Essington Parish Council
Full Council Meeting Monday 13th December 2021 @ 7pm. EP885

Full Council Meeting to be held on Monday the 13th of December 2021 at 7pm Essington Community Centre
Closed Session
Exclusion of Press and Public: to exclude the Press and Public during
consideration of the item set out in Agenda item number, 19 on the grounds
that it may involve the disclosure of exempt information as set out in
Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) to the Local Government Act, 1972.

Public Participation 15 minutes 1x Member of the Public was present but did not wish to raise anything.
Present: Councillors Chris Steel, Hilary Southern, Winston Haddon, Gill Kelly, Steve Porter, Adrian Nicklin, Louize Jackson, Susan Sheldon & James Parker.
Also in Attendance: RFO Kate Roberts, Clerk Louise Tipler.
Agenda
1. Apologies- Thelma Mattison Councillors Running Slightly late Louize arrived 7.03 Adrian arrived 7.04
2. Declarations of Interest- None
3. Minutes of the meeting held on the 8th November 2021- Proposed by Hilary, Seconded by Gill- All in Favour.
4. Matters arising from previous minutes- None
5. District Councillors Report- Councillors discussed the local plan assessment carried out by an independent accessor on behalf of local Parish Councils members were relatively happy with the report.
6. Correspondence- None
7. Financial Matters-
8. Schedule of Payments- to be tabled at the meeting -Proposed by Steve, Seconded by Winston -All in Favour
9. Bank Balance as of 30th November- £189,904.00
10. Bank Reconciliation- All in Favour
11. Ratify Honorariums- £500.00 Each Bailiff £200 Gate Key Holder Broad Lane. Proposed by Chris Steel, Seconded by Steve Porter- All in Favour.
EP856
12. Budget 22/23- It was suggested that Council should look at reducing the precept for the financial year 22/23 deferred for discussion at the next Full Council Meeting.
13. Highways- Update- Date for meeting still to be arranged- Following the advert in the Church Magazine for resident’s comments on Highways within the Parish the Council have received a flurry of concerns. Several attempts have been made to arrange a meeting with Highways however, no progress has yet been made. Council will continue to pursue.
14. Local Plan-Update- As discussed in district Councillor’s report.
15. Spring 6 race- Send proposed route to Councillors.
16. Tree maintenance and Liabilities- Parish Council – Deferred to the next Agenda.
17. Millennium Stone/ Miners Memorial- Suggestions were made on how to improve the visibility of the Millennium stone which has been masked by overgrowth, Adrian to contact Andrew Aston regarding the possibility of permanent removal of the bushes.
18. Climate change- The chairman suggested that we look at our current energy supplier and see what measures we can implement to help reduce our organisations Carbon footprint. Deferred to the next Agenda.
19. HR Matters- Closed Session- Councillors were advised of the current HR Matters the Clerk to report the outcome at the next meeting.
20. Date of the next Meeting-24th January
21. Closure 8.10pm

Signed By Louise Tipler

Approved by Chris Steel Chairman………………………………………. Date: