A meeting of the Planning, Finance and General Purposes Committee will be held at Stockton Heath Library on Tuesday 2 January 2024 commencing at 6.30pm.
AGENDA
P23/093 Apologies
To receive and accept apologies.
P23/094 Declarations of interest
Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any disclosable pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest which they have in any item of business on the agenda no later than when the item is reached. Declarations are a personal matter for each Member to decide and the decision to declare, or not, is the responsibility of the Member based on the particular circumstances. Dispensations on any declarations of pecuniary interest made either before or during the meeting to be then considered by the Parish Council and any dispensations documented accordingly.
P23/095 Public Participation
In accordance with Standing Order 3 (d,e,f,g,h,i) – The meeting shall be adjourned for a maximum of 30 minutes for Public Participation. Speeches will not last more than 3 minutes. No elector will be allowed to speak more than once on any one subject.
P23/096 Accounts for Payment
To agree and authorise payments in settlement of the Schedule of Payments up to 21 December 2023 (details to date appended and update at meeting).
P23/097 Receipts
To note that no income has been received.
P23/098 Statement of Receipts and Payments to date 2023/24
The statement is presented to the committee as it shows the amount spent from each cost centre to date, advises on the commitment to expenditure for the rest of the financial year and shows the funds currently held by the parish council to meet the planned expenditure.
To note the Statement for the period to 30 November 2023 (enclosed).
P23/099 Bank Reconciliation
The bank reconciliation generated by the cashbook and accompanying bank statements up to 30 November 2023 are attached and will be verified by signature by a councillor who is not the Chair nor a bank signatory at the meeting.
P23/100 Planning Applications
100.1 To consider a response to planning applications received. No applications had been received. However, applications which may be received up to the meeting day may be discussed at the meeting. Any applications will be notified when received through publication on this page.
100.2 To note any other notifications of refused planning applications and any applications which have been referred to or decided by the WBC Development Management Committee (appended where received and any updates to be provided at the meeting).
100.3 To receive updates on any other planning issues.
Matters for discussion in closed session
Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 s.2
A body may, by resolution, exclude the public from a meeting whenever publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted or for some other special reasons stated in the resolution and arising from the nature of that business of the proceedings; and where such a resolution is passed, this Act shall not require the meeting to be open to the public during proceedings to which the resolution applies.
P23/101 Date and Time of Next Meeting
Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 6.30 pm.
P23/096 Schedule of Payments
The following invoices are submitted for approval and payment by the Committee from the agreed budget for 2023/24
| Payee | Goods or Service provided | Budget Heading | Net | VAT | Gross |
| Internet Banking Transfers | 5182.89 | 0.00 | 5182.89 | ||
| Staff Costs | Staff Salaries (month – December to be paid 20/01/2024) | People Costs | 0.00 | ||
| H. Dutton (PAID) | Reimbursement for flowers | Chair’s Allowance | 25.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 |
| H. Dutton | Reimbursement for refreshments | Chair’s Allowance | 27.00 | 0.00 | 27.00 |
| Primary Schools | Donation for Lights Switch On | Chair’s Allowance | 100.00 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
| Lymm High School | Donation for bugler services | Village | 50.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 |
| Walton Parish Council | Reimbursement for payment to Peel Ports for Seat Easement on Ellesmere Road for previous 4 years | Village | 60.00 | 0.00 | 60.00 |
| ACTS | Staging and sound system for Lights Switch On | Village | 400.00 | 80.00 | 480.00 |
| Bridgewater Canal Company | Water Easement to Ackers Pit | Land Assets | 120.00 | 24.00 | 144.00 |
| Blachere Illuminations | Traffic Management – Knutsford Road | Village | 1031.00 | 206.20 | 1237.20 |
| Blachere Illuminations | Traffic Management-Whitefield Road | Village | 818.00 | 163.60 | 981.60 |
| Blachere Illuminations | Take down costs | Village | 287.50 | 57.50 | 345.00 |
| John Griffin | Summer cut of hedge on bend at Ackers Pit | Land Assets | 280.50 | 56.10 | 336.60 |
| John Griffin | Autumn cut of all hedges at Ackers Pit | Land Assets | 625.00 | 125.00 | 750.00 |
| John Griffin | Autumn mowing of wildflowers and edges of Mill Lane Field | Land Assets | 335.00 | 67.00 | 402.00 |
| Beechwood Industries | Winter planting | Village | 361.17 | 72.23 | 433.40 |
| Debit Card Transactions | |||||
| BT (PAID) | Quarterly Bill (corrected) | Office Costs | 256.55 | 64.14 | 320.69 |
| Microsoft | Software to convert photos | Office Costs | 0.66 | 0.13 | 0.79 |
| Co -op | Mince pies for Climate Event | Village | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| Co -op | Mince pies for Climate Event | Village | 5.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| Aldi | Refreshments for Climate Event | Village | 4.27 | 0.00 | 4.27 |
| Morrisons | Refreshments for Climate Event | Village | 46.45 | 0.00 | 46.45 |
| Morrisons | Refreshments for Climate Event | Village | 47.42 | 0.00 | 47.42 |
| BT | December Bill | Office Costs | 52.72 | 10.54 | 63.26 |
| Direct Debits | |||||
| Natwest (applied 15 Dec) | Bank Charges | Office Costs | 22.25 | 0.00 | 22.25 |
| Natwest (to be applied 30 Dec) | Bank Charges | Office Costs | 1.05 | 0.00 | 1.05 |
| Wavenet (to be applied 25 Dec) |
Office 365 Monthly Subscription | Office Costs | 9.40 | 1.88 | 11.28 |
| Total all payments | 10156.33 | 928.32 | 11084.65 |