January 2023 Agenda Precept Meeting
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF HECKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Sir/Madam
I hereby give you notice that a Precept meeting of Heckington Parish Council will be held in Council Chambers, St Andrews Street, Heckington on Monday 16th January 2023 at 7.00pm.
Members of the Press and Public are invited to attend.
All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting, as set out hereunder.
Signed: T A Williams
Dated: 10th January 2023
Clerk, Heckington Parish Council
AGENDA
1. Chairman’s Welcome and opening remarks
2. To receive apologies for absence
3. To receive a declaration of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.
4. To consider any requests for dispensations received at or before the start of the meeting.
5. To consider financial matters -
i. To approve December payments as listed separately
ii. To review and approve the 3rd Quarterly figures
iii. To discuss and agree financial budget spending for 2023/2024 (except staff salaries which will be discussed in closed session)
iiii. To discuss and agree any increase to the following –
a. Allotment rents
b. Cemetery charges
c. Rental charge for use of Village Green for annual fun fair and other users (eg charity events)
d. Donations made under Section 137, LGA 1972 (which states ‘A local authority may, subject to the provisions of this section, incur expenditure which in their opinion is in the interests of, and will bring direct benefit to, their area or any part of it or all or some of its inhabitants’.
v. To review and approve Asset Register
vi. To approve payment methods as follows – Standing Orders for HMRC (variable NIC Payments), Salaries (variable monthly/weekly payments as calculated by the HMRC PAYE Tools), NEST Pensions (monthly payment).
Direct Debits for Anglian Water (variable quarterly payment x 2 cemetery and allotments), Daisy Communications (variable monthly phone charges), Information Commissioner’s Office (annual subscription), Public Works Loan Board (half yearly loan repayments based on agreed schedule), EDF (variable for cemetery and Chambers), WCF Chandlers (bulk purchase of fuel as required)
BACS payments for all other invoices where possible, subject to Financial Regulations.
6. Planning Matters.
(1) Applications to be ratified
i. 22/1760/FUL Proposed development for 6 residential dwellings 68 Sleaford Road Heckington Sleaford Lincolnshire
7. To confirm the next full Parish Council monthly meeting as Monday 30st January 2023
8. To resolve to go into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 to discuss -
i. Staff salaries/bonus payments/overtime occasions
9. To give final approval to the agreed Precept requirement for 2023/2024