May 2024 Agenda Annual Parish Council Meeting

FREISTON PARISH COUNCIL
Email: clerk@freiston-pc.gov.uk

Dear Councillors,

You are summoned to attend the Annual Parish Council Meeting and The Monthly Meeting of Freiston Parish Council, which will be held on Thursday 16th May 2024, at 7:00pm in the Danny Flear Community Centre.

Mrs Val Austin, - Clerk to the Parish Council, May 9th 2024


AGENDA

1.   To Elect a Chairman for the ensuring year 2024/2025

2.   Signing of the Declaration of Acceptance of Office by the Chairman to be witnessed by the Proper Officer

3.   To Elect a Vice Chair for the ensuring year 2024/2025

4.   Signing of the Declaration of Acceptance of Office by the Vice Chair to be witnessed by the Proper Officer

5.   To appoint representatives for the ensuring year 2024/2025

a)   Appointment of representatives for Highway Matters

b)   Appointment of representatives for the Danny Flear Community Centre

6.   Freiston Poor Charity – Annual Report Update

7.   Chairman to open the meeting:

8.   Apologises: To receive and accept apologises where a valid reason for the absence has been given to the clerk prior to the meeting.

9.   Public Forum: To resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the council. 

10.    Police Matters: Stats & incidents are available to view on the police website. 

•   March 2024 – To be presented at the meeting

11.    Minutes: To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 18th April 2024. To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes

12.    Declarations of interest (if any): To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests

13.    Planning update: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by Boston Borough Council. –

14.   Updates / Discuss and resolve the following items

14.1.   Highway & Roads – Update 

14.2.   Bates Environmental

The clerk has re-emailed Bates regarding the seeding along the verge, still awaiting a response. 
   
14.3.   Parking along Church View – Update 

As per the email from Highways with regards to the pre-authorisation of installing planters along the verge, as discussed at the previous meeting, planters are harder to maintain. To discuss and resolve.

14.4.   Newsletter – For councillors to approve for printing.

14.5.  Horses Butterwick Road – For Information Only 

The clerk has been informed that two of the three horses have moved to a horse sanctuary. 

14.6.  Love Your Neighbourhood

To discuss and resolve – Do Freiston Parish Council want to enter as Best Village? 

15.   Finance:

15.1   Bank Account: Statement of accounts as at 16th May 2024

15.2   To approve the accounts for payments

16.   Date of next parish council meeting: Thursday 20th June 2024 

To note: The clerk is on holiday from 29th May to 8th June 2024.

17.   Any other business to go forward to the June 20th 2024 Agenda. / Note for information.