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
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.