May 2023 Minutes
MINUTES OF THE DORRINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Monday 15 May 2023
Present ; Cllrs Drury (Chair), Cllrs Newton, Hayes and Darby
Annual Parish Meeting 001/23. No organisation attended the meeting
Annual Meeting of The Parish Council
Cllr Drury welcomed everyone to the meeting
Apologies and reason for absence 002/23: None
In the absence of the clerk it was proposed by TN and seconded by PD that BD be elected as temporary clerk
Declarations of interest in agenda items 003/23; None
Chairman’s report 003/23: He thanked District and County Councillors for their regular attendance throughout the year and thanked all the parish councillor for their regular attendance, special thanks to our clerk for all his work for the parish council.Though it has been a relatively quiet year for the Parish Council, we recently worked closely with Ashby-de-la-Launde Parish Council to achieve a speed reduction on the B1188 through Lincoln Road and Sleaford Road. It is something to we look at in the future to work closely with neighbouring Parish Councils to help achieve our goals.
Once again, we have ended the year the year with a healthy bank balance, however with costs continuing to rise we may need to be more prudent to maintain the status quo.
After starting the year with an almost full number of Parish Councillors we now find ourselves with a small group with a need to try and recruit more councillors as soon as possible.
We all look forward to maintaining the reputation of Dorrington of being a highly regarded place to live.
Election of the Chairman. 003/23 Nominations from TN and PD that Bill Drury be elected as Chairman. He agreed to this and signed the declaration.
Following the recent elections 004/23, all current councillors signed Acceptance of Office and Pecuniary Interest forms which were collated for the attention of the clerk.
Parish Council Meeting
1. Notes of previous meeting held on 6 March 2023, 005/23: The Notes be accepted as a true record. Signed by the Chairman.
2. Finance: 006/23: The Clerk circulated the reconciliation prior to the meeting
The following account was approved for payment be paid.
Dorrington Chapel Rent £ 25.00
3. Regeneration of play areas: 007/23: – Playground equipment monthly inspection has been carried out by TN.
Simpsons are due to cut the trees on 25 May 2023. (Post meeting notice – this is been delayed until 12 June).
4. Co-option of new parish councillors: 008/23: – With currently 3 vacancies it was agreed to promote this on face book page and at Pick’s Butchers. The clerk will put up notices in the notice board and on the parish web site.
The next meeting is on Monday 6 June 2023 at 7.00pm
The meeting closed at 8.30pm