DRAFT MINUTES of theMEETINGof SILKSTONE PARISH COUNCIL held on Monday4 April 2016 at 6.45pm at Silkstone Sports Pavilion.

PRESENT
Chairman:Cllr R Leech

Councillors:B Barkworth, R Bell, A Browell,S Fletcher, D Liddell, Mrs M Liddell, Mrs D Smithand R Stier.

In attendance:

PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

15-208 APOLOGIES

RESOLVED to accept apologies from
15-209 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

RESOLVED to note

15-210MINUTES

Silkstone Parish Council
RESOLVED to approve the minutesof themeeting of Silkstone Parish Councilon 7 March 16 as a true and accurate record. The Chairman signed the minutes.

Silkstone Playing Fields Committee
RESOLVED to note the minutes of the Silkstone Playing Fields Committee meeting held on 14 March 16.

PLANNING

15-211 PLANNING APPLICATIONS FROM BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
RESOLVED to return ‘No comment’ on the following planning application:

9 March 16
2016/0211 / Erection of single storey front/side extension to dwelling / 22 Viewlands
Silkstone Common
23 March 16
2016/0264 / Erection of side and rear extension to dwelling / Roger Royd Farm
Whin Moor Lane
Silkstone

POLICY

15-212 GRANT APPLICATIONS

RESOLVED to pre-approve the following grants to local groups:

Silkstone Common Ladies Choir £100 for summer concert music
Silkstone Luncheon Club £400 towards cost of Dial a Ride
Silkstone Parish in Bloom £400 for geraniums, fertiliser, compost and plants
Silkstone Common Good Companions £425 for coach trip to Southport in June
Old Silkstone Band £425 towards cost of coach to Saddleworth band contest in May.

15-213 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING FEASABILITY GROUP

15-214 CHILD PROTECTION POLICY/OFFICER

15-215 COMMUNITY DEFIBRILATOR

ENVIRONMENT

15-216 SUMMER HANGING BASKET’S SPONSORSHIP

15-217 A628 CROSSING

15-218 SILKSTONE RECREATION GROUND

15-219 ORCHARD WOOD DRY STONE WALL

FINANCE

15-220 INVOICES FOR PAYMENT

RESOLVED to approve the invoices for payment schedule dated 4 April 16. The Clerk will arrange to have the cheques signed in between meetings.

Payee / Net / Vat / Total / Cheque no
Paid between March and April meetings
Barnsley MBC / 97.50 / 0.00 / Cancelled
97.50 / 301039
301040
Expert Water Services / 45.00 / 9.00 / 54.00 / 301041
Post Office
Co-op bank card fee / 65.36
2.00 / 0.00
2.00 / 65.36
2.00 / charge card
(total £67.36)
Handy man / 900.80 / 0.00 / 900.80 / 301045
To be paid 4 April 16
YLCA / 683.00 / 0.00 / 683.00 / 301042
Barnsley Timber Merchants / 27.00 / 5.40 / 32.40 / 301043
Information Commissioner / 35.00 / 0.00 / 35.00 / 301044
Parish Clerk / 900.00
244.39 / 0.00
0.00 / 900.00
244.39 / SO
301046
HM Revenue & Customs / 191.59 / 0.00 / 191.59 / 301047
SY Pensions Authority / 232.93 / 0.00 / 232.93 / 301048
SPIN Print Solutions / 526.00 / 0.00 / 526.00 / 301049
STRI / 4,540.00 / 908.00 / 5,448.00 / 301050
Botham’s Prestige / 813.75 / 162.75 / 976.50 / 301051
Expert Water Services / 45.00 / 9.00 / 54.00 / 301052
Dave Parkin Landscapes / 140.00 / 0.00 / 140.00 / 301053
EON
EON / 83.30
59.60 / 4.17
2.98 / 87.47
62.58 / DD
DD
TOTALS £ / 9,632.22 / 1,101.30 / 10,607.52

15-221MEETINGS

Cllr Stier
Cllr Barkworth
Parish Clerk / The Clerk attended the meeting of the West Yorkshire branch of the SLCC. It was agreed that the Clerk should attend the SLCC conference for the day on 10 June at no cost to the Parish Council (as a delegate of the West Yorkshire branch who will fund the day). The Clerk explained the planned changes with SLCC in regard to a union for Clerk’s in addition to the existing SLCC services.

15-222 CORRESPONDENCE FOR NOTE

RESOLVED to note the following correspondence to note:

Barnsley MBC – Police and crime commissioners election notices – Clerk will display these on the notice boards in Silkstone and Silkstone Common
HSBC Bank regarding inactivity in Twinning bank accounts. Clerk has spoken with the bank and with the agreement of the signatories has closed the savings account and kept open the community account.
Resident e-mail to Chairman regarding increase in precept -
Graham Wells of CARE regarding work completed by CARE in Nabs wood (managed by woodland trust) noted with thanks.
Woodland trust regarding recent inspection of Nabs wood – noted.
Adam Richardson – Allotment land search updated – noted with thanks,
Local Councils Update publication – passed to Cllr Liddell

15-223 PRIVATE SESSION

RESOLVEDthat due to the confidential nature of the business to be discussed, the press and public are excluded from the meeting.

RESOLVED to note correspondence from

15-224 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

RESOLVED to note that the next meeting of Silkstone Parish Council will be the ANNUAL MEETINGon Monday9 May 2016 at 6.45pm at Silkstone Sports Pavilion.
Members also noted that the Annual Parishioners meeting will be held on Monday 11 April 16 at 7pm at Silkstone Sports Pavilion.

Chairman’s Signature / Date

The Chairman closed the meeting at pm

Silkstone Parish Council4 April 16