Penkridge Parish Council
Haling Dene Centre
Cannock Road
Penkridge
Stafford
ST19 5DT
7th March 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 13th March 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 March 2025.
[b] Members of the Council and Public in attendance to declare if they are video/audio recording the meeting.
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 an update if available.
7. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE & STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
[a] To receive updates/reports from the above Councillors.
[b] To receive a memo dated 28th February from the Leader of South Staffordshire Council.
8. MINUTES
To approve the minutes of the Full Council meeting for:
[a] 13th February 2025
[b] To receive the Follow Up Sheets for the February 2025 Full Council.
9. COMMITTEE MINUTES
To note the minutes of the:-
[a] Planning Minutes for 13th February 2025.
10. WORKING GROUP MINUTES
[a] To note that no minutes have been received.
11. OUTSIDE GROUPS WITH PC REPRESENTATION
To note that no minutes have been received.
12. ACCOUNTS
[a] To approve the accounts for payment for the month of February 2025.
[b] To receive the expenditure summary print outs for February 2025,
[c] To note the February 2025 Monthly Summary of Accounts and Pie Chart.
13. PENKRIDGE PARISH CASUAL VACANCY – NORTH EAST WARD
[a] To note that one Expression of Interest has been received but does not meet the requested criteria:
‘If you are interested in serving as a Parish Councillor, please send a written expression of interest to the Parish Clerk along with a personal statement giving reasons why you are interested in joining the Parish Council and what particular set of skills and experience you feel you can bring to the role.’
14. HORTICULTURAL CONTRACT 2025 – 2028
[a] Following the resolution at the 23rd January Haling Dene Management and Recreation and Amenities Committee meetings to receive and consider quotations for the Horticultural Contact to commence April 2025.
15. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
[a] Following the presentation by Neighbourhood Plan Chairman, Council are asked to consider if they wish to approve the Policies written by the Steering Group.
16. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING
Thursday 10th April 2025 at 7.30 pm.
17. 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.
33.8 A question asked by a member of the public during a public participation session at a meeting shall not require a response or debate.