Agenda for the Parish Council meeting on the 28th July 2025

Corscombe, Halstock and District Parish Council

Agenda for the Parish Council meeting

7.30pm on 28^th July 2025

Meeting to be held at Halstock Village Hall.

Call for councillors to attend the July Parish Council Meeting.

The Public and Press are cordially invited to attend.

Welcome

1. To receive and accept apologies and declarations of interest.
2. To approve the draft minutes of the Parish Council Annual meeting held on 19^th May 2025 (A) and the Parish Council meeting held on the 19^{th of} May 2025 (B)
3. To approve the Draft minutes of the Extraordinary meeting held on the 19^th of June 2025 (C)
4. To discuss matters arising from the minutes not covered in this Agenda.

Public period for comments on issues on the agenda

5. To note the statement of expenditure to date and bank reconciliation (D) and to approve the schedule of payments since the last meeting. (E)
6. Note Internal auditors report
   • Review Financial Regulation regarding the procurement thresholds for tenders  

Proposal:  Increase the procurement threshold to 10K for tenders to ensure that it is undertaking an appropriate amount of work for the value of goods or services being considered.   

7. To note/receive a maintenance update for the playground and outdoor gym (Verbal) TS/RH

7.1 To note ROSPA playground Maintenance report and remedial work required. TS

8. Defibrillator update- remedial work TS
9. Highways and Rights of Way updates (verbal) TS

9.1 Fingerpost and signs update

9.2 Road Closure concerns

9.3 Speeding Limits Halstock (HS)

10. To consider and note planning applications and decisions. (F) TS

10.1 Enforcement update (verbal) TS/RJ

11. To receive and note training update (Verbal) TS
12. DAPTC Area meeting update (TS)
13. To approve changes to the Clerks Contract to bring it inline with the current NALC contract template and reflect the change in the way the Clerk is paid. (G) TS
14. Noticeboard repair by Fox inn TS
15. Updating Parish council website

Proposal – to update the website software to Bricks Builder to ensure  greater flexibility and continued security of the site.  Cost £250 +  Vat

16. Old Parish Council Documents – results of review (H) TS
17. Correspondence to be discussed and noted. (Verbal) TS

17.1  AtlasTower Group Limited – providers of telecommunication infrastructure  (Verbal) RJ

18. Bus service Update HL
19. Climate and Ecology emergency action to be noted
20. To consider urgent matters to report from members and items for the next meeting.

Date of next Parish Council meeting will be the 29^{th of} September 2025  Corscombe Village Hall.

Clerk to the Council: Tessa Safadi, Tel: 07595598995 Email: CHparishclerk@gmail.com