2025 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

Agenda 26th June 2025

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 Meeting of Fiskerton Parish Council, to be held on Thursday 26th June 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. Open Session
  2. Apologies for absence
  3. Appointment of Vice Chair
  4. To receive any declarations of interest
  5. Approve minutes of meetings held on 12th November 2024, 12th December 2024, 9th January 2025, 3rd April 2025 and 8th May as a true record
  6. To receive reports of the District and County Councillors
  7. Chairman’s report
  8. To note 2 vacancies for co-option
  9. To consider and resolve co-option policy and application form
  10. To: review and approve the following outstanding appointment and delegation arrangements for 2025/26 for Cllr J McGeachie and new vacancies
  • Member to oversee accounting and finance Vacant
  • VAS coordinator, charge batteries and move signs – AW, LM, Vacant
  • Remembrance overseer – Clerk, Vacant
  • Policy Creation and Review Panel’– AW, Vacant
  • Terms of Reference Creation and Review Panel – AW, Vacant
  • Play area inspector - Vacant
  • Bus shelter inspector – Vacant
  • Panel with delegated powers to deal with staffing matters (personnel, discipline remuneration) AW, JM CH
  • Councillor to verify and sign at least quarterly bank reconciliations/bank statements

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

Routine Inspections appointments

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

Coordinators appointments

  • School coordinator – JM
  • Village signs/planters project leader/coordinator – AW, Vacant, JM
  • Litter picking coordinator – Vacant

FINANCE – financial matters

 

ACCOUNTS

  1. To ratify payments May 2025 payments. Appendix 1 attached
  2. Note schedule of regular payments for June 2025 Appendix 1 attached
  3. To consider and approve any non-regular accounts for June 2025 not listed above. Appendix 1 attached
  4. AGAR To consider and approve the following documents
  1. Annual Auditors report
  2. Governance Statement Chair and Clerk to formally approve and sign, noting the minute reference 14ii
  3. Accounting Statement. Signed and dated by RFO prior to presenting for approval. Chair to formally approve and sign, noting minute reference 14iii
  4. Bank reconciliation as at 31/3/2025
  5. Notice of Public Rights will be posted onto the website for at least 30 working days.
  6. Explanation of Variances
  7. To note that the above documents will be submitted to the External Auditor and will be posted onto the PC website including Asset list as at 31/3/2025.

EMERGENCY PLAN:

 

  1. Progress report on Emergency Plan: wider input required

FLOODING

  1. Receive any update on flood recovery plans following Storm Babet – Response (if any) from LCC re outstanding concerns

 

PLANNING: to consider and agree actions as required: 

 

  1. Neighbourhood Plan – update, Regulation 14 consultation,
  2. Offer for Paddock – Savils & Public Interest

 

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED:

 

  1. Memorial plaque update
  2. Fiskerton’s History & Archaeology Group
  1. To consider and resolve if PC would like record of the groups past activities
  2. To consider allocation of funds from the group

 

New Items

  1. To consider and resolve 2 new village planters using Woodland Trust fund
  2. To consider Community Speed Watch from APM
  3. To consider and resolve Warranty extension for speed signs

 

UPDATE REPORTS: to consider and agree actions as required:

  1. To consider and resolve the requirement for Additional Bus Stops
  2. To review works between Hall Lane & Corn Close and resolve if complete
  3. To review and resolve suggestions for Woodland Trust Reserve, feedback from HT
  4. To receive update on Village Car Park resurfacing
  5. To receive update on extended bus service request
  6. To receive update on Hearing amplifier
  7. To receive update on Allotments
  1. To review and resolve water source for allotments
  2. To consider and resolve Strim of new plot
  1. To confirm installation of memorial bench.
  2. To receive update on installation of Jubilee tree.
  3. To receive update on Communications Policy. ​
  4. To receive update on Constitution documents for Village Hall (joint working group nomination). ​
  5. To receive update on Repairs/replacement of play equipment and grants. ​
  6. Action log

 

 MEETINGS:

  1. Matters for inclusion on next agenda:
  2. Date of next meeting: To consider moving the next meeting scheduled for 31st July to either 24th July or 7th August due Councillors availability 7 – 9pm, Fiskerton Village Hall
  3. TO RESOLVE WHETHER TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC AND PRESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.

Should this resolution be passed, members of the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at the stage

A). To consider and resolve Clerks employment contract

 

Miss Sharon Johnson Clerk/RFO to Fiskerton Parish Council             Dated 20.06.2025