Minutes of the May 14th 2015 Annual Parish Meeting

Minutes of the Annual Stutton cum Hazlewood Parish Meeting held at 1900 hrs on 14th May 2015 at Stutton Village Hal

Members of the Parish Council Present:- Cllr Fawcett, Cllr Birchall, Cllr Wrigglesworth, Cllr Heard

Clerk – H Fothergill

Member of the public present: L.Powell

APM1501   APOLOGIES – There were no apologies.

APM1502  CHAIRMAN’S REPORT.    Cllr Fawcett reviewed matters from this financial year.

Items included:-

  1. At the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council held on 8th May 2014 Cllr Fawcett was elected as Chairman for the forthcoming year.
  2. Council continue to contribute to cemetery charges to Tadcaster Town Council on behalf of the electorate.
  3. Parish Council obtained competitive quotes for annual insurance cost.
  4. Despite changes to allocation structure and grant system, Parish Council requested and received an increase in Precept funding (over an above that received last year) of only 3%.  This was to cover increases due to inflation..
  5. Stutton Parish Council have appointed Rachel Aarons to manage the Village Hall, in the absence of a village hall committee, due to lack of interest/response by residents.
  6. Rural Housing Enabler (Selby District Council – SCD) advised Parish Council of requirement for Affordable Housing Survey, following approach by an agent on behalf of a local landowner. Rural Housing Enabler has now conducted Survey and advised of a need for affordable housing in the Parish. Rural Housing Enabler, Landowner and Housing Association scheduled to undertake several consultations with residents of Parish.
  7. Howard Fothergill resigned as Parish Clerk October 2014, continuing on an acting basis until a replacement can be found.
  8. Financial reports continue to be produced on an ‘Excel’ spreadsheet format.
  9. Parish Council commented on 7 Planning applications.
  10. St Aidan’s no longer operates as a village church, with proposals in place to sell the plot/building.
  11. Parish Council continues to attempt to ascertain responsibilities in relation to underpass and one street light in Woodlands Estate

 

The meeting closed at 1920 hrs.


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