May 2023 Agenda Annual Parish Council Meeting
NORTH THORESBY, WAITHE and GRAINSBY PARISH COUNCIL
North Thoresby Village Hall, The Square, North Thoresby, Grimsby, DN36 5QL.
E mail: heather@norththoresby-pc.gov.uk Website: https://north-thoresby.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Dear Councillor
You are hereby summoned to attend the Annual Full Council Meeting of North Thoresby, Waithe and Grainsby Parish Council, which will be held on Monday 15TH May 2023 commencing at 7.30pm at the Village Hall, The Square, North Thoresby
Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a public forum from 7.00pm for a maximum of 30 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council.
Signed Heather Howard
9th May 2023
AGENDA
1. TO ELECT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH COUNCIL FOR THE COUNCIL YEAR 2023/24 AND RECEIVE THE CHAIRMAN’S DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE:
2. CHAIRMANS WELCOME:
3. TO ELECT THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH COUNCIL FOR THE COUNCIL YEAR 2023/24 AND RECEIVE THE VICE-CHAIRMAN’S DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE:
4. To Nominate a stand in Clerk
5. TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE:
6. TO GRANT FINANCIAL DISPENSATION TO COUNCILLORS…..
7. UPDATE FROM DISTRICT COUNCILLORS: Cllr Aldridge and Cllr Lyons.
8. UPDATE FROM COUNTY COUNCILLOR:
9. TO APPOINT MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL:
Planning committee (3 members including a chair) HR Committee (3 members including a chair)
10. To approve the minutes of the full council meeting held on 6th February 2023 as a true record.
11. TO APPROVE THE ADVERT FOR A CLERK AND RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL OFFICER TO THE PARISH COUNCIL. THE POST WILL BE FOR 16 HOURS PER WEEK:
12. TO ADOPT STANDING ORDERS FOR THE COUNCIL YEAR 2023/24 including AOB:
13. TO ADOPT COUNCIL POLICIES FOR THE COUNCIL YEAR 2023/24:
• Financial Regulations
• Grievance
• Equal opportunities
• Safeguarding
• Lone Working Policy
• Disciplinary
• Habitual or Vexatious Complaints policy
• Press and Media
• Community Grants
• Home Working Policy
• Noticeboard Policy
• Sickness Absence policy
• Flexible Working
• Code of Conduct
• Annual Leave Policy
• Antibullying and Harassment
15. TO APPROVE THE SCHEDULED MEETING DATES OF FULL COUNCIL FOR THE COUNCIL YEAR 2023/24 :
16. TO APPROVE PAYMENTS BY DIRECT DEBIT FOR THE COUNCIL YEAR 2022/23:
18. FINANCIAL MATTERS:
To arrange for all Councillors to be bank signatories.
19. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING:
Monday 5th June 7 pm.
20. Exclusion of Press and Public:
To consider passing a resolution in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, that public and press be excluded from the meeting for the matters set out below on the grounds that it could involve the likely disclosure of private and confidential information.
To Resolve to go into closed meeting to discuss recent complaints from a resident.