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Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council Agenda
WIDECOMBE-IN-THE-MOOR PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk - Mrs Suzanna Hughes LL.B (Hons)
16 Westwood Cleave, Ogwell, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6YE
Telephone: 01626 330311 Email: suzanna.hughes21@gmail.com
To: Councillors Booty, Edwards, Elliott, Fenton, Hassell, Partridge, Routley and Whiteside
You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL to be held on Zoom on THURSDAY 2 JULY
2020 at 7.30pm.
Suzanna Hughes
Clerk to the Parish Council
The link to join this meeting can be found here.
As a member of the public, if you wish to join the meeting please use the following information:
Meeting ID: 853 5445 1425 Password: 406050
You can also use a landline to dial into this meeting to listen and participate. Please contact the clerk if you wish to
do this and she will provide you with the information on how to do this.
Agenda
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. OPEN FORUM
Members of the public are invited to address the Council
3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATION
Members to be reminded of their responsibility to continually update their Notice of Registerable Interests and invited to state whether they have any interest in the items to be discussed during this meeting in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct.
Unforeseen requests for a Dispensation to be considered at this point only if there was no way a Councillor would have been aware of such before the meeting.
4. RATIFICATION OF MINUTES
To approve and sign the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 4 June 2020
5. REPORTS
To receive reports from:
(a) County Councillor
(b) District Councilllors
(c) DNPA Representatives
(d) Police
(e) Delegate Reports
6. ESTATES
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Fenton & Whiteside
To receive a report, if any
7. PROJECTS
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Edwards)
(a) Tree Stump Carving
Cllr Edwards to give a report
8. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Booty & Elliott)
(a) New planning applications/appeals:
None
(b) Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
To report any decisions, if received
9. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Partridge & Routley)
(a) Audit 2019/20
(i) To receive the year end bank reconciliation
(ii) To receive the internal audit report and to confirm that this Council is confident that the internal audit arrangements provide excellent reassurance for the public that the financial systems are robust and fit for purpose and to continue with the appointment of Lee Accounting (South West) Ltd as the Internal Auditor to the Parish Council
(iii) To agree that this Council is exempt from a limited assurance review under s9 of the Local Audit (Smaller Authorities) Regulations 2015 and to sign the Certificate of Exemption
(iv) To complete and approve Section 1 of the Annual Return (Annual Governance Statement 2019/20)
(v) To receive, approve and sign Section 2 of the Annual Return (Accounting Statements 2019/120)
(b) Payments
To receive and approve payment for approval:
• Cheque no 001047 - Hooke Highways (Chapter 8 road closure) - £562.20
• Cheque no 001048 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements (July) - £257.67
• Cheque no 001049 - Aspect Tree Consultancy Ltd (to be reimbursed to the clerk) - £96
• Cheque no 001050 - HMRC (PAYE Q1) - £57.20
• Cheque no 001051 - Lee Accounting (South West) Ltd - £108
• Cheque no 001052 - G Partridge (Felling of sycamore tree including Licence fee) - £2000
• Cheque no 001053 - Clerk’s salary and disbursement (August) - £257.47
• Cheque no 001054 - Artisan Projects Ltd (Poundsgate noticeboard) - £1260
(c) Health and Safety Policy
To approve draft Health and Safety Policy
10. HIGHWAYS
To report any new highways issues not already reported to DCC Potholes and other highways maintenance issues can be reported direct to DCC: Online: https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/report-a-problem/ Telephone: 0345 155 1004 Email: customer@devon.gov.uk
11. CORRESPONDENCE
Members to be informed of all relevant correspondence not otherwise dealt with on the agenda
12. MEMBERS’ ITEMS FOR INFORMATION OR GENERAL DISCUSSION, FOR INCLUSION ON FUTURE AGENDAS
AND/OR ITEMS REQUIRING URGENT ATTENTION
Members are reminded that they have not received the statutory notice of this business to be transacted and
should therefore recognise that any decision made may be taken to be unlawful if challenged in the future
13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
To note that the next meeting will be held on 3 September 2020
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