2020 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

SWINDERBY PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Swinderby Parish Counil Extraordinary Meeting

held at 10.30am on 8 August 2020

Held remotely online

Present: Councillors G Lloyd (Chair), L Carter (Vice Chair), J Gagg, R Hodgson and S Longson

Clerk: S Aikman

1. Public Forum
   No public

2.To receive any apologies for absence
Cllr N Marris had sent his apologies, reasons accepted.

3.To receive any declarations of interest
None

4.To receive the minutes of the Parish Council Meeting 13th July 2020 previously circulated to members
Following a vote it was resolved unanimously that the minutes from 13th July 2020 were an accurate record of the meeting.

5.Finance

1. To formally note Items of Income

2. To formally approve Expenditure since last meeting:

         Clerk’s salary including PAYE and pension approved unanimously

3. To receive information on the community defibrillator and to consider the purchase of a replacement.
   Following a vote it was resolved unanimously to buy a replacement defibrillator at a cost of £925 from the reserve funds. Fund raising would be tried for contributions to this unexpected cost.
   Cllr Hodgson would ask for instructions from LIVES that could be put into LinkUp.
                                                                                                                ACTION: Cllr Hodgson

4. To approve Items of Expenditure

5. Bank reconciliation for the year to date was approved unanimously.

6. To review spend against budget
   Spend to date along with planned expenditure for the year was reviewed.

6. Planning
   a. Applications Received

b. Applications Decided

7.Clerk and Councillors Reports (for information only).
Cllr Gagg asked about the noticeboard repairs and it was agreed to obtain quotes for a new door.                                                                                                        ACTION: Cllr Hodgson
A discussion was held around the options for remote meetings and Teams was the preferred option of members.  Cllr Lloyd would look at the cost of Teams.              ACTION: Cllr Lloyd
Cllr Carter reported that
- the Bowls Club land was freehold and the best way to deal with transfer would be discussed with a solicitor.
- the School were planning to reopen fully after the summer holidays.
Cllr Hodgson reported that the Village Hall was as Covid-19 secure as possible.  Further risk assessments needed to be undertaken by hirers.
Cllr Longson asked for additional bins to be on the next agenda.  The next litter pick needed to be arranged, Cllr Lloyd would email all                                                         ACTION: Cllr Lloyd
Cllr Lloyd would liaise regarding the consultation on the revised development plans from Peter Sowerby

8.Correspondence

9.Date of next meeting and future agenda items
Parish Council meeting 7.30pm Monday 14th September 2020. This meeting to be held online.

Meeting closed 11.30am

Signed…………………………………………          Date……………………………..