WEST HAGBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting duly
convened and held on Wednesday 6th March 2013 at The Hagbourne Hall,
East Hagbourne
Present: Cllrs
M.Butler (Chair), H. Lewis, V. Brownsword, M. Thornhill and E. Setch.
In attendance: L. Dalby
(Clerk) and County Cllr P. Greene.
1. Public Participation
There was none.
2. District Councillor s
Report Leo Docherty
Cllr Dochertys annual report is
held on file.
3. County Councillors Report
Patrick Greene
Cllr Green reported that the
County Council is currently consulting on schools for Great Western Park.
The County Council election is on
May 2nd the number of divisions has been reduced from 74 to 63.
Cllr Green asked the Parish
Council to report all potholes.
4. Apologies for Absence
Apologies were received from
District Cllr L. Docherty.
5. To confirm and sign as a
true record the minutes of the meeting of the Parish Council held on Wednesday
9th January 2013
The minutes were agreed and signed
by the Chairman.
6. Declarations of personal
and prejudicial interest
There were none.
7. Clerks Report
Didcot Town Council have invited
representatives of the Parish Council to meet to discuss the forthcoming
Community Governance Review. It was agreed that Cllr Butler and the Clerk would
attend.
It was agreed to hold the Annual
Parish Meeting on 16th May.
The Clerk has reported that
overgrown footpath between Shovel Spring and Foxglove Lane.
8. Highways and Footpaths
The work by the pond is ongoing.
There have been some problems caused by the diversion.
9. Parish Plan Report
The questionnaires have been
distributed.
10. Newsletter
The Council thanked the new
newsletter team for their work.
11. Clerks Contract of
Employment
The Clerk will forward a standard
contract to Cllrs Butler and Setch.
12. Parish Boundary Review
The dates of the review has not
yet been announced.
13. Welcome Pack
Welcome packs continue to be
updated and distributed.
14. Village Tidy/Litter Pick
It was agreed to hold the litter
pick on 27th April. The Clerk will liaise with SODC for equipment
and waste disposal.
15. Planning
P13/S0153/FUL Change of use of
land on which to construct and operate a twin-celled covered service reservoir,
adjacent to the existing covered service reservoir and water booster station,
at Hagbourne Hill. Hagbourne Hill Service Reservoir, West Hagbourne, OX11 0NS. Approve
A new system for dealing with
Planning Applications was agreed.
16. Accounts for Payment
The following accounts for payment
were approved.
Payee and Reason |
£ detail |
£ VAT |
£ total |
Lucy Dalby Clerks salary and expenditure |
264.79 |
|
264.79 |
HMRC PAYE 2012/13 |
371.20 |
|
371.20 |
OALC Subscription |
110.89 |
22.18 |
133.07 |
ORCC - Subscription |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
Milton Parish Council share Clerks SLCC
Subscription |
18.00 |
|
18.00 |
17. Correspondence
All correspondence was
distributed.
18. Items for inclusion on Mays
agenda
-
Election of Chairman
-
Annual Parish Meeting to be
held in West Hagbourne in the summer.
19. The date of the Annual
Meeting of the Parish Council was confirmed as May 1st 2013.
There being no further business
the meeting was declared closed at 9pm.
Signed
Dated
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