reconciliation to 31 Oct 19. Update.
389.6 To Approve Payments for Sanction.
(2019- 20 390 To Consider Planning Committee Report, Cllr S Ashwell
- Verbal update from the meeting.
(2019- To Consider Update from Large Planning Committee, Cllr M Hassall
- Verbal update.
- 1 Update re: meeting with Lucks Lane site manager. A further Mill Road objection submitted.
(2019-20 392 Compliance Advisory Group, Cllr C Underwood
- Report attached.
(2019- General Purposes and Cemetery Advisory Group, Cllr B Millard
- Report attached.
- 1 Proposal: that Buckden Parish Council accept the new charges as attached for Buckden Cemetery as from the 1st January 2020.
393.2 Play area update and increase in vandalism around the village.
393.3 To consider a “welcome pack” for people moving into the village.
(2019- Highways and Road Safety Advisory Group, Cllr E Scott
- Report attached.
- 1 Update on Pavements Survey.
(2019-20 395 Rights of Way and Trees Advisory Group, Cllr C Underwood
- Report attached.
(2019-20 405 Communication, Cllr A Howell-Jones
- 1 Proposal to add Communication to the Agenda as a standing item.
(2019-20 406 Date of the next meeting
- Tue 10 Dec at 7.30pm at the Village Hall.