Agenda AGM 09.05.2024

 Thornton Le Fen Parish Council
Thursday 9th  May 2024 – Annual council meeting

You are hereby summoned to a meeting of the above-named Council which will be held in Gipsey Bridge Methodist chapel on the 9th May at 7:00pm. 
Public and Press are welcome to attend. 
FITHTEEN minutes are allocated if needed prior to official meeting; for members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the council. 

Clerk to the council: Sarah- Louise Kulwicki                    Dated:02/05/2024

AGENDA
1. Election of Chairman, signing of declaration of acceptance of office.
2. Election of Vice Chairman, signing of declaration of acceptance of office.
3. Apologies for absence and reasons given
4. The notes from the meeting of the Council held on Thursday 11th January 2024 (attached) to be approved as Minutes and signed by the Chairman
5. The co-option of any potential candidates present 
6. Reports from Police and District Councillor if present. 
7. Audit of accounts – presentation of accounts – Internal auditor has done checks all cleared for approval of this Council
a. To approve the councils certificate of exemption 
b. To approve the annual governance statement in the annual return
c. To confirm and approve the accounting statements contained in the annual return 
8. To consider and approve the Following payments
a. LALC Annual Subs - £152.88
b. LALC Annual training scheme- £132.00
c. ICO Data protection - £40.00
d. S. Kulwicki – Flag for D-DAY - £34.80
e. Zurich insurance - £224.13
f. S. Kulwicki – Lamp of peace - £55.00
g. Clerks Salary Feb, March and April - £601.80
h. HMRC - £129.60
9. Approve bank mandate and signatories
10. Planning Application/s
11. To discuss and approve the councils social media policy 
12. National Grid – No pylons 
13. Village planters 
14. D- Day commemorations  
15. Correspondence for the Council
16. Highways Matters
17. To change the date of the annual parish meeting 
18. The date of the next meeting is scheduled for 18th May 2024 which will be the annual parish meeting the next normal council meeting will be held on the 11th July 2024 to commence at 7.00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Methodist Church. 
19. Any other matters for discussion only or on the next agenda 

20. To resolve to move into closed session- (if required) Under the Public Bodies (admissions to meetings) Act 1960 and the Local Government Act 1972, ss 100 and 102 
1. The clerks salary and hours