Penkridge Parish Council

Haling Dene Centre

Cannock Road

Penkridge

Stafford

ST19 5DT

 

5^th September 2025

To: Members of the Penkridge Parish Council

 

Dear Sir/Madam

I write to invite you to attend a meeting of the Penkridge Parish Council to be held on Thursday 11^th September 2025 at 7.30 pm.

 

 

Yours faithfully

 

Lesley Hough

Parish Administrator

 

Part I – Public Session

 

Audio recordings will be made of all Ordinary and Special Council meetings and Committee meetings, with the inclusion of confidential matters.

 

AGENDA

 

1. APOLOGIES

 

2. PERSONALIA AND EVENTS

[a]    To receive the above for September 2025.

[b]    Members of the Council and Public in attendance to declare if they are video/audio recording the meeting.

[c]     To note the Parish Council’s Social Media Policy and the contents.

 

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

4. DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST (DPI)

To receive and consider any DPI requests.

 

5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

As per Standing Orders  –  Public Participation 7.3[a], 33.5, 33.6, 33.7 and 33.8 [attached]

 

6. POLICE MATTERS

[a]    To receive a Police report if available.

[b]    To welcome the Police Commissioner to the meeting and receive their report.

 

7. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE & STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

[a]    To receive updates/reports from the above Councillors.

 

8. MINUTES

To approve the minutes of the Full Council meeting of the:

[a]    10^th July 2025

[b]    To receive the Follow Up Sheets for the July Full Council.

 

9. COMMITTEE MINUTES

To note the minutes of the:-

[a]    Planning Minutes for 10^th July 2025.

[b]    Recreation and Amenities minutes of 24^th July 2025

[c]     Haling Dene Management minutes of 24^th July 2025

 

10. WORKING GROUP MINUTES

[a]    To note that no minutes have been received.

 

11. OUTSIDE GROUPS WITH PC REPRESENTATION

[a]    To note that no minutes have been received.

[b]    To receive the WMI CLG Meeting Notes for 10^th June 2025.

[c]     To receive an update from Cllr Minshall following the Penkridge Sports and Recreation Centre meeting.

 

12. ACCOUNTS

[a]    To approve the accounts for payment for the month of July 2025.

[b]    To receive the expenditure summary print outs for July 2025.

[c]     To note the July Monthly Summary of Accounts and Pie Chart for the website.

[d]     To note the National Joint Council for Local Government Services have agreed:

A pay increase of £1,290 for all NJC pay points below SCP25 and 2.5 per cent on those from SCP25 upwards with effect from 1^st April 2025.

 

13. COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE REVIEW

[a]    To receive and consider an email from South Staffordshire Council’s Elections Team with regard to the above.

 

14. DISCLOSBLE PECUNIARY AND OTHER INTERESTS

[a]    Councillors are reminded to review the above and update where necessary, updated forms to be forwarded to the Parish Administrator no later than 26^th September.

 

15. STAFFORDSHIRE PARISH COUNCIL’S ASSOCIATION

[a]    To receive and consider if the Council wish to nominate a Councillor to the SPCA Executive Committee.

To note that any representation should allocate the time to attend the quarterly meetings.

 

16. CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL

[a]    To consider if the Parish Council wish to have a tree at the above.

 

17. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN

[a]    To receive an update from the Chairman.

 

18. GRANTS

[a]    To receive and consider a grant application from the Chill Out Club to hold meetings at the Peace Memorial Hall at a cost of £520.

 

18. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

Thursday 9^th October 2025 at 7.30 pm.

 

19. Local Government Act 1972 – Exclusion of Press and Public – to resolve that the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they are likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in the appropriate paragraph(s) Section 1[2] Public Bodies/Admission to meetings Act 1960.

 

Agenda Item 5

 

Standing Orders – Public Participation

 

7.3

[a]       For a period of no longer than 15 minutes at the commencement of the meeting to receive comments from the general public present at the meeting, concerning relevant items or business of the Council.  No person may speak for more than 2 minutes at the discretion of the Chairman.

33.5     The public are permitted to make representations, answer questions and give evidence in respect of any item.

33.6     The period of time which is designated for public participation in accordance with standing order above shall not exceed 15 minutes.

33.7     Each member of the public is entitled to speak once only in respect of business itemised on the agenda.

• A question asked by a member of the public during a public participation session at a meeting shall not require a response or debate.