Title: CARLTON PARISH COUNCIL
Author: Martin E Reynolds
Last saved by: Hedley
Company: Carlton Communications(CAMBS)

CARLTON cum WILLINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held in St Peter’s Church Carlton
On Tuesday 19th August 2003

Present: Caroline Revitt (Chairman), Michael Mann, Malcolm Stennett, Margaret Whalley, Gill Davis, Hedley Francis, Terry Bear County Councillor Richard Barrett District Councillor and M. Reynolds as Clerk.  
	
1	Apologies: Nil

2	Previous Minutes  - with the correction of the minute 6 Audit report to 2001 - 2002 financial year C Revitt prop.  M Stennett sec. that they be taken as read. Agreed

3	Matters arising: - The chairman had sent a note of thanks to David Leeves 
He had replied stating his concern over the increased bureaucracy now loaded onto Parish Councils	who are volunteers and ‘big brother ‘ being heavy handed.  Added to this, in his view, was the way planning was seen to be decided by SCDC prior to public consultation taking place, so that councillors have ‘no teeth’ in the say of their village character and balance of buildings.  He finally regretted that the plan for re – routing Footpath 13 had been unsuccessful, but thanked the P.C. for their support in the matter.
H. Francis had been appointed as the 3^rd cheque signatory

4	Finance - The clerk reported that a public notice had been posted of the audit for the financial year 2002 - 2003 had been posted, with the accounts having been audited by the internal auditor.  The report recommended that a record be made in the minutes, of councillors who had signed cheques.  This was not accepted as cheque stubs are already initialled. 
Account detail since last meeting.

Opening balance as at 17^th May 2003

			Current 			           		1035.88
			Deposit				         	  	3036.37	
			
Total				              	4072.25

Receipts		 Bank interest C.		   6.15
		              	 Bank Interest D	                6.34
 	 Precept                                       200.00
				 SCDC Grant	          	           2540.00							 Grass cut payment                     387.91												3140.40
			TOTAL					7212.65

Payments		CALC Subs.		33.44
				External Audit 		58.75
				Stationery		32.62
				Petty Cash		15.00	
		Refres. Parish Meeting	19.75
				Insurance	            193.96		
					  			              353.52

Difference 					            	           6859.13

Closing bank balance	Current	                         3816.42		
				Deposit		            3042.71
				Total	          	            6859.13
Authorisation was agreed for payments: 

3 grass cuts M Davis			271.43
Internal audit fee			  18.00
Publication purchase CALC		  12.00
Final payment on Walkway B Snow      1690.82

	Donation request, from Burrough Green School had been placed on hold following notification of new buildings at the school.

5	Planning: -      S0838/2003F Kingsfield, an application for gates had been approved by SCDC.
			 M Stennett reported on a meeting with C Revitt that they attended on the Role of parish Councils in the planning.  It was agreed that Councillors should have copies of the presentation documents.  Following discussion it was agreed to formulate a Parish local plan for Carlton cum Willingham by a sub committee of M Stennett, H Francis and M Reynolds.  To report back at the November P.C. meeting

6	Environmental: - Millennium walkway - The Chairman reported that the offending telegraph poles had been re-sited and an invoice is awaited from B.T.  The Clerk had obtained the grant money from SCDC and the 10% retainer had been paid to the Construction Company.
				C Revitt would draw up and co- ordinate a programme for planting, with an official opening of the Walkway.		         
				.  Notice had been received that the request for re-routing of Footpath 13 had been withdrawn.

7		Highways: - The Clerk was requested to purchase a salt bin to be sited outside Little Low cottages on Brinkley road also plastic marker posts on the bend of Church Road to define the edge of the Walkway.

8	A. O. B.   A broken drain cover outside Woodland View is to be reported to CCC Highways

9	Date for next  meeting: -, Tuesday 18^th November 2003  - A letter booking the dates of meetings up to May 2004 had been sent to the Rector.

10	The meeting closed at 9.07pm

TO BE AGREED AT NEXT MEETING