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Parish Council Meeting – 7 Dec – 8PM

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 5 October 2022 (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 5 October 2022 or any items arisen since then:  

Committee: Community and Engagement Committee (draft minutes attached)
Chair: Councillor K Gibbs
Meeting held 19 October 2022
Items for consideration:  

i. that a recommendation is made to Full Council to move £386 from the Community Events cost code toward the Winter/Christmas event cost code, to support the delivery of the Shavington-cum-Gresty Christmas event 2022.    

Committee: Village Hall Committee (draft minutes attached)
Chair: Cllr McIntyre
Meeting held 2 November 2022
Items for consideration:  

i. that a recommendation is made to Full Council to review the Village Hall booking fees as detailed in the report circulated, for bookings from 1 April 2023 (taken from 1 January 2023). This is subject to a review being made in April 2023 by the Village Hall Committee to check the market response.  

Committee: Environment and Recreation Committee (draft minutes attached)
Chair: Councillor Ferguson
Meeting held 16 November 2022
Items for consideration:  

i. that a recommendation is made to Full Council to appoint the awarded proposal (n.2) for the delivery of the regular ground maintenance service in the Parish from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 and that the DRAFT budget 2023/24 for the Ground Maintenance service is reviewed accordingly to £15,000  

Committee: Finance & Strategy Committee (draft minutes attached)
Chair: Cllr Wain
Meeting held 23 November 2022
Items for consideration:  

i. that the Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council Project Assessment and Progression Policy is approved and recommended to Full Council   that the reviewed budget for 2023/24 (Draft Budget v.6) is recommended to Full Council for approval  

Committee: Staffing Committee (draft minutes attached)
Chair: Cllr Buchanan
Meeting held 12 October 2022
Items for consideration:  

i. that a recommendation is made to Parish Council to move the Community Manager to NJCP SCP pay scale that from 1 November 2022, and that the actual pay scale point is agreed by the Parish Council in the understanding that this would be at least equal to the current salary  
ii. that a recommendation is made to Full Council to close the office from Monday 19 December 2022 to Monday 3 January 2023 (reopen 4 January)  

Committee: Planning Committee (minutes and draft minutes attached)
Chair: Cllr McIntyre
Meetings held on 5 October, 2 November, and 7 December 2022 (minutes to follow)    
6To receive an update on Cheshire East Council’s plans affecting the Parish Council from Cllr Marren (CEC) (attached)  
7To receive the September and October Reports from the Village Beat Manager (attached)  
8To receive and consider the following recommendation from the Community and Engagement Committee:  

i. that a recommendation is made to Full Council to move £386 from the Community Events cost code toward the Winter/Christmas event cost code, to support the delivery of the Shavington-cum-Gresty Christmas event 2022.  
9To receive and consider the following recommendation from the Village Hall Committee  

i. that a recommendation is made to Full Council to review the Village Hall booking fees as detailed in the report circulated, for bookings from 1 April 2023 (taken from 1 January 2023). This is subject to a review being made in April 2023 by the Village Hall Committee to check the market response. (attached)  
10To receive and consider the following recommendation from the Environment and Recreation Committee  

i. that a recommendation is made to Full Council to appoint the awarded proposal (n.2) for the delivery of the regular ground maintenance service in the Parish from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 and that the DRAFT budget 2023/24 for the Ground Maintenance service is reviewed accordingly to £15,000 (attached)  
11To receive and consider the following recommendation from the Finance and Strategy Committee:  

i. that the Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council Project Assessment and Progression Policy is approved and recommended to Full Council (attached)  
12To consider a resolution under Section 1 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 to exclude the public and representatives of the press from the meeting during the consideration of item 13 on the grounds that the matters contain sensitive information and by reason of confidential nature of the business being transacted.  
13To receive and consider the following recommendations from the Staffing Committee:  

i. that a recommendation is made to Parish Council to move the Community Manager to NJCP SCP pay scale that from 1 November 2022, and that the actual pay scale point is agreed by the Parish Council in the understanding that this would be at least equal to the current salary (circulated)  

ii. that a recommendation is made to Full Council to close the office from Monday 19 December 2022 to Monday 3 January 2023 (reopen 4 January)    
14To note the YTD Parish Council finance position (attached)  
15To note and approve all payments since 1 April 2022 (attached)  
16To consider approving the next round of payments (attached)  
17To receive and consider an update with regards to the Shavington Park Allotments.  

To consider delegating the Environment & Recreation Committee the function to negotiate and agree the Shavington Park Allotments agreement with the developer and other third parties.  
18To receive and consider recommendation from F&S Committee with regards to the Council’s draft budget 2023/24 (attached)  

To consider to approve the Parish Council budget for the forthcoming financial year and the precept request for 2023/24  

To receive and consider F&S Committee recommendations on the following services under the Parish Council Project Budget:  

i. Shavington-cum-Gresty funded PCSO
ii. Sponsorship to Shavington Primary School Car Park  
19To note the date of the next Council Meeting – 1 February 2023 – 8PM