AGENDA FOR THE MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 16th JANUARY 2024
Parish Council Members are summoned to a meeting of Mountfield Parish Council, to be held on 16th January 2024, at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall.
Members of the press and public are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Irene Marchant (Parish Clerk/RFO)
St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA
01424 838414/07711224150
clerk@mountfield.org.uk
1. Disclosure of Interests
To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any such interest and whether the Member regards the interest as a disclosable pecuniary interest under the terms of the Code of Conduct.
2. Dispensations
3. Apologies for absence
4. Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting(s)
5. Open Forum
5.1 County Council report (ESCC) – Councillor K. Field
5.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green
5.3 Public Question Time – to receive any questions/concerns from members of the public on matters on this agenda.
6. Approval of the draft revenue budget for 2024-25 and setting the precept for 2024-25
6.1 To approve by resolution the draft revenue budget for 2024-25.
6.2 To approve by resolution to amount of the precept for 2024-25.
7. Highways England/John’s Cross speed limits
For Councillor Purdie to brief all on the current situation. (Councillor Purdie)
8. Grants and donations
To consider the recent grant request from Battle Area Community Transport.
9. Mountfield Village Hall Rest Centre/Resilience Plan
Councillor Whines to brief on the work done so far. (Councillor Whines)
10. MPC Environmental Policy
To discuss and agreed the latest draft. (Chair)
11. Affordable Housing
Councillor Farhall to brief on the work done so far. (Councillor Farhall)
12. MPC change of domain name
The Clerk to inform Members of the current situation. (Clerk)
13. Defibrillators
To agree the location of a defibrillator to benefit the residents of Eatenden Lane.
14. Matters Outstanding
- Welcome Packs, in progress.
- Telephone Box, specification/quotation required (Councillor Farhall)
- Broadband, Eatenden Lane (Clerk)
15. East Sussex Local Transport Plan 2024-2050
To consider MPC’s response to this consultation.
16. Planning
16.1 No planning applications for consideration.
16.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.
17. Enforcement
17.1 No Mountfield items on RDC’s most recent enforcement list.
17.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.
18. Highways/Rights of Way
To discuss any highways/RoW matters.
19. Finance
19.1 Bank balances at 31.12.23:
- MPC deposit account – £31,708.08
- MPC current account – £2,076.62
- KGF current account – £4,332.77
19.2 To approve the following payments:
- Clerk, salary/HO (Dec23/Jan24) – £1,080.20
- *Godaddy (email essential R. Purdie 3 years) – £129.17
- *Godaddy (ultimate domain protection 3 years) – £70.48
- *Mastercard fee – £3.00
- *UT service charge – £18.00
* Already paid.
19.3 To approve the 3rd quarter accounts at 31.12.23 as presented by the Clerk.
20. Dates of next meetings
- 12.03.24 – KGF meeting (starts at 7.00pm)
- 12.03.24 – Full Council meeting (starts 7.30pm)
- 13.02.24 – Planning meeting (provisional)
21. Exclusion of Public and Press
Pursuant to Section 1((2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, to resolve
that the public and press be excluded from consideration of item 20., as it may include contractual information.
22. Closed Session
