December 2023

Full Council Meeting

Tuesday 5th December 2023, 7pm

Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Bath Road

The business to be transacted at the meeting will be as follows: -

Chairman’s welcome and announcements

COUNCIL SESSION

Code of conduct reminders

Nolan Principles

Members are reminded of the Nolan Principles which underpin the Council’s Code of Conduct - Selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

Register of interests

Members are reminded to submit to the Monitoring Officer at North Kesteven District Council any changes to the content of their Register of Member Interest forms. Interests should be declared in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

1. To receive apologies and accept valid reasons for absence

2. Declarations of interest

a. To receive members’ declarations of interest in accordance with the adopted Code of Conduct

b. To receive and consider members’ requests for dispensations in accordance with the adopted Code of Conduct and Standing Orders.

3. To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting – 7th November 2023

4. Finance and governance

a. To receive the clerk’s report on payments between meetings

b. To review and consider payment of accounts

c. To review and consider approval of bank reconciliations

d. To review budget, income and expenditure and consider any budget virements

e. To note and accept the NJC pay award for 2023/2024

f. To amend the list of councillors registered with the council’s bank account

g. To receive a draft budget for 2024/2025

h. To accept an amendment to the council’s insurance policy – addition of the village hall

5. To receive the clerks report on correspondence received and consider any recommendations

6. To receive and accept a report on decisions made using delegated authority

7. Planning

a. To consider planning applications received since the last meeting of the council

b. To receive a report on planning decisions

8. Committees

a. To receive a report from the Personnel committee meeting held on 20th November 2023

b. To consider any recommendations from the Personnel committee

9. To review the Remembrance Sunday 2023 event and consider any recommendations

10. To consider streetlighting electricity contracts for renewal

11. Bracebridge Heath Village Hall

a. To receive an update on the progress of the project

b. To note and accept decisions made using delegated authority

c. To expand the scheme of delegation for expenditure relating to the village hall

d. To consider branding and signage for the building

e. To consider requirements for furniture and fittings and authorise purchases

f. To consider opening event plans

12. To consider co-option to council vacancies

13. To consider items for inclusion on the agenda for the next meeting

Items of a confidential nature to be debated in the absence of the press and public. Under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.

14. To accept a quote for Display Energy Certification (DEC) at the village hall

15. To accept a quote for servicing and supply of new fire equipment for the village hall

16. To accept a quote for a PRS licence for the village hall

Mrs S Knowles - Clerk to Council – Bracebridge Heath Parish Council                             29 November 2023