AGENDA for Meeting 14 January 2020

Notice of meeting: Parish Council Meeting
Time: 7.30pm
Date: Tuesday 14 January 2020
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
9 January 2020
AGENDA Agenda-Jan-2020
(2019- Apologies for absence
20) To receive and accept apologies for absence.
429
(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
430 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
431 those interests relating to items on the agenda.
(2019- To consider applications for Vacant Parish Council Position
20)
432
(2019- Minutes
20) 433.1 To agree and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 10 December
433 2019.
433.2 To resolve any actions arising from the minutes of the Parish Council meeting.
(2019- Chairman’s update
20) Verbal update.
434 434.1 Verbal update on A1 Safety Advisory Group.
434.2 Verbal update on Neighbourhood Plan.
(2019- County and District Councillor Reports.
20) 435.1 To receive report from County Councillor.
435 435.2 To receive report from District Councillor.
(2019- Finance
20) Verbal update, Cllr S Ashwell.
436 436.1 Finance Risk Management Policy.
436.2 Cashbook, Bank Reconciliation to 31 December 2019.
436.3 To Approve January Payments for Sanction.
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(2019-   To Consider Planning Committee Report, Cllr S Ashwell
20) Verbal update.
437 NB: Minutes of the Planning Committee meetings are available on the website.
(2019-   To Consider Update from Large Planning Committee, Cllr M Hassall
20) Verbal update.
438 NB: Minutes of the Large Scale Planning Committee meetings are available on the website.
(2019-   Compliance Advisory Group, Cllr C Underwood
20) Report attached.
439 439.1 Safeguarding Policy: Training dates to be agreed.
439.2 Annual Plan Update: Revised Plan attached.
439.3 Proposal: To organise the Annual Strategy Workshop in February
(2019-   General Purposes and Cemetery Advisory Group, Cllr B Millard
20) Verbal update.
440 Discussion re: Handymen Hut.
(2019-   Climate Change Mitigation Advisory Group, Cllr A Jones
20) Verbal update on the event ‘What on Earth Can Buckden Do?’ held 11 Jan 2020.
441
(2019-   Highways and Road Safety Advisory Group, Cllr E Scott
20) Report attached.
442
(2019-   Rights of Way and Trees Advisory Group, Cllr C Underwood
20) Report attached.
443
(2019-   Allotments Advisory Group, Cllr S Studd
20) Verbal update.
444
(2019-   Meeting with Village Hall Trust, Cllr C Underwood
20) No update.
445 Next meeting date is 3pm Friday 24 January 2020.
(2019-   Digital Communications Advisory Group, Cllr M Hassall
20) Report attached.
446 446.1 The Parish Council is asked to grant the Advisory Group the power to decide to
either continue with the existing web site provider or find an alternative web site
provider for the Parish Council web site without further referral to the main Parish
Council. If a new provider is selected it will fall within the agreed budget for 2020 already
set by the Parish Council.
(2019- Correspondence received
20) All correspondence received is Neighbourhood Plan related and being dealt with by the NP
447 Advisory Group.
(2019-   Communication, Cllr A Howell-Jones
  • Verbal update.
  • 1 Annual Parish Meeting/ Annual assembly preparation

448.2 Proposal to change the date from 28 to 21 April 2020

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS

 

That in view of the confidential nature of the business about to be transacted, it is advisable in the public interest that the public and press be excluded, and they are instructed to withdraw, Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.

 

(2019-20)449

Staffing update

 

 

(2019- 20 450      Date of the next meeting

  • Tue 11 February 2020 at 7.30pm at the Village Hall.