23rd June 2021 Minutes
Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Havercroft-with-Cold Hiendley
Parish Council held at Solid Rock Church on Wednesday the 23rd June 2021 at 7:15
p.m.
Present: Councillors M Beech and R Cotton, District Councillors M Cummings, A
Manifield, P Stockhill
Attendees: E Brown, N Stansby (temporary clerk), Pastor Zachariah
Minute 9 Appointment of Chairman
The councillors
were asked to appoint a chairman. Cllr Beecher proposed Cllr Stockhill, which
was seconded by Cllr Cotton, no other candidate had a seconder.
Resolved:
That Councillor P Stockhill be Chairman of Havercroft-with-Cold-Hiendley Parish
Council until further notice.
Minute 10 Public Representations
Pastor Zac
asked if it is possible to erect two church signs in the village. It was agreed
that the Clerk would accompany Pastor Zac on a site visit and report back at
the next meeting, when the request will be added to the agenda.
Minute 11 Declarations of Interest
Cllr Manifield
declared an interest in Item 8 of the Agenda.
Minute 12 To confirm the minutes of the AGM
held on 26th May 2021
Cllr Cotton
confirmed that the minutes were an accurate record of the AGM and this was
seconded by Cllr Beecher.
Minute 13 Year End Accounts and Internal Audit
13.1 The Annual Internal Audit Report was
presented to the Council and was noted.
13.2 Resolved to approve the Annual
Governance Statement (AGAR).
13.3 Resolved to approve the Accounting
Statement.
Minute 14 Finance & Banking
14.1 It was noted that the balance of the
Current Account at 29th May 2021 Statement No. 330 was £103,363.19,
with one unpresented cheque for £561.60. The Deposit Account Statement No. 165
balance was £23,912.18. Unusually this
year, WMDC have paid the precept in one payment, no further payments will be
received during 2021/22.
14.2 It was noted that due to Covid
restrictions, the Council has excess funds, which will be transferred to
Reserves and to be used for the benefit of the Parish at a later date.
14.3 It was agreed to add Cllrs Beech and
Cotton to the signatory list and for all payments to be approved and paid via
BACS, also that the Clerk would have access to internet banking.
14.4 Cllr Cummings raised the issue of the
reserves, which have accumulated due to Covid restrictions. It was agreed to discuss further at the next
meeting.
Minute 15 Ongoing Issues and further actions
15.1 The recent resignations of Cllrs Brown,
Massey, A Pointon, D Pointon and Sanders were noted and accepted, with regret.
It was also noted that although Cllrs Stockhill and Tams-Hedgess resignations
had not been accepted at the time and were subsequently withdrawn, they still
held, resulting in 7 parish council vacancies.
15.2 The procedure for filling the vacancies
will be discussed at the next meeting.
Minute 16 Parish Matters
16.1 It was resolved to write to Wakefield
Council Planning, regarding the lifting of building restrictions on the
Traveller site on Brier Lane.
The meeting closed at 8.30pm
Meeting agenda yet to be published
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