Essington Parish Council
Meeting Announcement- Wednesday the 21st of October 2026
Councillors are Summoned to attend a Full Parish Council Meeting on Monday the 26th of October 2026 at 7pm in the Council Chamber, Essington Community Centre, Hobnock Road, Essington, WV112RF to consider the following matters itemised on the agenda.

This meeting may be recorded. The Parish Council does not take responsibility for recordings made by members of the public. Anyone wishing to record the meeting should inform the Council and those present before the meeting starts, to protect individual rights.

Agenda

1. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes To approve the minutes of the Full Council Meeting held on the 28th of September 2026.
4. Public Participation Maximum of 15 minutes-The Chairman to advise attendees that the meeting will be adjourned for 15 minutes to allow any Elector of the Parish of Essington to raise a question relating to any item on the agenda in person or to consider questions submitted by prior request in writing to the clerk within the period of publication of the agenda and the meeting itself, on any issue relating to Official Parish Council Business.
5. Chair to re-open the Meeting
6. Reports
6.1 Chairman’s Report
6.2 Clerks Report
6.3 RFO’s Report
6.4 District Councillor’s Report
6.5 Councillors Reports

NB; Relevant documents have been forwarded to Councillors prior to the meeting for consideration.

7. Finance
7.1 Schedule of Payments – October 2026
7.2. Income and Expenditure Report – September 2026
7.3. Bank Reconciliations (All 3 Accounts) – September 2026
7.4 Ratify confirmed costs for Aubergine to host the Councils Website, at the agreed cost of £499.00 plus VAT
7.5 Ratify costs for Dor 2 Dor to print and distribute newsletters at a cost of £623.70 plus VAT for 2100 A5 Leaflets.
8. Confidential Business
In accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, Section 1(2), The Chairman will advise that the press and public are to be excluded due to the confidential nature of the business to be transacted in item number 9,10 & 11 on the agenda.
9. Teddy Bears Rent Agreement
10. Review Unpaid Invoices
11. Initial Budget Preparations.

12. Date, time of the next meeting
13. Closure by the Chairman

Relevant legislation
• Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960
• Local Government Act 1972 (Schedule 12 – parish council meetings)
• Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/2095)
• Localism Act 2011 (members’ interests/standards)