Members of the Council:
You are hereby summoned to an Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council which will be held in the Village Hall on Thursday 25 February at 7.30pm for the purpose of transacting the business below.
Members of the public:
Members of the public are welcome to attend and may address the Council, following item three on the agenda, when the meeting is adjourned.
Reporting on Meetings
Except where members of the public have been excluded due to the confidential nature of the business, any person may film, photograph, audio record or use social media to report on meetings of the Council, including any public comment and/or questions. Would any person intending to report please give notice before the start of the meeting to the Clerk or Chairman of the Council to enable reasonable facilities to be afforded.
AGENDA
1. To receive any apologies for absence.
2. To receive, from Members, any declarations of interest in items on the agenda in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct.
3. To approve the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council held on 28 January 2016.
4. Adjournment for:
4.1 County Councillor’s report.
4.2 District Councillor’s report.
4.3 Public comment and/or questions.
5. Parish Clerk’s Report
6. Planning:
6.1 To consider any applications received.
6.2 To note any Babergh DC planning permissions/refusals received.
7. Finance:
7.1 To receive a financial statement and report, including the latest position with the 2015-2016 Council budget.
7.2 To authorise payments as presented and to note income received.
7.3 To appoint an internal auditor to examine the 2015-2016 Council accounts at the close of the financial year, prior to submission to the external auditor.
8. Governance:
To review the outcomes from the asset inspection programme carried out by councillors and to take action as appropriate.
9. Correspondence:
To consider the list of correspondence received and to take action as appropriate.
10. Play Equipment:
To consider the outcome of the recent village survey about play equipment, to review existing provision and to take action as appropriate.
11. Councillor Projects and Portfolios – Reports:
11.1 Local Needs Housing – Cllr Morley
11.2 Pavilion – Cllr Southgate
11.3 Suffolk Association of Local Councils (SALC) – Cllr Cutting-Keyton
11.4 Greens – Cllr Brinkley
11.5 Glebe Land – Cllr Morley
11.6 Earl’s Meadow – Cllr Williams
11.7 Cemetery – Cllr Turner
11.8 Parish Paths – Cllr Turner
11.9 Highways and Emergencies – Cllr Portwood
11.10 Police/Fire – Cllr Cutting-Keyton
12. Matters to be brought to the attention of the Council either for information or for inclusion on the agenda of a future Ordinary Meeting.
13. Next Meeting:
To note that the next Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council is scheduled for Thursday 31 March in the Village Hall beginning at 7.30pm.
Parish Clerk: Doug Reed, Proper Officer of the Council
Address: Second Thoughts, Church Road, Elmswell IP30 9DY
Tel: 01359 241009
E-mail: parish.council@cockfield.org.uk
Published: 17 February 2016
