HEANTON PUNCHARDON PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES of the Parish Council Meeting 15 March 2022 -The Royal British Legion Hall Wrafton
Present: Cllrs. Mrs J Elliott, S Crowther, G Norman, D Holt,, M France, L Gilkes, S French, A Braunton,.
Apologies: Cllr. J Turner. Cllr. Pru Maskell
In Attendance: Cllr Andrea Davis. M J Measures (Clerk to the Council).
Disclosable Interests: None.
Chairman’s Discretion: Code of Conduct. Standing Orders. Notice Board
- Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting 15 February 2022
These were agreed and signed as a true record
- Police Report:
Copy of the monthly Report has been sent to Members.
- Reports from County and District Councillors.
The report from Cllr Pru Maskell is attached and comments on Traffic Modeling Scheme for Braunton; VAS signs; North Devon Link Centres; Tarka Trail temporary closure.
- Correspondence.
The Clerk confirmed the agreement with North Devon Council to continue to site three benches along the Tarka Trail. Braunton and Community Forum meeting on 24 March 2022; Litter Bin audit from Netti Pearson; The Landings at Chivenor
(Cllr. Mrs Davis is in contact with NDC Head of Planning).
- Finance Matters.
Invoices agreed for payment: Jon Long £69.58 (website); BeCleanSolar £26.50 (Mar); North Devon Council £595.39 (Mar) ;Admin/Accomm £42.00 (Feb/Mar).
Balance at 15 March £11507.13 (includes £7674 grant funds).
Internal Auditor.The Council agreed Claire Hummerston as the Internal Auditor.
Bus Shelters. BeCleanSolar will continue to clean the bus shelters for twelve months from 1 April 2022 at a cost of £27.00 per month.
Road Signs. BeCleanSolar will clean the new road signs twice a year (April and
October) for the annual cost of up to £100.
Countryside Contractor. It was agreed to continue with Chris Wallis to cut and strim grass areas for six months (April-September) at a cost of £135.00 per month.
He will also carry out the maintenance/repairs within the P3 Scheme.
- Planning Matters
No applications received
1029 High-Vis Clothing
The Clerk gave the 24 hi-vis jackets to Cllr Norman who will retain them on behalf of the Council. Members will obtain a jacket when litter-picking.
- Parish Paths Partnership Scheme (P3)
Cllr Mrs Elliott and Cllr Crowther signed the Agreement which was signed by
Ros Davies (DCC Parish Paths Liaison Officer). The Clerk will retain one copy and send one back to Ros Davies.
- Councillor Vacancy.
The Clerk reported that the member of the public who had expressed an interest did not continue with his application. It was agreed to wait a few months before advertising the vacancy again.
- Chairman’s Discretion.
Code of Conduct A training session has been arranged by North Devon Council to be held via Microsoft Teams, on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 18.30 and will last for approximately 1.5 hours. It is strongly recommended for Parish Councils to adopt this new Code. Members are encouraged to attend as compulsory training
Councillors should inform the Clerk of their decision to attend. The Parish Council will consider to adopt the new Code at the Annual General Meeting.
Standing Orders. The Clerk has re-drafted the Standing Orders and will circulate to Members for consideration and adoption at the Annual General Meeting.
Notice Board. It was reported that the notice board at Wrafton was damaged by the gale (Eunice) in that one door has been broken off. A member of the public has the door and Members discussed the best way forward; either to repair the damage or renew the notice board via an insurance claim. It was agreed that the Clerk will contact the original suppliers and Cllr Norman will arrange for the damage to be assessed by a local carpenter.
The meeting closed at 19.35
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