THE NEXT MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY 7TH JULY AT 7PM IN THE TOWN HALL

MEMBERS OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC WELCOME

AGENDA

The business to be transacted will be as follows:

27/0127  To receive any apologies for absence

27/0128  To make any Declarations of Interest

27/0129  To consider any applications for Dispensations

27/0130  To determine which items, if any, from the agenda should be taken with the public excluded. If the Parish Council decides to exclude the public, it will be necessary to pass a resolution in the following terms: “to consider a resolution under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings Act 1960) s1 to exclude members    of the press and public in order to discuss item number ...”   This item will then be discussed with the press and public excluded'

27/0131  To agree any variations of order of business

27/0132   To consider any Police matters (if police officers attend)

27/0133  Public Participation – up to 10 minutes will be made available for members of the public to raise matters relevant to the business of the Parish Council:

a.     Members of the general public

b.     County and Borough councillors

27/0134 To approve the minutes of the Monthly Council meeting held on 2^nd June and the Extraordinary Meeting held on 16^th June 2026

27/0135 To receive the Chair’s Report

27/0136 Finance:

a)     To authorise the schedule of accounts presented for payment  

b)     To note the actual year-to-date income and expenditure against budget

27/137  Motion from Councillor Hill that the Parish Council approves an additional budget uplift of £4k to the Parks Vehicle budget. This additional budget to come from budget line Amenities Equipment & Machinery Repair (Nominal Code 1339). There is £8,000 on this budget line for 2026/27 but only £3,000 was spent last year

To receive updates on Actions from previous Minutes

27/009   Peak Cluster proposal – update

27/052   To consider whether to update the Neighbourhood Plan               

27/072   Motion from the Finance & Assets Committee that they accept the proposal from DCC regarding accepting a 10-year term for the library lease with a rolling break after year one and that Councillors think about how to encourage community groups to use the library more

27/073   Motion from the Finance & Assets Committee that where practicable the Parish Council supports a local first purchasing policy

27/074   Motion from the Finance & Assets Committee that Full Council considers further the Dove Holes hanging baskets contract and invites the Dove Holes Community Association to a meeting with the Finance & Assets Committee

27/085   To consider further the proposal from LGRS relating to improvements to the way that the Council operates

27/093   To consider reinstating the Councils Community awards Scheme funded through Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972

27/095 and 27/110      IT Systems and Telephone Provision

27/096 and 27/112      Insurance Agreement and Property Review

27/107   New Parish Council Website and Online Booking System

27/138  Motion from Councillor Adshead that the Council to carries out an Office Modernisation Review

27/139  To consider a funding request received from St Thomas Beckett towards the Churchyard maintenance

27/140  To confirm the date of the next Parish Council meeting