2025 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

FISKERTON PARISH COUNCIL

Chairman: Cllr Adrian Walker          Clerk: Sharon Johnson

E: clerk@fiskerton-lincs.org.uk  Tel: 07707 807894

Notice of Meeting

Dear Councillors 

You are hereby summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of Fiskerton Parish Council, to be held on Thursday 8th May 2025 at 7:00pm in Fiskerton Village Hall at which the business listed in the agenda below will be transacted.  Apologies for absence should be reported to myself prior to the meeting. A timeslot of up to 15 minutes will be available early in the meeting for a public session if required.   

Sharon Johnson   Clerk/RFO: Fiskerton Parish Council 

Agenda with notes

1. Appointment of Chairman: signing of Declaration of Acceptance of Office as Chairman
2. Appointment of Vice Chairman
3. Open Session
4. Apologies for absence
5. Councillors to confirm that their published Register of Interests forms are up-to-date
6. To receive any declarations of interest
7. Approve notes of meeting of12th November 2024, 12th December 2024, 9th January 2025 and 3rd April 2025 as a true record
8. To receive observations of the District and County Councillors
9. Chairman’s report
10. To: review and approve appointments and delegation arrangements for 2025/26 (note: initials indicate appointments as made in 2024/25):

Council officer’s appointments

Bank signatories – AW, CD, CH AND PW

•           Member to oversee accounting and finance –

•           Panel with delegated powers to deal with staffing matters (personnel, discipline,

            remuneration) – AW, PW, JM with CH as Reserve

•           Planning Group – AW, PW, LM, AND CH

•           Neighbourhood Plan Working Group, to include Paddock Action Working Group – All

            councillors, residents

•           VAS coordinator, charge batteries and move signs – AW, PW, LM, KB

•           Website master – Clerk, PW

•           Member to oversee training – Clerk

•           Remembrance overseer – Clerk, KB

•           Policy Creation and Review Panel’– AW, KB

•           Terms of Reference Creation and Review Panel – AW, KB

•           Councillor to verify and sign at least quarterly bank reconciliations/bank statements

            (note: cannot be Chair, nor a signatory) – JM

bank reconciliations/bank statements (note: cannot be Chair, nor a signatory) – JM

Routine Inspections appointments

•           Flood alleviation scheme inspector - AW

•           Play area inspector - KB

•           Bus shelter inspector – KB

•           Allotments inspectors – LM, CH

•           Grass cutting inspector – LM

•           Inspector for public open space fences, gates and signs – PW

•           Defibrillator inspectors (weekly checks/online recording of same):

• Village Hall – KB, AW, JM, Short Ferry – Kay Bosworth

Coordinators appointments

•           Village Hall – PC are custodian trustees, liaison with VH committee - AW

•           Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils coordinator - Clerk

•           LCC Highways liaison – reports and communications - Clerk

•           Community Hub liaison councillor – this is included within the VHMC. - AW

•           Public transport liaison councillor - AW

•           Litter picking coordinator – PW, KB

•           School coordinator – JM

•           Village signs/planters project leader/coordinator – AW, KB, JM

•           Defibrillators (Village Hall and Short Ferry) - KB

11. Review meeting dates:

FINANCE – annual financial matters

12. Approve continuing direct debits to Sage; and to Tesco Mobile for mobile phone
13. Approve continuing use by clerk of a FPC debit card
14. Approve insurance quote for 2025/26 at £605.36 (note: year 4 of a 5-year long term agreement with Zurich at £728.54 last year)
15. Resolve to approve the Clerk continuing to pay the following regular and expected payments which have been included in the annual budget, as allowed by Financial Regs

1. up to the budgeted amount; and reported paid at the next possible FPC meeting
2. if exceeding the budgeted amount, to seek approval at the next possible meeting prior to making a payment
3. provide schedule in advance to Councillors

• Sage, payroll & accounts package
• Tesco phone
• Clerk, salary, PAYE, pension
• Clerk printing/paper/ink/stamps/envelopes/folders costs
• Grass cutting

• Date labels for APM banners
• ROSPA Annual play inspection
• PWBL
• WLDC – annual defib scheme fees x 2 defibs
• Village Hall hire for meetings
• Hire of office space at village hall
• Bus Shelter Maintenance
• Reimburse any planter costs
• Auditor fees both internal and external
• Poppy wreath
• McAffee computer protection
• LALC Training
• Rent to Hodgson Trust Charity for allotments
• ICO Annual fee

ACCOUNTS

16. To ratify payments for Nov & Dec 2024, Jan, Feb, Mar and April 2025. Appendix 1 attached
17. Note schedule of regular payments for May 2024 Appendix 1 attached
18. To approve any non-regular accounts for May 2024 not listed above.
19. Confirm verification/signing of bank reconciliation/bank statements Qs 1, 2, 3, 4:
20. Review asset register
21. Review financial risk assessment

EMERGENCY PLAN:

22. Progress report on Emergency Plan: wider input required

FLOODING

23. Receive any update on flood recovery plans following Storm Babet

1. Roadside ditches

PLANNING: to consider and agree actions as required: 

24. Neighbourhood Plan – update, Regulation 14 consultation,
25. Offer for Paddock – Savils & Public Interest
26. Tree Works on behalf of National Grid Land behind 10 – 16 The Crescent Reduce Cherry by 3M

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED

27. LCC Directory
28. Memorial plaques

UPDATE REPORTS: to consider and agree actions as required:

29. Cllr Whitt resignation
30. Additional Bus Stops
31. Road surface between Hall Lane & Corn Close
32. Suggestions for Woodland Trust Reserve
33. Village Car Park resurfacing
34. Extended bus service
35. Hearing amplifier
36. Allotments
37. Village Gateway Project
38. Installation of memorial bench.
39. Installation of Jubilee tree.
40. Tree Protection Orders. ​
41. Communications Policy. ​
42. Constitution documents for Village Hall (joint working group nomination). ​
43. Repairs/replacement of play equipment and grants. ​
44. Action log

 MEETINGS:

45. Matters for inclusion on next agenda:
46. Date of next meeting:  APM 22nd May 7 – 9pm, Fiskerton Village Hall & Normal meeting as agreed above

Miss Sharon Johnson Clerk/RFO to Fiskerton Parish Council             Dated 02.05.2025