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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 7 MAY 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: 813 9847 0729 Password: 024492
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 5 March 2020
5. REPORTS
To receive reports from:
5.1 County Councillor
5.2 District Councilllors
5.3 DNPA Representatives
5.4 Police
5.5 Delegate Reports
6. FINANCE & GOVERNANCE
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Partridge & Routley)
6.1 Payments
To receive and approve payments for approval:
• Cheque no 001044 - Clerk’s salary and disbursements (March & April) - £481.74
• Cheque no 001045 - HMRC (PAYE Q4) - £157.80 (to be reimbursed to the clerk)
6.2 Insurance 2020/21
To receive and review insurance renewal quotation
6.2 To note the key elements of the Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020:
• The Regulations permit the holding of remote meetings (with conditions)
• Local councils can decide the methods they will use to facilitate the holding of remote meetings
• There is no requirement to hold an annual meeting
• There is nothing in the Regulations permitting parish meetings to meet remotely. In NALC’s view, the current Government guidance means that parish meetings should not take place in person, including the annual meeting of the electors
6.3 Clerk to advise on arrangements for annual audit
7. PROJECTS
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Edwards)
7.1 CIimate Emergency
To consider how this Council intends to respond to the Climate Emergency
7.2 Affordable Housing
Chairman to provide an update
8. ESTATES
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Fenton & Whiteside)
8.1 Sycamore Tree, Widecombe Green
8.1.1 To note that DNPA has not protected the tree with a Tree Preservation Order
8.1.2 To consider quotations and receive a recommendation from the Estates team regarding the felling of the tree
8.2 Parish Field
To receive proposals for alternative uses for the field
8.3 Poundsgate Noticeboard
Cllr Partridge to update
9. PLANNING/LOCAL LIAISON
(Lead Councillors: Cllrs Booty & Elliott)
9.1 New planning applications/appeals:
None
9.2 Planning Decisions/Withdrawals
To report any decisions, if received
9.3 Community Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
To receive an update
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: Telephone: Email:
https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/report-a-problem/ 0345 155 1004
mailto: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 AGENDASAND/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 4 June 2020
The information on this page was last modified on April 29 2020 19:06:45.