Parish Council Minutes – January 2021

BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the Virtual Parish Council Meeting

12^th January 2021

Participants:  Michael Ash (Chairman), Ann Norman (Vice Chairman), Paul Boyce, Peter Cooper, Susan Norrish, Jon Pike, Theresa Weaver and Kate Little (Parish Clerk).

56.     Apologies: None

57.     Minutes of the Parish Council meeting of 15^th December 2020:    These           were agreed and will be signed by the Chairman as a correct record of the meeting.

58.     Matters Arising:

• Oldway, Tongue End – The clerk has written again to the owners to ask if the hedgerow that is growing over the PC’s bus shelter could be cut back.

59.     Declarations of Interest: There were none

60.     Urgent Items Raised by the Chairman: None

61.     Website Accessibility:  The review and upgrade has been undertaken by Moorsites and the Website Accessibility Statement prepared – see village         website

62.     Village Car Park:

• Notice board – John Moppet has completed the new noticeboard for the car park.  The clerk will arrange for it to be put up on one of the tree frames. [The Commoners have been offered one side of the board for a beware of cows and calves notice.]

63.     Employment Policies: These have been agreed and will be sent to the     village website.

64.     Financial Matters:

• The 2021/22 financial budget – the amended version – version (b), was agreed.  [The precept request for £2,525 has been sent to WDBC.]
• The 3^rd quarter budget for 2020/21 was agreed.
• Payment of £133.33 has been paid to John Moppett for the new sign and £120 to Moorsites for the website accessibility project.

65.     Correspondence – Covid 19  updates only.

66.     Any other business – Cllr Theresa Weaver’s update on local climate change           activity and Greener Belstone was noted.

Subject to pandemic restrictions, the next meeting is programmed for  23^rd February 2021

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