February 2025 Agenda
Thursday 27th February 2025
You are hereby summoned to a meeting of the above Council which will be held at Coningsby Community Hall 7.30pm
Public and Press are welcome to attend.
clerk@coningsbytowncouncil.gov.uk
Public forum Fifteen minutes are allocated if needed prior to official meeting; for members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to Council.
Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome from Chairman.
2. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Town Clerk prior to the meeting.
3. To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation.
4. To consider any applications for co-option if no election has been called by 19th February.
5. Reports from County Councillor & District Councillors if in attendance.
6. Notes previously circulated from 23rd January 2024 meeting – to resolve as correct record of meeting.
7. To elect and appoint a member of Council to the HR & Finance committee.
8. Finances - to approve future and retrospective payments and note income received by Council as listed for February 2025, details with Councillors including bank reconciliation for previous month.
9. Youth Club – update Cllr Bowen
10. Remembrance Day – to discuss details of the Service format for 2025
11. Cemetery investigations – Update
12. Planning applications and decisions –115 High Street – erection of detached Garage. Supported; Little Acorns –breach of planning drainage onto Council play area plus the erection of the lean to fence and roof, ELDC.
13. To approve the LCC grass cutting agreement – 2025 allowance = £3,088 for all verges
14. To discuss the proposed closure of New York Primary School
15. To consider support for the Safety of Lithium-ion Batteries Campaign, Council do not have to actively do anything, maybe just put a few posters up! And have their name on a list of supporting groups.
16. Clerks report
a. Asset transfer – update – Cllr Foster is assisting with chasing this.
b. Lease for Hall car park, custodian Trustee docs, Land regs, name change with solicitors – no update at time of printing agenda.
17. To resolve to move into closed session as required- Under the Public Bodies (admissions to meetings) Act 1960 and the Local Government Act 1972, ss 100 and 102
a. Staffing update Clerk – contracts signed.
b. Staffing update – 5 applicants – dates for interviews for office assistant, postponed HR
c. Employee appraisals are completed. To be reviewed at March HR& F meeting