Penkridge Parish Council
Haling Dene Centre
Cannock Road
Penkridge
Stafford
ST19 5DT
3rd March 2023
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 9th March 2023 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 2023.
[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. SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE
To welcome Anne Ross, Locality Support Officer for South Staffordshire, to discuss holding an exhibition of the volunteer organisations and charities that exist in the neighbourhood, following Cllr Eastwood’s Notice of Motion considered at the January meeting.
7. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE & STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
[a] To receive updates/reports from the above Councillors.
8. POLICE MATTERS
[a] To receive a Police report if available.
9. MINUTES
[a] To approve the minutes of the Full Council meetings of the 9th February and Additional meeting of 2nd March 2023.
[b] To receive the Follow Up Sheets for Full Council, Haling Dene Management and Recreation and Amenities.
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10. COMMITTEE MINUTES
To note the minutes of the:-
[a] Planning Minutes for 9th February 2023
11. WORKING GROUP MINUTES
[a] To note that no minutes have been received.
12. OUTSIDE GROUPS WITH PC REPRESENTATION
[a] To note that no minutes have been received.
13. ACCOUNTS
[a] To approve the accounts for payment for the month of February 2023.
[b] To receive the expenditure summary print outs for February 2023.
[c] To note the February Monthly Summary of Accounts and Pie Chart for the website.
Virements
To approve the virement of:
[d] £2,000 from Haling Dene Building/Maintenance/Heating budget to the Equipment/Repairs budget.
14. NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
[a] To receive an update on the above from Council representatives.
15. KINGS CORONATION
[a] To receive an update for the above.
[b] To set a date for Councillors to check the marquee and bunting.
16. GRANTS
[a] To receive and consider a grant request from Penkridge Community Managed Library for a grant of £300 towards the cost of the Library Garden Project.
17. SUBSCRIPTIONS
[a] To receive and consider renewing the subscription for the SLCC at a cost of £354.00.
18. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING
Thursday 13th April 2023 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.
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Agenda Item 6
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.
