HATCH BEAUCHAMP PARISH COUNCIL

Chairman: Peter Hounsell: Tel 01823 480545

Clerk: Peter Crossley: Tel 01823 480218

The Old Post Office

Curland

Taunton

Somerset

TA3 5SA

peter.crossley01@virgin.net

6 May 2005

To: Mrs P Kent, M/s H Hooper, Messrs Buck, Downie, Fowler, Graham, Holt, Hounsell and Parsons.

Your attendance is requested at the Annual Meeting of HATCH BEAUCHAMP PARISH COUNCIL to be held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 11 May 2005 at 7.30pm.

1) Apologies

2) Election of Chairman for the ensuing year

3) Declarations of interest

4) To appoint a Vice Chairman

5) To appoint representatives on outside bodies

a) 2 delegates to West Area Committee of SALC

b) Village Hall Committee

c) SALC

d) Footpath Liaison

6) To appoint a Planning Committee (currently 4 members with a quorum of 3)

7) To consider the payment of annual subscriptions to SALC and SPFA

8) To confirm the Minutes of the meetings held on 9 and 29 March 2005 as a correct record

9) Questions from Members under Standing Order 23

10) Matters arising from last meeting

a) youth activities on MUGA (minute 1159) – see Annual Parish Meeting minutes

b) Dog waste bins (minute 1162) – response from TDBC

c) Benchmarking and the new Contract of Employment for Clerks (minute1165) – draft circulated prior to meeting

d) Consultation on review of Code of Conduct (minute1166)

11) Lack of gritting of Hatch Beauchamp highways in frosty weather – item raised at last meeting (minute1173)

12) Minutes of Annual Parish Meeting held on 27 April 2005 (attached)

13) Parish Play Area Grant Schemes – letter from TDBC

14) Annual Renewal of Insurance Policies with Allianz Cornhill

15) Requests for donations – Community Council for Somerset

16) Invitation re Calor Village of the Year Competition

17) Letter from Head of Primary School re provision of new bench in Station Rd

18) Request from Village Hall Man. Cttee. for grant towards new oil storage tank

19) Quality Parishes and Parish Planning – letter from Defra giving support

20) Invitation from TDBC to training session on WEB training – 15 June

21) Invitation to TDCVS Spring Conference – 19 May

22) Letter from TDBC re Borough Electoral review and invitation to presentation – 17 May

23) Annual Statement of Receipts and Payments 2004/5 and Bank Reconciliation Statement at 31 March 2005

24) Audit of Accounts.

a) The Council’s external auditor (Moore Stephens) has confirmed that 30 June 2005 has been appointed as the date for electors to question the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2005.

b) Under the new arrangements the Council has to agree a Statement of Accounts in a revised form, and give a new Statement of Assurance which must be certified by the Chairman. A completed copy will be available consideration at the meeting

25) Accounts

26) Items of report

a) letter from TDBC re Code of Conduct

b) letter from TDBC re Rights of Way maintenance

c) Circulation sheet – 6 May 2005

27) Items for next meeting (to be held on 13 July 2005)

Peter N Crossley

Clerk to the Council