2026 Agendas (Full Council)

NOTICE OF A MEETING OF HECKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL 

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 Monday 27 July 2026 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: Heidi Wilson, Clerk & RFO                         Dated: 22 July 2026

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 Opening Remarks

2. Co-option/s

• Declaration of Acceptance of Office.

• Disclosable Pecuniary Interest Form.

3. 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.  

4. Councillors present

5. Apologies 

6. 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

7. Report from the County and District Councillors

8. Minutes 

a) To resolve to approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Monday 29 June 2026.

9. General 

a) To receive an update from the Clerk in relation East Heckington service provision.

• Defibrillator, East Heckington (AEDDonate.org offer a £300 discount from their Community Fund, £1,349.00 plus VAT, London Hearts £950.00, British Heart Foundation application for funding for a defibrillator, open until February 2027).

• Churchyard 

b) To review the quote provided by Richard Wells to carry out a full structural survey on the Chapel and Workshop at a cost of £750.00. Circulated on 8 June 2026.  

c) To review the quote for the annual intruder alarm service at the Chapel/Workshop by Wilson Alarms at a cost of £104.00 plus VAT. 

d) To resolve to approve the sale of the Honda push mower which is surplus to requirements and leaf blower which is no longer performing as required. 

i) To resolve to approve up to £350.00 exclusive of VAT for the purchase of a new leaf blower.

e) Ratifications:

10. Committees

The Cemetery Committee is the only Committee that has not met since the last meeting of the Parish Council.

a) Finance Committee, 13 July 2026

i) To receive a report from the Chair of the Finance Committee further to the meeting on Monday 13 July 2026. 

ii) To discuss the use of Teams further to discussion by the Finance Committee on 13 July 2026 and to give Councillors the option to transition to a gov.uk profile (the Clerk is not on a gov.uk profile).

iii) To review the Parish Council Chambers CCTV provision along with quotes to install a commercial system at both the Parish Council Chambers and Workshop/Chapel.  These will be circulated to Councillors ahead of the meeting upon receipt by the Clerk.

b) Staffing Committee, 13 July 2026

i) To receive a report from the Chair of the Staffing Committee further the meeting on 13 July 2026.

ii) To discuss and review the amended Terms of Reference as agreed by the Staffing Committee on 13 July 2026 (circulated 15 July 2026). 

iii) To review the recruitment policy with a view its adoption. Circulated on 22 July 2026.   

c) Cemetery Committee

i) To discuss progress in relation to memorial repairs and budgetary constraints.  

• To note a request from the Clerk to divert £5,000.00 from reserves to the Cemetery budget head to be able to continue with memorial repairs. 

ii) To resolve to approve expenditure for additional bulb planting up to £1000.00 exclusive of VAT from the Project Forget Me Knot budget head. 

11. Planning Matters

a) Members noted the new/amended or registered planning applications including proposed works on trees subject to TPOs, awaiting decision.

b) Members to note the following planning matters awaiting decision or where a decision has been received since the Parish Council meeting on 18 May 2026 to 22 June 2026.

12. Finance

a)    Members to note the bank balances as of 21 July 2026

b) Members to note the income received between 24 June 2026 and 21 July 2026

c) To resolve to approve the expenditure, including expenditure to be ratified, from 24 June and 21 July 2026.   The following is an extract from the cashbook edited for confidentiality. 

e) To resolve to approve the bank reconciliation dated 21 July 2026. 

f) To review quotes received to date for the Parish Council Insurance Policy renewal on 1 August 2026. 

• Hiscox (current provider) - £6,794.15 (for all terms).

• Clear Councils – £4181.08 plus a broker fee of £55.00 for a one year term or £3988.34 for a three- year fixed term. 

• Cas Insurance Services (Ansvar) £4,838.77 plus commission for a one year term or £4,604.04 for a three-year term fixed.

g) To ratify the following transfers:

h) To note the emailed correspondence dated 30 June 2026, ‘Objection to the 20925/26 AGAR’.  Councillors are reminded to note that the complainant must be referred to as the ‘objector’ and not by name. Circulated on 30 June 2026.

13. Correspondence 

a) To note the email from Roxanne Graves, Senior Traffic Engineer dated 3 June 2026 in relation to a consultation for a proposed ‘no waiting at any time’ scheme for the High Street.  The deadline for comments was 1 July 2026.  There were no comments from the Parish Council for submission. 

b) To note the email from Councillor East dated 13 July 2026, Community Grant Fund (Events – Christmas Light Switch On).

c) To note the email from North Kesteven District Council dated 16 July 2026 in relation to the announcement about Local Government Reorganisation. 

14. Date and time of the next meeting/s

Committees

Finance Committee Meeting – Monday 7 September at 7.30pm

Staffing Committee Meeting TBC

Cemetery Committee Meeting TBC

Parish Council

2026

Monday 14 September (please note the new date – there will be no meeting in August)

Monday 26 October 2026

Monday 30 November 2026

Monday 11 January 2027 (Precept and Budget Setting Meeting)

2027

Monday 25 January 2027

Monday 22 February 2027

Monday 22 March 2027

Monday 26 April 2027

Monday 24 May 2027

Monday 28 June 2027

Monday 26 July 2027

AUGUST TBC

Monday 27 September 2027

Monday 25 October 2027

Monday 29 November 2027

15. Questions from the public (if the Chair permits)

16. Closed Session

a) Addendum to Clerk’s Contract of Employment  

b) To note the formal complaint received from Councillor Davison dated 3 July 2026 in relation to an alleged data breach. Circulated on 3 July 2026.

• Code of Conduct Training (NK & LALC)

• Data Protection Training (LALC)

c) To review the lease with the CIO further to feedback from Chatterton’s Solicitors and the CIO. 

d) To discuss payroll arrangements for employees. 

ADDENDUM TO THE AGENDA