AGENDA FOR THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING OF DALLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL 23rd MAY 2023
Parish Council Members are summoned to the First Council Meeting of Dallington Parish Council, to be held on Tuesday 23rd May 2023, at 7.30pm in Dallington Village Hall.
Members of the press and public are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Irene Marchant (Parish Clerk/RFO)
St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA
01424838414/07711 224150
1. Election of Chair for 2023-24
2. Election Vice-Chair for 2023-24
3. Disclosure of Interests
4. Dispensations
5. Apologies for absence
6. Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meetings.
To resolve the accuracy of the meetings held on 28.03.23 and 25.04.23 (planning).
7. Open Forum
7.1 County Council report (ESCC) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green
7.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor C. Pearce
7.3 Chair’s report (DPC)
8. Approval of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2022-23 (AGAR)
For Members to approve, by resolution, the following:
8.1 Certificate of Exemption.
8.2 Annual Governance Statement (Section 1).
8.3 The Accounting Statements (Section 2).
8.4 The Explanation of Variances and Bank Reconciliation at 31.03.23.
8.5 To thank Mr. Whines for the constructive and positive manner in which he conducted the internal audit for DPC 2022-23 and to appoint him as DPC’s internal auditor for 2023-24.
9. Re-adoption of DPC Policies and Procedures
10. Members appointed to represent DPC to outside bodies and particular responsibility for Dallington matters.
10. Dallington Recreation Ground
To consider any issues relating to the DRG.
11. Coronation Event May 2023
A quick briefing on the Coronation picnic, which was a great success.
12. Planning
12.1 No planning applications for consideration.
12.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.
13. Enforcement
13.1 No Dallington items on RDC’s most recent planning list.
13.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.
14. Finance
14.1 Bank balances at 30.04.23
- DPC deposit account – £15,157,07
- DPC current account – £1,411.28
- DRG current account – £759.54
14.2 To approve the following payments.
MPC account:
- Clerk, salary/HO (Apr/May 2023) – £831.00
- * ESALC subscription 2023-24 – £93.38
- * Mastercard fee – £3.00.
- * BHIB DPC insurance 2023-24 – £349.43
DRG Account
- * G. Keely, mowing spraying – £210.00
* Already paid.
15. Dates of next meetings
- 20.06.23 – planning meeting (provisional)
- 18.07.23 – full council meeting