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Full Council Agenda 12th June 2025

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Penkridge Parish Council

Haling Dene Centre

Cannock Road

Penkridge

Stafford

ST19 5DT

 

6th June 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 12th June 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

 

  1. PERSONALIA AND EVENTS

[a]    To receive the above for June 2025.

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

[c]     The Chairman to welcome the new Co-Opted Councillor, Nigel Smith, and present his badge of Office.

 

  1. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

  1. DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST (DPI)

To receive and consider any DPI requests.

 

  1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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

 

  1. POLICE MATTERS

[a]    To receive a police report if available.

 

  1. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE & STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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

 

  1. MINUTES

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

[a]    8th May 2025

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

 

  1. COMMITTEE MINUTES

To note the minutes of the:-

[a]    Planning Minutes for 8th May 2025.

[b]    Haling Dene Management Minutes of 22nd May 2025

[c]     Recreation and Amenities Minutes of 22nd May 2025

 

  1. WORKING GROUP MINUTES

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

 

  1. OUTSIDE GROUPS WITH PC REPRESENTATION

To note that no minutes have been received.

 

  1. ACCOUNTS

[a]    To approve the accounts for payment for the months of April and May 2025.

[b]    To receive the expenditure summary print outs for April and May 2025.

[c]     To note the April and May Monthly Summary of Accounts and Pie Charts for the website.

 

  1. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

To receive and approve the updates to the below following the Internal Auditor’s recommendations following their year-end audit:

[a]    Standing Orders

[b]    Financial Regulations

 

  1. CHAIRMAN’S CHARITY

[a]    To receive the above for 2025-2026.

 

  1. GRANT APPLICATIONS

To receive and consider the below:

[a]    Penkridge Anglo German Remembrance Day Association for a grant of £424 towards their room hire costs for the Remembrance Day Reception at the Haling Dene Centre.

[b]    Penkridge Parochial Church Council for a grant of £2,000 towards the cost of the Churchyard maintenance.

[c]     Penkridge Peace Memorial Hall for a grant of £500 towards the cost of decorating the exterior of the Hall.

[d]    Penkridge Civic Society for a grant of £1,000 towards the cost of the Gaol Insurance.

[e]     Penkridge Table Tennis Group for a grant of £1,245

[f]      PACE for a grant of £500 towards the cost of their Storage Hire at the Haling Dene.

[g]    Penkridge Phoenix Art Club A for a grant of £400 towards their room hire costs.

 

  1. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN

[a]    To receive an update on the above from Parish Council representatives.

 

  1. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

Thursday 10th July 2025 at 7.30 pm.

 

  1. 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.