November 2024 Agenda
Notice of Billingborough Parish Council Meeting, Sports Pavilion at the Recreation Ground on Tuesday 12 Nov 2024
Members of Billingborough Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the above commencing at 6.45pm. Members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting will be preceded with a Public Forum at 6.30pm, at which time any parishioner is invited to ask questions, make suggestions, raise issues or give feedback to the Council; All Members are requested to be in attendance.
The Public Forum will be followed by the formal Council meeting, which will start at 6.30pm if no members of the public are present at that time. Unless stated in the Agenda, any items raised at the Public Forum requiring a decision, will appear on the Agenda at the next meeting. This meeting will be recorded.
Hayley Beaver
Clerk to the Council
7 Nov 2024
Agenda
1. Chairman’s opening Remarks
2. Apologies for absence.
3. Receive any new declarations of interest.
4. Co-Option – if required
5. Approve draft minutes of the meeting held 8 Oct 2024 (All)
6. Receive any external reports. (County and District Cllrs, etc)
7. Receive any Community groups or Organisation reports – as required.
8. Clerk’s Report and matters arising.
9. Finance Matters:
a) To resolve to approve the accounts up to 31 Oct 2024. (RFO; Decision – All)
b) To resolve to agree to the payment of invoices on the previously circulated list of transactions for approval, Appendix C. (RFO; Decision – All)
c) To discuss next year’s budget, Precept and ideas received from Parishioners, and to resolve on the following items:
i) To discuss and resolve on any changes to requested income streams, to include: cemetery fees, land rental fees (for 2 years), the grass cutting on Blasson Way, donations received form the Cricket Club and Horbling PC, for the next financial year. (Chairman: Decision – All)
ii) To discuss and resolve on any change to the contractors’ hourly rate for F/Y 25-26. Chairman; Decision – All)
iii) To discuss and resolve on which Subscriptions and Direct Debits are to be carried on to next year’s budget. Consideration not limited to but must include: ICCM, ICO, CPRE, LALC, LALC ATS, SLCC, SCRIBE Accts, LALC INT AUDIT, LALC WEBSITE MAINTENANCE, SKDC WASTE, EE Parish phone, SMARTEST ENERGY pav electric,
iv) To discuss and agree quotes received for both village grass and hedge cutting, and the cutting of the cemetery grass. (Chairman; Decision – All)
v) To discuss and agree any additions to next year’s waste collection requirements. (Chairman; Decision – All).
vi) To discuss and resolve as to providing provision within the budget for the continuation of payment for the Community Cleaner, in the event that the grant funding is ended. (Chairman; Decision – All)
vii) To discuss and resolve on which Cllr proposed projects to include in the budget for 2025-26(Chairman; Decision – All)
viii) To consider the amount required for the precept.
10. Village Matters:
a) To consider any quotes received.
b) Items for next agenda.
NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY 14 JAN AT THE PAVILION, RECREATION GROUND.