2025 Minutes

12 May 2025 Minutes

Present

Chair Cllr. Colin Goodwin

Vice Chair Cllr. Keith Butters

Councillors Bakes and Aldridge

MOP 7

Meeting opened at 19.00hrs

  1. Chair’s Welcome: 57.25
    1. The meeting may be recorded.
    2. Safety announcement.
    3. To remind the members of the public that the meeting is a PC meeting held in public and not a public meeting
  2. Apologies for Absence: 58.25

All Councillors present

  1. Declarations of Interest: 59.25

No declaration of interest

  1. Approval of Previous Minutes: 60.25

Resolved. Council voted to adopt the minutes of 12th May 2025

  1. Public Open Forum – 30 Minutes: 61.25

 Mop asked about grass cutting around the village

  1. District Council Update: 62.25

      Cllr Aldridge gave a brief update

  1.  County Council Update: 63.25

      No County Councillor in attendance

  1. Finance Matters: 64.25
    1. To consider the purchase of heating oil 1500 litres

Resolved. Council voted to purchase 1500 litres after obtaining 3 quotations on the day of order due to fluctuation in oil prices

  1. Planning Matters: 65.25

Noted        

  1. Employment Matters:66.25
    1. To update the council on the vacancy for a clerk RFO

Cllr. Goodwin informed the council an experienced clerk has expressed an interest in the vacant position.

  1. Village Hall Matters: 67.25
    1. For the council to note 4 fire alarm points have now been purchased.

Noted

  1. For the council to note the new Yamaha digital piano has now been purchased.

Noted

 

  1. Village Matters: 68.25
    1. To consider repairs to directional sign in village square

Resolved: Council voted to restore the wooden directional sign with a budget of £250.

  1. To consider the condition of benches in the play park

Deferred: Cllr Goodwin to obtain 3 quotations  for 3 benches, 2 games tables and 1 refectory table with wheelchair access.

  1. To consider a letter being sent to each resident in or near Waithe regarding sudden cardiac arrest and the location and use of the defibrillator.

Resolved: council voted to send letter to residents of Waithe

 

14.Payments – For the Council to consider approving the following Payments:69.25

             Invoice Name:

Reason for Payment:

Sub

Total:

Vat:

Total:

Mr Wilson

May  25 Salary

£734.76

 

£734.76

LALC

Yearly Subscription

£380.98

 

£ 380.98

C.Goodwin (eBay)

4 fire alarms

£154.00

 

£154.00

Gear4Music

Digital Piano

£675.98

£135.20

£811.18

North Thoresby Homecare

Mops, binbags and timber

£21.23

£4.25

£25.48

Wave

Water village hall

£125.02

 

£125.02

Wave

Water Toilets

£101.38

 

£101.38

 

TOTAL:

£2193.35

£139.45

£2332.80

                        

15. Next Ordinary Meeting Date: 70.25

        a)    For the council to note the Ordinary PC Meeting – Monday 2nd June 2025 

Meeting closed at 19.43 hrs