January 2021 Minutes Budget Meeting (25th)
PINCHBECK PARISH COUNCIL BUDGET MEETING
COUN. J. Avery presided at the meeting of the Parish Council Annual Budget Meeting held on Monday 25th January 2021 via Zoom commencing at 7.30 p.m.
Attending were:
Coun. Mrs. S. Jeffery
Coun. Mrs. A. Savage
Coun. Mrs. E. Beavis
Coun. A. Chamberlain
Coun. D. Dickens
Coun. O. Wood
together with Clerk Mrs. Barbara Camps
Due to the following Agenda Items being of Contractual nature the Parish Council would go in to Closed Session, therefore excluding the press and the public: Agenda Item 4 - Employee Salary Reviews
1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies for absence received from Coun. Mrs. L. Andrew, Coun. Mrs. A. Gregory, Coun. J. Allen and Coun. D. Houghton
2. DECLARATION OF INTEREST FROM MEMBERS
Coun. Mrs. E. Beavis declared that although she did not have any pecuniary interest, she would not take part in the discussion within the Budget details relating to St. Mary’s Churchyard trees.
3. BUDGET/SETTING OF PRECEPT – 2021-2022
The following considered and approved for inclusion in 2021/2022 Budget as follows:
|
War Memorial |
£2,500 |
|
VE Day |
£1,000 |
|
Pinchbeck Get’s Active |
£1,000 |
|
Debrilator |
£500 |
|
Dog/Waste Bins |
£1,000 |
|
Traffic Management/Speed Signs |
£5,000 |
|
Contingency |
£5,000 |
|
TOTAL |
£16,000 |
For the following Agenda Item, the Parish Council went into Closed Session
4. PARISH COUNCIL EMPLOYEE SALARY REVIEWS
Please see Confidential Minutes
6. TO SET PRECEPT FOR 2021-2022 FINANCIAL YEAR
Based on figures presented to members for the Budget 2021-2022 the Expenditure of £142,748.72 exceeded Income of £35,887.02 by £106,861.70. It was proposed by Coun. Mrs. S. Jeffery and seconded by Coun, J. Avery that in light of current local/global circumstances due to Covid, the precept be reduced from the previous year and be set at £106,861.00 and therefore this be requested from South Holland District Council for the Financial Year 2021-2022. Agreed.
7. PLANNING APPLICATIONS
The following planning application was recommended for approval:
H14-1147-20 – Benner, Glenside South – Proposed Replacement Dwelling – Outline Planning
There was no further business before the meeting and it therefore concluded at 9.00 p.m.