April 2025 Agenda

INGOLDSBY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
 
Dear Councillor
 
 
You are summoned to attend the Ingoldsby Parish Council meeting to be held on Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 7.45pm for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out hereunder.  
 
 
The meeting will be preceded by a public forum, when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council, commencing at 7.30pm. Parishioners who are unable to attend the meeting are welcome to submit any comments or questions to the Clerk at ingoldsbypcclerk@hotmail.co.uk.  
 
 
Heidi Wilson   Clerk to the Council             Date: 24 April 2025
 
 
1) WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIR 
 
2) PRESENT
 
3) APOLOGIES
Apologies for absence.
 
4) DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & DISPENSATIONS
To receive reports on members’ disclosable pecuniary interests in relation to the agenda and any dispensations in accordance with the Localism Act 2011.
 
5) SIGNING OF THE MINUTES
To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council Meeting on 5 February and 19 March as true and accurate records of those meetings. 
 
6) GENERAL MATTERS
a) To receive a report from the District Councillor. 
b) To note receipt of DPI forms from all Councillors (required annually).
c) To note the payment dates for the LALC annual training scheme and annual subscription.
d) To receive an update from members further to the Boothby Wildlands presentation in relation to consideration of the purchase of deer warning signage. 
e) To resolve to approve the following employment policies:
i) Lone working policy.
ii) Equality and diversity policy.
iii) Training and development policy. 
iv) Sickness absence policy. 
f) To resolve to approve amendments to model Financial Regulations and Standing Orders as recommended by NALC which have been changed in line with legislative changes. 
 
7) HIGHWAYS
a) To receive any reports of new or outstanding highways defects and other updates. 
Members of the public are encouraged to report any new faults or existing defects at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/faultreporting, or email cschighways@lincolnshire.gov.uk or via FixMyStreet. 
 
8) PLANNING MATTERS
a) New Planning Matters:
a) None.
 
b) Decisions received or pending: 

i) Application No

S25/0156

Applicant

Edward Pumphrey

Proposal

To replace existing, part-rotting, single glazed windows with double glazed heritage windows, in order to improve the thermal efficiency of the building and reduce carbon emissions.

Location

Scotland Farmhouse, Scotland Lane, Ingoldsby

 

ii) Application No

S25/0169

Applicant

Elaine Welford

Proposal

Outline application for the demolition of former garage and erection of two dwellings.

Location

Festival Garage, Main Street, Ingoldsby

iii) Application No

S25/0182

Applicant

Mr Arnold

Proposal

Conversion of existing barns to form 8(No.) dwelling units.

Location

Cemetery Farm, Humby Road, Ingoldsby

 
9) FINANCE – YEAR END
a) To receive a report from the Clerk in relation to a review of year end income and expenditure against the budget.
 
b) To note the bank balances as of 31 March 2025.

Current Account                                                                                

1366.56

Savings Account

7907.12

TOTAL

9273.68

 
b) To approve income received between 7 March and 31 March 2025 
i) None.
 
c) To approve the expenditure paid in line with the approved list of Regular payments between 7 March and 31 March 2025.

Detail

Price

VAT

Total

BT (March)

30.95

6.19

37.14

Clerk’s Salary (March)

200.04

0.00

200.04

Bank Charges (March)

5.00

0.00

5.00

LALC Annual Subscription 2526

100.36

0.00

100.36

LALC Annual Training 2526

100.00

20.00

120.00

PCC Final Contribution

205.00

0.00

205.00

Ingoldsby Village Hall (Sept-Dec)

52.25

0.00

52.25

LALC, New Councillor Training

30.00

6.00

36.00

Ingoldsby Village Hall (March)

28.50

0.00

28.50

Compost for the planters

30.00

5.00

35.00

TOTAL

782.10

37.19

819.29

 
d)    Record of reserves dated 31 March 2025

Earmarked Reserves

 

Elections

2244.20

Defibrillator

1,400.00

Laptop

450.00

Community Improvements

4197.17

National Events

50.00

Earmarked reserves

8341.37

Unearmarked reserves

(434.25)

 
g) To note the correction to the Clerk’s October salary payment. 
h) To resolve to approve the year end bank reconciliation.
i) To resolve to approve the end of year accounts (cashbook to be signed by the Chair and RFO).
j) To resolve to approve digitising the cashbook from 2025/26.
k) To note the amount submitted on the VAT126. 
l) To ratify the transfer of the sum of the current account of AMOUNT at year end to the savings account. 
 
10) FINANCE – NEW FINANCIAL YEAR 
a) To resolve to approve a list of regular payments for 2025/26 in line with the agreed budget. #
 
b) To note the bank balances as of 21 April 2025.

Current Account                                                                                

9545.37

Savings Account

7918.94

TOTAL

17,464.31

 
b) To approve income received between 1 April and 17 April 2025. 

Precept

8038.00

Community Cleaning Grant

463.32

Interest (April)

11.82

VAT Refund

306.53

TOTAL

8819.67

 
c) To approve or ratify the expenditure paid in line with the approved list of Regular payments between 7 March and 31 March 2025.

Detail

Price

VAT

Total

Clerk’s Salary (April)

200.04

0.00

200.04

Contribution to Microsoft and Norton

100.00

0.00

100.00

ICO Subscription

47.00

0.00

47.00

Community Heartbeat Trust – Annual Maintenance Scheme and VETS

235.00

47.00

282.00

TOTAL

582.04

47.00

629.04

 
d)    Record of reserves dated 17 April 2025

Earmarked Reserves

 

Elections

2544.20

Defibrillator

1400.00

Laptop

600.00

Community Improvements

4660.49

National Events

100.00

Earmarked reserves

9304.69

Unearmarked reserves

(1385.75)

 
e) To ratify a decision to move the year end sum from the current account of £1366.56 to the savings account to bring balance to the reserve figures. 
f) To ratify a decision to move £6000 from the current account to the savings account to boost interest payments.  
g) To resolve to approve the monthly income and expenditure accounts/bank reconciliation for April 2025.
h) Risk Assessment, Quarter 1.
i) To review quotes for insurance renewal for public and employers’ liability insurance. 
i) Section 137 figure for 2025/26.
 
CORRESPONDENCE
a) To note the email from a parishioner dated 21 April 2025 in relation to the Ascoughly Lane Public Footpath application. To note  the dates of the public enquiry.
 
11) DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING 
Wednesday 21 May 2025 (APM/APCM)
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Wednesday 19 November 2025 (Precept and Budget Setting)  
 
 
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