April 2024
Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council
Meeting Agenda
Dear Parish Councillors
You are hereby summoned to a meeting of Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council to be held on Wednesday 17th April 2024 at St Michael’s and All Angels Church at 7pm where the undermentioned business will be transacted.
There will be a 20 minute public forum at the start of the meeting followed by updates from our County and District Councilor’s. Your presence is required during this time.
Signed: K. Vickers, Parish Clerk.
1. Chair’s welcoming remarks and note to the public to remind them of the Standing Orders regarding public participation in meetings - Notably there can be no participation in meetings once public time has ended. Members of the public raising issues or questions should be aware that only items on the meeting agenda can be debated or decided at the meeting, unless the Parish Clerk has delegated powers to deal with it as urgent, e.g. highway repairs. The Chair may decide to answer a question asked by a member of the public or call on a fellow councillor to do so, or, direct that a written response be given.
2. Public time (20 mins) - members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council.
3. To receive updates from District and County Councillors.
4. Formal Session
5. Apologies for absence and declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 to include any declaration of gifts and hospitality over £25.
6. To consider and sign the meeting minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 06 March 2024 available to view here as a true reflection of the meetings.
7. To consider whether the Parish Council will move any items on the agenda to the closed session in
accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 as per Standing Order 7h.
Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.
8. Discuss and authorise payments & note income received. Appendix A
9. Consider the financial report for this financial year to date Appendix B
10. Discuss and review Parish Clerk report. Appendix C
11. To consider amending the list of current signatories at Skipton Building Society to include the Parish Clerk.
12. To consider the proposed allotments risk assessment as circulated to all Parish Councillors.
13. To note the increase in the salary of the litter picker due to the increase in the minimum wage.
14.To note the following planning applications. To vary condition 2 of planning permission 19/0170/ccc - to allow a further period of five years to retain the mobile classroom.
Location: St Michael's Church of England Primary School, School Lane, Thorpe on The Hill – application approved
15.To receive and consider correspondence received that has not been circulated to the wider Parish or is not on the agenda.
16.To receive verbal updates from portfolio holders.
17. To consider any nominations for the Freedom of the Parish Award.
Future meeting dates
Parish Council Meetings
29 May 2024, 10 July 2024, 4 September 2024, 16 October 2024, 4 December 2024
Annual Parish Meeting
29 May 2024
Lake Committee Meeting
24th July 2024
Portfolio holders
• Lake Management Committee – Cllr’s, Bindley, Bramford, Lyons, Sheldon
• Staffing Committee – Cllr’s Ives, Lyons and Sheldon MBE
• Whisby Quarry Liaison meeting – Cllrs Lyons and vacancy
• Whisby Nature Park Steering Board – Cllr Sheldon MBE
• Allotments – Cllr Lyons
• Planning – Cllrs Bindley, Lyons and Williams
• Finance – Cllr Bramford
• Tennis court – Cllr Bramford
• Oliver Roper playpark – Cllr Owen
• Wildlife – Cllr Lyons
• Oliver Roper Parish Meeting Room – Cllrs Bindley, Lyons and Owen