MINUTES of the Meeting of WESTLEIGH PARISH COUNCIL held in the
Village Hall, Westleigh on Wednesday 6th, June 2007. at 7.30pm.
Present:
Cllrs. B.Marshall (Chairman), Mrs.M.Parks (Vice Chairman), P.Fronteras, J.May,
W.Dart
0607/1: Apologies:
Cllrs. M.Hudson, J.Craze.
0607/2: Police Report:
No report; as there was no attendance by Police representatives.
0607/3. Minutes of Meeting held on the 17th, May 2007.
Proposed by Cllr. J.May and Seconded by Cllr. W.Dart that the Minutes be agreed
as a correct record, and signed by the Chairman accordingly.
0607/4: Matters Arising:
A). Memorial Garden/General maintenance:
A copy of the Grounds Maintenance Contract was presented to the Councillors, and
would be passed to Cllr.M.Hudson to clarify works locations within the parish.
B). Bus Shelters:
Items of clothing were left in the Bus Shelter; Cllr.P. Fronteras reported this
to the Clerk who contacted North Devon District Council to report the matter and
to clear as necessary.
C). Westleigh Website:
Cllr.P. Fronteras advised that there were 6868 visitors to the website last
month, and continues to be well supported.
D). Instow & Westleigh Parish News:
A new list of Councillors and their appointments for 2007/08 would be sent to
the Parish News for information.
0607/5: 15 Minutes for Parishioners Questions:
There were no questions.
0607/6: County and District Council Reports:
County Councillor R.Cann was meeting with the Planning Officer at Holmacott Tip
at 5pm, on the 11th, June 2007.
Devon County Council has over 73,000 Street lights costing in the region of
£2.2M annually. Over the last three years the recycling and composting rate for
Devon has risen from 19% to 40% . DCC are looking to Energy and Waste
Initiatives to help reach targets. Householders should be aware of the dangers
of employing itinerant rather than reputable tradesmen who have the required
public liability insurance and a licence to move waste. Itinerant workers have
been carrying out gardening and clearance jobs locally before simply dumping the
waste at the site. ‘Householders have a duty of care now, as the person who
produces the waste is responsible for it and its disposal’
North Devon District Councillor, Brian Moores, introduced himself to the Parish
Councillors as the new District Councillor for the area; he apologised for not
being able to attend our last meeting but would support the parish council at
future meetings. Councillor Moores had nothing to report on this occasion.
0607/7: Correspondence:
A copy of all correspondence received was made available to all councillors.
Resolves that all correspondence be noted.
Completed forms for:
‘Declaration of Acceptance of Officers’ and
‘Notice of Financial and Other Interest’
were passed to the Clerk by Councillors present, and the Clerk had also received
the completed forms from Cllr. M.Hudson.
Councillors were also presented with The Standards Board for England guidance on
the revised Members’ Code of Conduct.
a). The Code of Conduct: Guide for members
b). The Code of Conduct: Pocket Guide.
0607/8: Finance:
INCOME:
Nil
EXPENDITURE:
A copy of Expenditure was presented to Councillors:
Resolved : the expenditure totalling £170.80 be approved, and the accounts paid
accordingly.
It was proposed by Cllr.J.May, and seconded by Cllr.M.Parks, that
Cllr.B.Marshall (Chairman) would be the new signatory for payment of cheques,
replacing Mr.M.Cumiskey who is no longer a Parish Councillor. The existing
signatories Cllrs. P.Fronteras and M.Hudson would continue. The Bank’s change of
signatories details would be completed as necessary.
0607/9: Planning:
There were no planning issues.
0607/10: Any Other Business at the Chairman’s Discretion:
Cllr.B.Marshall advised the meeting that all ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ information
would be placed on the Parish Noticeboards on ‘RED’ paper.
Cllr.B.Marshall has spoken with the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary PCSO
Supervisor with regard to regular attendance and police information updates by
the local PCSO to Parish Council meetings.
SIGNED……………………………………….CHAIRMAN. DATED……………………………….