A Meeting of Turvey Parish Council will be held on Thursday 1st December 2022 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall to consider the following items of business
Sue Bottoms, Clerk to the Parish Council 24th November 2022
1. Apologies for Absence:
2. Declarations of interest in items on the agenda*:
3. Public Questions (15 mins):
4. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 29th September 2022:
5. Finance:
i) Bank Balances at 24th November 2022: £115,490.24
ii) Monies received since the September meeting:
Ward Funds (Priory Close play area) £ 6,136.00
VAT Returned £ 2,699.08
Burials £ 570.00
Interest £ 56.79
iii) Accounts to be settled:
DD Nat West – Safe Custody Hold £ 23.35
DD E.on Energy – Pavilion £ 33.30
BACS 46 Beds Pension Scheme (Oct) £ 165.84
BACS 47 Clerk’s Salary – Oct £ 388.21
BACS 48 HMRC – PAYE (Oct) £ 97.00
BACS 49 Wave – Water Charges (Cemetery) £ 58.43
BACS 50 K Cockings – Grass £ 670.00
BACS 51 Village Hall – Rent Jan-Sept £ 82.00
BACS 52 Clerk’s Salary – Nov £ 599.81
BACS 53 Beds Pension Scheme (Nov) £ 256.28
BACS 54 HMRC – PAYE (Nov) £ 154.89
BACS 55 Community HeartBeat – Defib £ 400.80
BACS 56 K Cockings – Grass £ 670.00
BACS 57 Eyelid Productions – Website Maint £ 100.00
BACS 58 S Bottoms – Expenses £ 178.67
(Monthly payments are made by direct debit to the following:
Rates £34)
iv) To note the LGA Pay Settlement for Clerks for 2022-23
v) To accept the assessment of the rate of employer pension contributions 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2026
vi) To consider grass cutting quotation for 2023
vii) To note the Clerk has retrieved the contents of the Safe Custody Box held by Nat West Bank
6. Report by Bedford Borough Councillor
7. Planning:
8. Open Spaces incl Turvey Rec, Play Areas and Cemetery:
i) To review the burial times as per the Cemetery Regulations and agree any action
9. To consider improvements to the car park at the Pavilion
10. Highways, Parking and Maintenance:
11. Footpaths and Bridleways:
12. Village Hall:
13. Other Matters:
14. Correspondence Received:
i) To note approval to close part of The Loop for the Christmas Fayre 4th December
ii) E-mail re; bonfire night for 2023
iii) E-mail re: site working at Station End out of hours and Sundays
iv) E-mails re: noise and Priory Close
v) E-mail on Community Priority
vi) E-mail from Borough Council re: ownership of land opposite the Three Fyshes car park
vii) Civility and Respect Project and information from BATPC
viii) E-mail from Environment Agency
15. Meeting Dates for 2023: 26th January, 30th March, 25th May (provisional as will need to move because of elections), 27th July, 28th September and 30th November.
16. Date of the Next Meeting: Thursday 26th January 2023 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.
*Members are reminded they must declare any personal interest in any item on the agenda and state whether they are also prejudicial. In the case of personal interests, the member may speak and vote on the matter. In the case of prejudicial interests, the member may share information on the topic, but then must withdraw while the matter is discussed and any decision made.