| Parish Council Minutes 25 April '05 |
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BERDEN PARISH COUNCIL Monday April 25th 2005 Village Hall
MINUTES OF MEETING(Parish Council AGM)
Present: Apologies: Peter Jester (business) John Arnell, Chair Janice Loughlin (bereavement) Kate Harrison Diana McConaghy Jane McConnell Philip Scatchard, Vice Chair David Williams Andrew Nelson, Clerk 70.0 Apologies were received as above. 70.1 Election of Officers John Arnell was re-elected Chairman (nem con) Philip Scatchard was re-elected Vice-Chairman (nem con)
The areas of responsibility for members of the Council remain as under: John Arnell - Planning, Parish Paths Partnership, Trustee of the Village Hall Kate Harrison - Planning, Trees, Emergency Plan Peter Jester - Annual Accounts, VAT Diana McConaghy - Stansted Airport, Village Hall Committee Jane McConnell - Playground , Youth Forum Philip Scatchard - Planning, Highways, Website David Williams - Playground
Sue Fisher may be willing to take over Passenger Transport from Kate Harrison 70.2 Declarations of interest in items on this Agenda There were no declarations of interest. 70.3 Minutes of meeting held on March 7th 2005 These were accepted as a true record and signed by the Chairman. 70.4 Matters arising needing further reports. 69.3 Jenny Arnell has agreed to be the Berden representative at Newport Surgery. 69.5 The house at Gawlers with a high hedge was reported to be up for sale.
P 182 70.5 FinanceKate Harrison proposed and David Williams seconded approval for the following: Insurance Premium for year (due June 1st) £465.84 Payment for Website (NB VAT and other funding to be reclaimed) £352.50 inc VAT Renewal of membership-CPRE £ 25.00 " " -Open Spaces Society £ 30.00 " " -EALC £ 99.88 Clerk's Expenses for 2004/2005 Jane McConnell proposed and Diana McConaghy seconded a donation of £100.00 to the Buffy Bus. It was proposed that the Budget for donations of this nature should be formalised after discussion at the next meeting. A Grant for £1000.00 has been received from Essex County Council. The Council will consider the best use for these funds. The Clerk reported that the current Balances were: Current Account £3020.03 Deposit Account £ 221.90 The Playground finances should show a small surplus after all the final funds have been received and payments made; this will be used for the continued upkeep of the playground. A suggestion was made that the Parish Council may be responsible for the cost of the recent National and County Council elections. The Clerk will investigate. 70.6 Planning Planning Applications have been received for the following: Front Porch at 2, The Rushes (Wilkinson) (UTT/0617/05/FUL The following applications have been refused permission: Conservatory at Field House (UTT/2178/04/FUL) These were noted by the Council, and no objections were raised. 70.7 Website Philip Scatchard reported that the Website continued to be successful, and that the various changes discussed would be put in place. 70.8 Footpaths John Arnell reported that Peyton Hall Farm would be joining in the PPP scheme for the coming year, as some of their land and footpaths are in the Parish of Berden. 70.9 Neighbourhood Watch John Arnell and Andrew Nelson are the new e-mail points of contact for this, but as yet no messages have been received. 70.10 AOB The Clerk was asked to write to Richard Wallace, who is not standing for re-election, to mark the Council's appreciation of his contribution over the years. P 183 It was noted that the Conservation Group would come under the Council's Insurance Policy if they were organised under the aegis of the Parish Council. Sue Fisher reported on an attempted break-in at the Village Hall. Apparently the perpetrator had been apprehended by the Police, and the matter can be regarded as closed.
There being no further business, the meeting closed at 10.40 p.m. Date of next meeting: Monday June 27th 2005 at 8.15 p.m.
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