May 2025 Agenda (Annual Meeting)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and members of the Town Council are summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of Carrington and New Bolingbroke Town Council, which will be held on Wednesday 14 May 2024, in Carrington Village Hall commencing at 7.00pm or at the close of the Annual Parish Meeting, whichever is the soonest and the business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in this agenda.
Item 5 will be the public forum
Item 6 will be the outside bodies
V Clark
Mrs. V Clark Town Clerk 6 May 2025
AGENDA
1. To elect a Chairman/Mayor for the ensuing year 2025/2026 and receive the Declaration of Acceptance of Office from the Chairman, witnessed by the Proper Officer
2. To elect a Vice-Chairman/Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year 2025/26 and receive the Declaration of Acceptance of Office from the Vice Chairman, witnessed by the Proper Officer
3. Mayor’s welcome:
4. To resolve to close the meeting for the public forum and outside bodies
5. Public forum for a maximum of 10 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the council
6. A further maximum 10 minutes will be set aside for the meeting to receive reports from elected Members of Lincolnshire County Council, East Lindsey District Council and other outside bodies.
7. To resolve to re-open the meeting
8. Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting
9. Declarations of interest: (if any) To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests
10. To discuss vacant council seats and receive requests to be co-opted
11. To co-opt members and witness the signing of acceptance of office
12. Notes of the Town Council meeting held on 22 April 2025
To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes
13. Financial matters: to resolve as correct and authorise payments
a) Bank statement 30 April 2025: £27,822.86 which includes £10,000.00 received precept
b) Lloyds bank service Charge 22 April direct debit £4.25
c) Zurich: Council Insurance £350.47 (Insurance due 1st June 2025)
14. Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR)
a) To discuss Internal Audit report
b) To approve AGAR exemption Certificate
c) To discuss and approve the Annual Governance Statement
d) To discuss and approve the Annual Accounting Statement
e) To approve the end of year bank reconciliation
f) To discuss and approve asset register
15. Planning: Town and Country Planning Act 1990. To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by the district council. To include those received from the date of this notice to the day of the meeting
16. FixMyStreet, Lincolnshire County Council and East Lindsey
a) Resurfacing of footpaths – To receive any update
b) Reducing the 60mph speed limit to connect both 50mph and a reduction through New Bolingbroke: To receive any update
17. Clerk’s reports, outstanding matters and new matters
a) Village Gates and sign for New Bolingbroke: To receive any update
b) To discuss maintenance needs
18. Information, reports and correspondence
a) Ownership of The Green: To receive any update
b) Telephone Kiosk: Usage as a micro museum of the area. To receive any update
c) To discuss possible positions for defibrillators
19. Next meeting/s:
Tuesday 24 June 19:15 Carrington Village Hall
Tuesday 29 July 19:00 New Bolingbroke Town Hall
No Meeting in August