2024-25 Minutes

Nettleton Parish Council
Minutes of the Meeting on Tuesday 16 July at 7.00pm
Nettleton Village Hall, Moortown Road, Nettleton, LN7 6AA

Present:
Clerk    Tony Shaw
Councillors Present    John Connolly (Chair), Debra Langmaid and Malcolm Dawson
District & County Councillor    Tom Smith
Public    Two members of the public

1.    Declarations of Interest
a)    To record declarations of interest in any of the agenda items listed below.
b)    To note dispensations given to any member in respect of the agenda items listed below.
None

2.    Apologies
Councillors O’Reilly and Clark sent apologies. Reasons accepted.

3.    Adoption of Previous Minutes from Tuesday 4 June 2024
RESOLVED: Minutes adopted and signed by the Chair.

4.    Open Forum
A resident spoke about an issue with speeding motorists on the B1205 near Woody’s shop. On several occasions cars have left the road on the band and demolished the resident’s front boundary. Councillor Smith agreed to speak to Highways about this matter.

5.    District/County Councillor Reports
Cllr Smith provided a short verbal report.

6.    Clerk’s Report
a)    To note an increase in Lincolnshire County Council’s contribution towards grass cutting, rising from £922.97 to £1,973.86 for 2024/25. This follows a review of the price paid per square metre.
Noted.

b)    To note ownership of the Church Clock.
Councillor Connolly provided information which clarified ownership of the church clock. A late resident of Nettleton, Mary Ann Marris, purchased and later donated the clock to the village. It is now owned and maintained by the Parish Council.
It was noted that the enclosed grave of Ms Marris in the churchyard is overgrown, whilst the rest of the churchyard is maintained. Councillor Smith agreed to raise this matter with West Lindsey District Council. 

c)    To receive an update on the Recreation Ground.
The legal proceedings to return ownership of the Recreation Ground to the Parish Council have been completed. The Parish Council have retained the original Charity Commission scheme number.

7.    Finance
a)    To receive a list of income received.
The following income has been received in the financial year 2024-25 (since 1 April).

b)    To receive a bank reconciliation to the end of June.
A bank reconciliation to 30 Jun 2024 showed:

c)    To ratify any payments made since the last meeting.
RESOLVED: The following payments, made since the last meeting with the approval of the Chair and Vice-chair, were ratified.

d)    To approve a Schedule of Payments.
RESOLVED: The following payments were approved for payment.

e)    To note receipt of a VAT Refund of £1,023.31 for the year 2023-24.
Noted.

8.    To adopt a Scheme of Delegation policy
RESOLVED: Policy adopted.

9.    Grass Cutting
To consider a request from Lincolnshire County Council to cut an additional 95 m2 of grass, for which they will pay the council for an additional 2,295 m2.
RESOLVED: The parish council will take on responsibility for cutting the additional 95 m2 of grass.

10.    Speed Limit on Holton Road (A46)
To receive correspondence that requests a lowering of the speed limit.
A resident’s letter requested that the speed limit should be 50mph from Market Rasen to Nettleton, whereas a 60mph currently exists. Councillor Smith agreed to investigate whether this may be possible.

11.    Training
To approve Clerk’s attendance at Play Park Inspection training on 12 Sep 2024 at a cost of £72.50.
RESOLVED: Training approved.