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Parish Council Meeting – 4 October 2023 – 7:30PM

Meeting Summary

Committee:Full Parish Council
Date/Time:
Venue:Shavington Village Hall

Public Agenda

1To receive and consider apologies for absence  
2To note declarations of Members’ interest  
3To confirm and sign the minutes of the Shavington-cum-Gresty Council Meeting held on 6 September 2023 (attached)  
4Public Participation
 A period not exceeding 20 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments  
5To receive and consider updates from Committee Chairs in relation to meetings held since the previous Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council meeting on 6 September July 2023 or any items arisen since then:  

Committee: Community and Engagement Committee
Chair: Councillor K Gibbs    

Committee: Village Hall Committee
Chair: Cllr McIntyre  

Committee: Environment and Recreation Committee
Chair: Councillor Ferguson  

Committee: Finance & Strategy Committee
Chair: Cllr R Jones
Meeting held on 20 September 2023 (minutes attached)
Items for consideration:  

i. that the Allotment Privacy Policy is recommended to Full Council for approval and that similar policies are presented to council to cover the following services:   Village hall booking services, Clean team, Working groups/ events  

Committee: Staffing Committee
Chair: Cllr Buchanan    

Committee: Planning Committee
Chair: Cllr McIntyre
Meetings held: 6 September 2023 (minutes attached) and 4 October 2023    
6To receive an update on Cheshire East Council’s plans affecting the Parish Council from Cllr Buchanan (CEC) (attached)  
7To receive the August report from the Village Beat Manager (attached)   To receive and consider an update with regard to the funded PCSO  
8To note the YTD Parish Council finance position (attached)  
9To note and approve all payments since 1 April 2023 (attached)  
10To receive and consider an update with regards to the School Car Park  
11To receive and consider a proposal from ChALC to assist the Council with its Strategic Planning and Staffing Review (attached)  

To receive and consider a virement proposal to move £4,000 from cost code 53- Acquisition Projects toward the newly created cost code Parish Council Strategic Plan to cover costs for the Strategic Planning and Staffing review  
12To receive and consider an update with regards to the Christmas Event (attached)  

To receive and consider a proposal to cancel the Parish Council Christmas event, in order to support other community initiatives in the Parish (attached)  
13To receive and consider the following recommendation from the Finance & Strategy Committee (attached):  

i. that the Allotment Privacy Policy is recommended to Full Council for approval and that similar policies are presented to council to cover the following services:  

Village hall booking services (to follow)
Clean team (to follow)
Working groups/ events (to follow)  
14To receive and consider an update with regards to the Budget Setting Process 2024/25 (attached)  
15To receive an update on the Shavington Park notice board donated by Persimmon Homes to Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council  
16To note the date of the next Council Meeting – 1 November 2023 7:30PM