September 2025 Agenda
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF HECKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Dear Sir/Madam
You are summoned to attend the meeting of Heckington Parish Council to be held in the Parish Council Chambers, St Andrews Street, Heckington on Thursday 11 September 2025 at 7.30pm.
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: Colin Spencer, Chair Dated: 4 September 2025
AGENDA
The Parish Council may pass a resolution on any agenda item, even if the agenda does not specifically state ‘to resolve to approve’. This wording ‘to resolve to approve’ in certain circumstances could be interpreted as predetermination. The parish council have received advice from LALC in relation to this matter.
1. Chair’s Welcome (Safety Announcements)
2. Public Forum:
Fifteen minutes will be set aside for Members of the Public to ask questions or make short statements to the Council. The Council may choose not to answer any question; a response may instead be given in writing. Matters raised may be added to an agenda for a future meeting. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the Parish Council meeting after the public session but are not permitted to speak during the meeting. If you would like to make comment during the meeting, please raise your hand if you are able to do so.
3. Councillors present
4. Apologies
Apologies for absence and reasons given.
5. To receive any reports of member’s interest, pecuniary or otherwise in relation to the agenda and any dispensations in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
6. Date and time of the next meeting/s
7. Questions from the public (if the Chair permits)
8. General Items
a) To resolve to appoint Councillor Malone to the Finance Committee.
b) To review correspondence received dated 21 August 2025, 1 September 2025 and 2 September 2025 in relation to invoicing for the window installation at the Pavilion.
9. Closed session
a) To receive any updates in relation to the Pavilion tenancy agreement.
b) To resolve to approve the future financial model for the Pavilion including development options as presented by Councillor Davison.
c) To review the budget for the Pavilion (income and expenditure) for 2026/27 further to discussion by the Pavilion Committee at their meeting on 1 September 2025 and further to agreement at this meeting (to incorporate budgeted income as well as expenditure).
d) To discuss the complaint received dated 4 September 2025 in relation to cemetery maintenance.
e) To discuss security at the cemetery