Cllr. Owen proposed Cllr. Rebecca Kennington for the position of Chairman and
this was seconded by Cllr. Henley. There being no other nominations, this was
agreed unanimously by the Meeting and she took the Chair.
05.05.3. TO RECEIVE CHAIRMAN'S ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE
Cllr. Kennington then signed a formal declaration of her acceptance of Office
05.05.4. TO RECEIVE ALL OTHER ACCEPTANCES OF OFFICE
All Councillors had signed a formal declaration of acceptance of office on
joining the Council and these are retained as a matter of record
05.05.5. TO ELECT A VICE CHAIRMAN
Cllr. Sewell was proposed by Cllr. Owen, seconded by Cllr. Henley and there
being no other nominations, Cllr. Sewell was unanimously elected Vice Chairman.
05.05.6. TO APPOINT COMMITTEES
The following were appointed to serve on the Committees of the Parish Council:
AMENITIES: Cllrs. Ball, Leake, Richardson & Robinson.
FINANCE: Cllrs. Ball, Fallon, Henley, Owen, Richardson & Salmon.
PLANNING: Cllrs. Ball, Henley, Leake, Owen, Robinson & Salmon.
VILLAGE HALL: Cllrs. Fallon, Leake & Richardson.
Chairmen of the Committees will be appointed at the next Committee Meeting.
05.05.7. TO APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER BODIES
VHPFF: Cllr. Ball.
YOUTH CLUB: Cllrs. Leake & Sewell.
ASSOCIATION OF TOWN & PARISH COUNCILS: Cllr. Salmon.
AREA 3 FORUM: To be left open.
SCHOOL GOVERNOR: To be advised but Cllr. Owen to attend the next meeting.
POLICE FORUM: Cllr. Richardson.
05.05.8. TO CONSIDER PAYMENT OF ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
On a proposal by Cllr. Sewell, seconded by Cllr. Fallon, subscriptions were
approved to continue to:
Cheshire Association of Town & Parish Councils
Local Association of Parish Clerks
Cheshire Community Council
Village Hall Forum
05.05.9. TO APPOINT CHEQUE SIGNATORIES
Cllrs. Ball, Leake & Salmon consented to continue as signatories
05.05.10. DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS
There were no Declarations of Interest registered.
05.05.11. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for Absence were received from Cllrs. Leake & Salmon and from Boro.
Cllr. Furlong.
05.05 12. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF 12TH APRIL 2005
Resolved to accept the Minutes of the Meeting of 12th April 2005 as a true
record and to take them as read.
05.05.13. COUNTY MATTERS
The Chairman asked Cty. Cllr. Oliver to inform the Meeting of any relevant
actions from the County Council but he had nothing to report
05.05.14. BOROUGH MATTERS
a). Cllr. Kolker confirmed with the Clerk that he now had the form for the
reporting of non-injury traffic accidents in the Village and it was agreed that
this would be the subject of an item in a future Parish Newsletter.
b). Cllr. Kolker asked the Clerk if he had been receiving e:mails on nasty
events which have been reported locally by the Police and the Clerk stated that
he had not.
c). Cllr. Sewell asked Cllr. Kolker to look into incidences of repeated
vandalism to a Resident's garden as she was not getting much assistance from
Borough.
05.05.15. UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
The Clerk asked for an early resolution of the small discrepancy which had been
found in the draft accounts and it was agreed that a meeting to this end should
be held on the following Saturday morning, at 9.30am in the Parish Office.
05.05.16. COMMITTEE MEETING REPORTS
AMENITIES: Cllr. Sewell reported that the Open Garden Day was now in a position
to proceed with 8 gardens registered and undertook to make the arrangements.
FINANCE: There was nothing requiring a decision from the Parish Council.
VILLAGE HALL: The items requiring consideration by the Parish Council were:
a). The purchase of new crockery which was given unanimous approval in the sum
of £711 against competitive quotations of £1,155 and £1,800 for the same items
all obtained by Cllr. Sewell who undertook to order the equipment.
b). The installation of an improved sound system in the sum of £498 and an
induction loop hearing aid system in the sum of £495, both being given unanimous
approval to proceed, Cllr. Sewell to arrange.
05.05.17. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
In the absence of Cllr. Leake there were no Planning Applications to discuss.
05.05.18. PAYMENT SCHEDULE NUMBER 05.05.
Resolved to accept Payment Schedule 05.05
05.05.19. CLERK'S REPORT
The Clerk referred to Appendix 05.05 listing his actions resulting from the last
Meeting and the correspondence received.
05.05.20. HIGHWAYS MATTERS
There were no items in Appendix 05.05.
05.05.21. VILLAGE APPRAISAL & PARISH PLAN
It was confirmed that an e:mail version of the final Plan is to be provided for
onward transmission to the Goostrey website and the Clerk reported that copies
of the Parish Plan are available from under the Council notice board in the
Village Hall.
It was also agreed at the suggestion of Cllr. Henley that the speed reducing
items in the Plan, which were designated as short term, should be an Agenda Item
for the next Meeting.
05.05.22. BOOTHBED LANE PLAY AREA
This Item had already been fully covered under Public Forum
05.05 23. REFURBISHMENT OF THE VILLAGE HALL ROOF
Cllr. Sewell reported that there is to be a pre-start meeting with the
Contractors on 18th May which she and Terry Collins would attend.
05.05.24. POST OFFICE
There was nothing further to report.
05.05.25. ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
The only Matter Arising from the Annual Parish Meeting was that of the future of
Racecourse Wood and Cllr. Robinson kindly agreed to pursue the matter of
ownership with Congleton Borough Council.
05.05.26. ADDITIONAL SCHOOL WORKS
On a proposal by Cllr. Ball seconded by Cllr. Henley, it was unanimously agreed
that the Parish Council should pay the whole cost of the recent refurbishment of
the Village Hall floor but could not justify any contribution to the cost of the
new disabled toilet in the old school. The question of the upgrading of the
approach to the school passageway and steps was agreed to be deferred until the
G.Y.P.P. plans are clearer so that a more radical solution may be proposed.
05.05.27. MINOR ITEMS & ITEMS FOR THE NEXT AGENDA
a). Cllr. Robinson tabled a letter from the Vicar inviting members of the Parish
Council to attend a service on 12th June at 10am and Cllrs. Ball, Owen,
Robinson, Sewell & Fallon undertook to attend, the latter also agreeing to read
a lesson.
b). Cllr. Robinson tabled a letter from Mr Partridge of the British Legion
regarding the application for a grant towards the staging of an event
commemorating the 60th Anniversary of VE Day under the title "Homefront Recall".
It was agreed that a grant of £2,000 should be applied for to hold a Church
Service followed by an appropriate wartime lunch and musical celebrations.
c). Cllr. Henley proposed that the Parish Council pay for a complete set of the
films of the TV documentary for the Parish archives in the sum of £1,000 and it
was agreed that permission for this would be sought at the next Meeting.
d). In conclusion, Cllr. Owen expressed his appreciation on behalf of the Parish
Council to Cllr. Robinson, the outgoing Chairman, for her term in Office and
this was endorsed by all present.
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05.05.28. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
It was confirmed that the date of the next Meeting would be 14th June 2005.
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05.05.29. CLOSURE OF MEETING
The Chairman closed the Meeting at 9.35pm
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PUBLIC FORUM
There were no members of the Public present at the conclusion of the Meeting..
