7 May 2024
Langworth Group Parish Council
Serving the grouped parishes of Barlings, Newball, Stainton by Langworth and Reasby
E:mail: langworthgroupparishcouncil@gmail.com
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING – Tuesday 7 May 2024
The next meeting of Langworth Group Parish Council will be held at Langworth Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 7 May 2024 at which the business listed in the agenda below will be transacted. The time between 7.30pm and 7.45 pm may be given over to a public session if required, but if no members of the public wish to speak, the meeting will start at 7.30pm.
Michelle Vail Clerk/RFO: Langworth Group Parish Council
AGENDA
1. To elect a chairman and sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office form
2. To elect a vice chairman
3. Open session: suspension of Standing orders for up to 15 mins for members of the public to speak on agenda items, or to suggest items for consideration on a future agenda
4. Apologies: To receive and accept apologies for absence.
5. Councillors to confirm that their published Register of Interest Forms are up-to-date
6. Declarations of Interest: To receive declarations of interest on any item on the agenda.
7. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 April 2024
8. Comments from County Councillor, District Councillors and Chairman
9. To review and approve appointments as follows:
i. Bank signatories: Clerk, Cllr M Herbert, Cllr A Curtis
ii. Online banking - Clerk
iii. Member to review financial record keeping; including to verify and sign, at least quarterly, bank reconciliations/bank statements - Cllr A Hyatt
10. Approve insurance quote (renews 27/05/24, year 2 of a 3-year LTA at £361.88)
11. Resolve to approve the Clerk continues to pay the following listed regular and expected payments, (as allowed by Financial Regs) which have been included in the annual budget:
i) up to the budgeted amount; and reported paid at the next possible Council meeting
ii) if exceeding the budgeted amount, to seek approval at the next possible meeting prior to making a payment
• Sage, payroll package
• Clerk, salary, PAYE, pension,
• Clerk mileage, office, print and paper, and homeworking expenses
• Langworth Local production/Facebook
• Grass cutting
* ROSPA Annual play inspection
* EKM Ltd quarterly play inspections
* WLDC – annual defib scheme fees x 1 defib
* Memorial Hall hire for meetings
* Lease of play area
* Auditor fees both internal and external
* Poppy wreath
* McAfee computer protection
* Microsoft Office Annual Package
* LALC Annual Training Scheme
* LALC Annual Membership Fee
* ICO Annual fee
* Website maintenance fee (LALC)
12. Planning:
i. 148103: erect 5no. dwellings: Land off Station Road, Langworth.
i. 148228: single storey side extension/erect double garage, Barlings Lodge, Barlings Lane LN3 5DG
13. Clerks Report
a) To receive the financial report for April 2024: as previously circulated
b) Approval of any non-regular payments for May 2024: as previously circulated
c) Request to reschedule September meeting from 3rd to 10th September, 2024
14. To review the Action Log
15. Correspondence
i. Memorial Hall advises that dogs are now allowed on the grounds and a dog bin has been installed; therefore, LGPC to consider fitting ‘No Dogs’ signage to the play area
ii. To note: LCC Survey – ‘Lincolnshire Moves: Your voice, your roads’: part of an in-depth review into LCC’s Traffic Management Policy: Deadline 17th May 2024 (circ 25th April)
iii. To note: County Views Survey - Bus services: Deadline 27th May (circ. 15th April)
16. Date of the next meeting: Tuesday 4th June, 2024, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall
17. Resolve to move into Closed Session as the following item contains information of a confidential or sensitive nature
18. Consider any applications for the vacancy of Parish Councillor (Newball Parish)
Michelle Vail – Clerk/RFO to the Council Dated: 1 May 2024