Author: Irene - Parish Clerk

Help from East Sussex County Council

If you click on the link below you will see some very good information from ESCC as we are all concerned about the cost of living as winter is now with us.
There are some offers and advice and you can find out how to:
. apply for lower cost broadband and phone tariffs
. register as a priority customer for water and power services
. ask for a free warm homes check
. protect yourself and others from loan sharks
. make some simple preparations in case of a power cut

Click on this link to see full details on the ESCC website

Flood Alert!

Just received from Rother District Council.

A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency.
Flood Alert in force: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal.
Flooding is possible for: River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal, including Crowhurst Bridge, Etchingham, Robertsbridge, Salehurst and Bodiam.
Be prepared.
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall.  Flooding of roads and low lying land is expected from 12:30 today, Thursday 3 November 2022 and will remain high for the rest of the day. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads close to the river, particularly in the Crowhurst Bridge area and around Shrub Lane and low lying land and roads along the River Rother, particularly around Robertsbridge.
Further rainfall is forecast overnight into Friday, 4 November 2022. We are continuing to monitor the situation and our incident response staff are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris from the rivers.
This message will be updated by 20:00, or as the situation changes.

To check the latest information for your area
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* Visit the GOV.UK website to see the current flood warnings, view river and sea levels or check the 5-day flood risk forecast: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/064WAF351

* Or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 using quickdial code: 217019 .

MPC Agenda for 01.11.22

AGENDA FOR THE MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ON 1st NOVEMBER 2022

26th October 2022

Parish Council Members are summoned to a Council Meeting of Mountfield Parish Council to be held on 1st November 2022, at 7.30pm in Mountfield Village Hall

Members of the press and public are welcome and encouraged to attend

Irene Marchant – Proper Officer/RFO

St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA

01424 838414/07711 224150

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. Co-option of a new MPC Councillor

To consider any applications for co-option and if a suitable candidate is agreed, to proceed to fill the vacancy immediately.

4. Apologies for absence

5. Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

6. Open Forum

6.1 County Council report (ESCC) – Councillor K. Field

6.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green

6.3 Public Question Time – to receive any questions/concerns from the public on matters on the agenda.

7. MPC Revenue Budget 2023-24

To approve the MPC Revenue Budget for 2023-24 as presented by the RFO.

8. MPC Scheme of Delegation to Proper Officer

To discuss/approve the Scheme of Delegation to the Proper Officer as per the document recently sent to Members.

9. Donations

To approve a donation to the Mountfield Village Hall Committee of £500.00 for the annual bonfire event.

10. Matters Outstanding

  • Welcome Packs
  • An MPC Environmental Policy
  • Actions for the telephone box
  • Quiet Lanes

11. Planning

10.1 No planning applications for consideration.

10.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

12. Enforcement

12.1 No additional Mountfield items on RDC’s most recent enforcement list.

12.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

13. Highways/Rights of Way

13.1 Still awaiting a decision from ESCC Highways/British Gypsum on better/unambiguous signing for foreign HGV drivers.

13.2 Any other Highways/RoW matters for discussion.

13. Finance

14.1 Bank balances at 30.09.22

  • MPC deposit account – £20,983.29
  • MPC current account – £4,323.43
  • KGF current account – £4,072.46

14.2 To approve the following payments:

  • Clerk, salary/home office (Oct/Nov 2022 – £910.80
  • * Jubilee Cricket Match refreshments – £191.50
  • * Mastercard fee – £3.00
  • * UT service charge – £18.00

* Paid already

14.3 To approve the second quarter accounts at 30.09.22 as presented by the RFO.

15. Dates of next meeting(s)

  • 13.12.22 – planning meeting (provisional)
  • 17.01.23 – full council meeting

 

16. 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 17 as it may include contractual information.

17. Closed session