At a meeting of the Parish
Council held on 14 January 2008 at 7.00pm
the following Parish
Councillors were present:-
C
Mitchell (Chairman)
T Baldwin, G Downey, M Duggan, J Harkins and G Payne
Apologies for absence were received from
Councillors F Forrest, P Gill, L Green, J Rooney and M Varney
The Chairman referred to the recent illness of Parish
Councillor Jack Rooney and informed Parish Councillors that she had sent a get
well card to him on the Parish Council's behalf;
Parish Councillors expressed their best wishes to Jack for a
speedy recovery.
4507 Minutes – 17 December 2007
The
minutes of the meeting held on 17 December 2007 were received as a correct
record and signed by the Chairman.
4508 Financial Matters
The
Parish Council
1)
agreed that in accordance with its
powers under section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972, it should incur the
following expenditure which in the Parish Council's opinion, is in the
interests of the area or its inhabitants and will benefit them in a manner
commensurate with the expenditure: grant of £200 to the 2nd Sefton
East Scout Group
2)
approved the following invoices for payment:
|
Payee |
Details |
Amount £-p |
Cheque no. |
|
Euphony |
Calls for December 2007 |
5-09 |
D/D |
|
B & Q |
Toilet brush/paper holder |
5-55 |
4922 |
|
HMR&C |
Tax/NI – month 9 |
1,196-15 |
4923 |
|
HMR&C |
Tax/NI – month 10 |
1,016-73 |
4924 |
|
Cancelled cheque |
Cancelled cheque |
- |
4925 |
|
BT |
Line rental |
69-86 |
D/D |
|
ASDA |
Fuel |
19-52 |
D/D |
|
Cash |
Petty cash |
35-45 |
4926 |
|
R Atherton |
Mileage - £39-06/Oils - £35-00 |
74-06 |
4927 |
|
2nd Sefton East Scouts |
Section 137 grant |
200-00 |
4928 |
3)
agreed that the above
payments were lawfully payable under the General Powers of the Parish Council
and Open Space legislation
4)
noted that the best
estimate of current band D equivalent properties for the Parish was 2,288.05
5)
agreed that the budget
and precept be considered at the 11 February 2008 meeting
6)
agreed that
consideration of the Parish Council's 2008/2009 funding of the Altside Business
Village Partnership be deferred to the 11 February 2008 meeting and the Clerk
be requested to arrange for Sefton Council’s invoice for £2,500 to be held in
abeyance
7)
agreed that a request
for funding from the Aintree Village Neighbourhood Watch be deferred to the
next meeting
8)
agreed that the invoice
for £158-63 being 50% of the flower bed maintenance for next year be held in
abeyance and Mr Bleasdale be informed that the Parish Council will review the
quality of the flower beds over the next six months and would be happy to pay
the invoice then if duly satisfied with the upkeep
9)
noted the following statement for November
2007 and further noted that pence figures did not appear for ease of reading so totals would not
necessarily balance:
|
Summary
of receipts and payments |
|
Receipts £-p |
Payments £-p |
Balance £-p |
|
Total balances b/f |
|
|
|
133,516 |
|
Donations |
|
82 |
|
|
|
Football |
|
192 |
|
|
|
VAT
collected |
|
33 |
|
|
|
Admin
expenses |
|
|
406 |
|
|
Bank
charges |
|
|
42 |
|
|
Fuel |
|
|
14 |
|
|
Mileage |
|
|
46 |
|
|
Park
expenses (see breakdown below) |
|
|
1,192 |
|
|
Professional
fees |
|
|
575 |
|
|
Section
137 grants |
|
|
160 |
|
|
Sundries
(see breakdown below) |
|
|
2,533 |
|
|
Tax/NI |
|
|
918 |
|
|
Telephone |
|
|
4 |
|
|
VAT |
|
|
396 |
|
|
Wages |
|
|
3,155 |
|
|
Totals |
|
£308 |
£9,446 |
£124,377 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Breakdown of sundries |
|
|
|
|
|
Aintree
Cons. Club re Civic Service |
100 |
|
|
|
|
Aaron
Signs |
48 |
|
|
|
|
Zurich
Annual Insurance Review |
875 |
|
|
|
|
C
Mitchell – second half Chair's Allowance |
250 |
|
|
|
|
J
Ormandy – catering Civic Service |
560 |
|
|
|
|
C
Mitchell Civic Award gifts |
90 |
|
|
|
|
Sefton
Council – intruder alarm maintenance |
75 |
|
|
|
|
Civic
Award gifts |
117 |
|
|
|
|
D
Evans – second half internal audit fee |
150 |
|
|
|
|
Handscon
quarterly health and safety report |
267 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
£2,533 |
|
|
|
|
Breakdown of park
expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
Work
wear |
298 |
|
|
|
|
Play
equipment repairs |
158 |
|
|
|
|
Taxis
re locking gates |
158 |
|
|
|
|
Skip
hire |
110 |
|
|
|
|
Hedge
cutter purchase |
46 |
|
|
|
|
Fertilizer |
71 |
|
|
|
|
Hollow
core to bowling green |
265 |
|
|
|
|
Repair
of fire alarm |
85 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
£1,192 |
|
|
|
4509 General
Correspondence
1)
LAPTC Quality Parish Council workshop on 19 February 2008 noted.
2)
LAPTC Planning workshop on 14 February 2008 noted.
3)
LAPTC Chairmanship workshop on 4 March 2008 noted.
4)
LAPTC December 2007 newsletter noted.
5)
Mr G Howarth – copy letters to the Chair of Sefton PCT and Councillor P
Dowd re the Oriel Drive surgery noted.
6)
Knowsley Council – “Your Kirkby Your Future” containing proposals for the
Kirkby town centre noted; further noted that the Parish Council would be
consulted on the planning application for the supermarket and football stadium
etc when submitted.
7)
Merseyside Police
– thank you letter for Victims of Crime grant noted.
8)
Merseyside Police
Authority re police and community forum at Maghull Town Hall on 15 January 2008
at 7.30pm; agreed that Councillors Baldwin and Mitchell be requested to
represent the Parish Council and that travelling and subsistence allowances be
paid in accordance with the Parish Council's scheme in connection with
attendance at this meeting.
9)
Letter from Mrs P Anders of the Old Roan Baptist Church re the church’s
initial thoughts for possible future facilities on the Holy Rosary infant site;
agreed that further clarification be sought.