May 2025 Agenda

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL 20th MAY 2025
 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and members of the Council are summoned to attend the Meeting of Stickford Parish Council, which will be held on 20th May 2025, in Stickford Community Centre commencing at 8pm
Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a public forum for a maximum of 15 minutes when members of the public may make short statements to the Council.
A maximum further 15 minutes will be set aside for the meeting to receive reports from Lincolnshire Police, elected Members of Lincolnshire County Council (LCC), East Lindsey District Council (ELDC) and other outside bodies.
Signature :  Nicki George,  Clerk to the Council ,  Date sent : 13.5.25
 
THIS MEETING MAY BE AUDIO RECORDED
 
AGENDA
 
1. Election of Officers: Declaration of Acceptance of Office and Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
 
2. Chairman’s welcome and any statements to be made.
 
3. Apologies for Absence and reasons given to clerk
 
4. Public forum 15 minutes. Note: The public can raise any issue on the agenda items. Any new issues at this meeting will be included on the next statutory meeting agenda. 
 
5. Any declarations of interest from the agenda items.
 
6. Report from Lincolnshire County Councillor 
 
7. Report from East Lindsey District Councillor Mr Terry Taylor.
 
8. Approval of the 11th March 2025 Minutes
 
9. Matters arising from 11th March 2025 Minutes
 
10. Matters arising from Annual Meeting of the Parish held on 13th May 2025 Minutes. 
 
11. Insurance – Annual renewal 
 
12. Finance : cheques to be issued :
 
a) £118.93 Admin costs, copy paper, postage, toners x 4
b) £42.00  Abbey Payroll Services – 2 x quarterly periods
c) £53.50  Victoria Clark – Annual Audit Report
d) £277.00 Zurich Insurance
e) £50.00 Community Centre Hire 13.5.25 & 20.5.25      
f) £72.00 ECBS – Clerks laptop – to clear corrupted file        
g) £225.00 Community Centre – Grant for Fire Risk Assessment
h) £300.00 Stickford Community Centre –  Grant for Newsletter
i) £50.00 Stickford Local History Group – Grant for running costs
j) £45.00 Stickford Ladies Social Circle – Grant for running costs
k) £50.00 Keals Club – Grant for running costs
l) £78.78 Mower service 
 
Update on income received since last meeting and current bank balances 
 
13. Internal Audit Report 
 
14. AGAR to be approved (Certificate of Exemption) , and signed ready for submission to External Auditors. 
 
15. Dates of the period for the exercise of Public Rights
 
16. Clerks Report 
 
17. Planning 
 
18. War Memorial Clock– update
 
19. Stickford Village Resilience Plan – update
 
20. Correspondence – items that are not included on the Agenda
 
21. All Councillors to report any other issues not included on the agenda
 
22. Date of next meeting 8th July 2025. 7.30pm at the Community Centre
 
 
      Nicki George, Parish Clerk/RFO