Agenda - Full Council - 05 September 2023
Full Council Meeting
Tuesday 5th September 2023, 7pm
Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Bath Road
The business to be transacted at the meeting will be as follows: -
Chairman’s welcome and announcements
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SESSION
Report from Lincolnshire County Councillor, Cllr Cawrey
Reports from North Kesteven District Councillors, Cllrs Burley and Cawrey
Questions or points raised by residents and members of the public
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 – 1st August 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
e. To accept a quote for insurance for the village hall building
f. To accept the report and confirm compliance with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015
g. To consider the report of the external auditor and note any actions required
h. To appoint an internal auditor for 2023-2024
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. To receive an update on arrangements for Remembrance Sunday
9. To receive an updated asbestos management report for bus shelters and consider any actions
10. To receive the annual play park inspection report and consider any actions
11. To give notice to Lincolnshire County Council for termination of the lease for the Bracebridge Heath Community Hub and Library site
12. Loan
a. To nominate two councillors to sign the loan agreement from North Kesteven District Council as per minute 23115 (August 2023)
b. To authorise the clerk to draw down the full amount of loan on completion of documentation
c. To confirm arrangements to transfer and hold the loan amount in the council’s easy access savings account
13. 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 accept a contract variation in relation to windows and external doors
d. To accept a quote from FG Libraries and Learning for additional furniture required for the library space
e. To accept a quote for data cabling and data installations from DataLan and GLL
14. To consider the future of the bowls facility and continuation of agreement with the Bracebridge Heath Bowls Club
15. To consider co-option to council vacancies
16. To consider items for inclusion on the agenda for the next meeting
Mrs S Knowles - Clerk to Council – Bracebridge Heath Parish Council 30th August 2023