April 2020 Minutes
Washingborough Parish Council
Minutes of the Parish Council held on Thursday 23rd April 2020 at 2 pm, remotely under: The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020.
Present
- Cllr D Fothergill (Chairman)
- Cllr Mrs J Aspinall
- Cllr Mrs B Bland
- Cllr R Clark
- Cllr R Dowlman
- Cllr G Kent
- Cllr G Peck
- Cllr Mrs L Simons
- Cllr Mrs R Whipp
- Miss K Broddle (Clerk)
- Also Present: Cllrs G Tinsley & Mr P Scigala
125. APOLOGIES, DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION
- APOLOGIES - Cllrs I Carrington (NKDC) and L Cawrey (LCC)
- DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – none declared.
- APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION – none received.
126. NOTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
- The Notes of the meeting held on the 20th February 2020 were agreed and signed as the minutes.
127. CLERKS REPORT
- LCC Website for Parish Councils – on hold, training has been undertaken.
- Annual Return for Councils – submission deadline for the receipt of the approved AGAR and supporting documentation, for the external auditor, has been extended to Friday 31 July 2020.
- Coronavirus – all information received is being put onto the website and Facebook
128. PUBLIC FORUM
- None
129. RESIGNATION OF CLLR Mrs PIERCE
- The resignation was acknowledged.
130. COUNCILLOR CO-OPTION
- It was agreed to co-opt Mr P Scigala onto the Council, following his application.
131. CHAIRMEN’S ACTION GROUP (24TH March 2020) RECOMMENDATIONS
- The following recommendation was resolved:
- To not charge the Sporting Clubs who are unable to use the facilities during the current situation – if clubs are able to use the facilities later in the year or for part of their season a reduced charge could be considered.
- It was resolved to move the remaining items into the closed session.
132. RATIFICATION OF DECISIONS FOLLOWING THE CANCELLATION OF THE MARCH MEETING DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN
- The payment schedule was ratified
- The following planning application comments were returned under ‘Clerks delegated powers and the comments for all the applications were ‘Council do not wish to comment on this application’:
- 20/0036: 12 Lincoln Rd (demolish existing dwelling, erect two new dwellings)
- 20/0189: 27 Fen Road (front extension)
- 20/0071: land adj 2 Park Lane (vary condition 6 of 17/1599)
- 20/0316: 19 High St (front & rear extensions)
133. FINANCIAL MATTERS
- The following were resolved:
- The schedule of payments (see below)
Under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 Councilors’ resolved to move into closed session for the following items:
134. SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS (SALARIES, etc.)
- The schedule of payments was approved.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 2.30pm
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS: 20 March - 23 April 2020
a. Petty Cash
No Date Item Value i 23 April 2020 Nil £0.00 b. Current Account
No Date Item Value i 23 April 2020 CC Refund £60.00 ii 23 April 2020 Insurance Premium £3,162.82 iii 23 April 2020 NDR (Pav) £353.40 iv 23 April 2020 NDR (CC) £259.30 v 23 April 2020 Water Rates (Pav) £82.00 vi 23 April 2020 Telephone & Broadband £74.38 vii 23 April 2020 Electric (CC) £324.94 viii 23 April 2020 Yearly Subscription £683.53 ix 23 April 2020 Computer Virus repair £29.99 x 23 April 2020 Refuse Bins Collection Charge £312.00 xi 23 April 2020 Install Additional Alarm Panel £457.37 Sub Total = £5,799.73 xii 23 April 2020 Salaries etc. Total for April 2020 £7,107.10 Total expenditure: 20 March - 23 April 2020 £12,906.83