December 2023 Minutes
MINUTES OF ANCASTER PARISH COUNCIL CLOSED FINANCE MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 11 DECEMBER 2023 AT 7.30PM IN THE PARISH HALL ANNEXE
Present: Cllr Sayer(Chair), Cllr Leighton(Vice Chair)
Cllrs Fleming, Dr Entwistle, Rock, Hollick, Pearsey and Barker
1.Chair Welcome:
The Chair welcomed everyone to the Closed Finance Meeting to set the Precept.
2.Apologies for Absence:
a. The Chair confirmed that apologies for absence with valid reasons were received from Cllrs Ferguson, Clarke and Lovett.
b. The Chair confirmed the Clerk had apologies for absence and Cllr Leighton took the notes.
3.Declarations of Interest:
a. No declarations of interest.
4.To approve and accept as a true record the notes of the parish council meeting held on 20 November 2023. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: that the notes of the meeting held on 20 November 2023 be accepted as a true record, and the Chair signed.
5.Finance:
a. The Bank Reconciliations, Bank Transfers and Cashbook to 30 November 2023 had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the Bank Reconciliations, Bank Transfers and Cashbook to 30 November 2023. The Chair signed the paperwork.
b. The Approval List and Retrospective Payment had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the Approval List Retrospective Payment listed below.
S.K.D.C Trade Waste Collection £23.84
c. The Approval List for Staff BACS Payments had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the Approval List for Staff BACS Payments amounting to £2004.20 and authorise the Clerk to make the payments.
d. The Approval List for BACS Payments had been circulated to all Cllrs. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the Approval List for BACS Payments listed below and authorise the Clerk to make the payments.
James Bell Maintaining Website £35.00
L.A.L.C Training Cllr Hollick £30.00
Prowebs Avast Anti-Virus £80.00
We Do Doggy Doo Doo Dog Bin Emptying £135.00
e. A quotation from Unipart Dorman had been received amounting to £959.32. Cllrs felt that spending nearly £1000 on 2 8-year-old signs be wasteful. A neighbouring parish council had shown an interest in their signs being updated so we would perhaps partner them. It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to ask Unipart Dorman for an updated version of the signs, maybe with solar panels and to ask if we partnered another parish could we share the site visit costs.
g. Two quotations had been received for necessary tree work in the Playing Field which had been highlighted by a Tree Inspection Report. After a short discussion, it was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to accept the quotation from Simpson Arboriculture and ask the Clerk to place the order.
h. A draft budget had been prepared by the RFO and circulated to all Cllrs. This was discussed thoroughly. After a discussion it was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: to request a 6% increase which would mean £2.92 extra cost per Band D.
6.Date of Next Meeting:
a. The date of the next meeting was set for 15 January 2024 at 7.30pm in the Parish Hall Annexe.
The Chair wished everyone a Happy Christmas.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.00pm
Chairman ……………………………..
Ancaster Parish Council
15 January 2024
It is important to understand that the information given above represents notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 11 December 2023 and do not become Minutes of ANCASTER PARISH COUNCIL until accepted or otherwise at the next Parish Council Meeting.