Dear Councillor,
You are summonsed to attend the next Parish Council meeting to conduct the businessshown in this agenda. If you are not able to attend, please inform me of the reason as soon as possible.
PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday 9th May 2017at 7.30pm
The Pavilion, Bell Meadow
Parish Councillors: Gordon Bryant (Chairman), Ticia Cheniston, Peter Evans, Andrew Field, Peter Radclyffe, Robert Searle & Sonya SmythThanet District Council Councillors: Derek Crow-Brown, Ken Gregory & Bob Grove
Kent County Council Councillors: To be advised following election
Clerk to the Council: Paul Drake
Kent County Council Community Warden: Aaron Kluibenschadl
Kent Police PCSO: Craig Raisbeck
1ELECTION OF CHAIR & VICE CHAIR FOR 2017/18
2APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
3DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive disclosures of any personal or prejudicial interests from councillors relating to matters on the agenda.
4PREVIOUS MINUTES
To approve minutes from the meetingheld on 11th April2017and Annual Parish Meeting on 26th April 2017 (Appendix 1 & 2).
5CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
To receive the Chairman’s report.
6CLERK’S REPORT / CORRESPONDENCE
To receive the Clerk’s report and details of correspondence received.
7VILLAGE REPORTS
To receive village reports from Councillor Radclyffe (Sarre) & Councillor Bryant (St Nicholas-at-Wade).
8THANET DISTRICT COUNCIL COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS
To receive the councillors’ reports.
9KENT COUNTY COUNCIL COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS
To receive the councillors’ reports.
10KENT COUNTY COUNCIL COMMUNITY WARDEN & KENT POLICE PCSO’S REPORT
To receive the Community Warden & PCSO’s report.
11PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
Up to 15 minutes will be allowed for members of the public to ask questions or make representations relating to any of the business on the agenda in accordance with Council Standing Order 3(e).
12PLANNING APPLICATIONS (New applications can be viewed before the meeting by going to and typing in the relevant application number).
Results will be given of any previous applications where decisions have been made by TDC.
13SKATE PARK
To consider an update from Cllr Searle.
14FINANCE
(a) To approve the April bank reconciliation.
(b) To approve payment of invoices in the May payment schedule.
(c) To approve Sections 1 & 2 from the 2016/17 Annual Return (Appendix 3).
15VACANCY FOR SARRE COUNCILLOR
To consider an update from the Clerk following the recent resignation of ex-councillor Alison Higginson.
16ST JOHN’S GREEN
To consider the Heads of Terms documents submitted by Savills of Cambridge (Appendix 4).
17ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
(a) To approve bank signatory and bank checking arrangements.
(b) To approve representatives on working groups and committees (Appendix 5).
Signed ______(Clerk to the Council)