MINUTES
OF A MEETING OF THE ALSTONEFIELD PARISH COUNCIL, HELD ON TUESDAY, 19th JUNE
2007, AT THE VILLAGE HALL, ALSTONEFIELD
Present: Clr S Lake (in the chair), Clr N
Beloe, Clr B Hammond, Clr S Fowler
Also
present: Mr G Chapman (Acting Clerk)
and 8 parishioners
1) Alstonefield Parish Council to adopt,
without amendment, the Code of Conduct 2007 for Parish and Town Councils.
Proposed:
Clr S Lake Seconded:
Clr S Fowler
All in
favour
2) Alstonefield Parish Council to specifically
adopt, without amendment, paragraph 12(2) of the Code of Conduct 2007 for
Parish and Town Councils.
Proposed: Clr S Fowler Seconded: Clr S Lake
All in
favour
3) A letter to be written to the Standards
Board for England confirming the adoption of the Code of Conduct 2007 for
Parish and Town Councils by the Parish Council.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr S Fowler
All in favour
4) The address of the Parish Council bank
account to be changed to Alstonefield Village Hall, Alstonefield, Ashbourne,
Derbyshire.
Proposed: Clr S Fowler Seconded: Clr S Lake
All in
favour
5) Alstonefield Parish Council to revise the
signatories to the Parish Council bank account with any two from seven
signatories to sign.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr S Fowler
All in
favour
6) A letter to be written to Staffordshire
Moorlands District Council stating that Alstonefield Parish Council should be
provided with the complete Electoral Register.
Proposed: Clr S Fowler Seconded: Clr S Lake
All in
favour
7) A letter to be written to Mrs M Binfield
offering her the position of Clerk to Alstonefield Parish Council.
Proposed: Clr N Beloe Seconded: Clr S Fowler
All in
favour
8) Mrs M Binfield to attend the forthcoming
Clerk’s training course, at a cost to be confirmed, subject to her accepting
the position as Clerk and subject to her being able to attend.
Proposed: Clr B Hammond Seconded: Clr S Lake
All in favour
9) Letters to be written to the Peak District
National Park Authority and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council stating
that Alstonefield Parish Council has some concerns about planning application
NPSM05070471 for an Agricultural Livestock Building at Hope Marsh Farm,
Alstonefield.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr N Beloe
All in
favour
10) Letters to be written to the Peak District
National Park Authority and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council stating
that Alstonefield Parish Council approves of planning application NPSM05070369
for the Retention of Tractor Shed, Wood Store and Maintenance Workshop on the
Beresford Hall Estate, Alstonefield.
Proposed: Clr B Hammond Seconded: Clr S Fowler
All in favour
11) A cheque for £120.00 to be sent to Mr B Ross
in respect of his recent work as Lengthsman.
Proposed: Clr S Fowler Seconded: Clr B Hammond
All in
favour
12) A cheque for £131.18 to be sent to Mr G
Chapman in respect of his recent work as Acting Clerk to Alstonefield Parish
Council.
Proposed: Clr N Beloe Seconded: Clr S Fowler
All in favour
Other Business
13) Alstonefield Parish Council to continue to
hold an Open Forum at the beginning of Parish Council meetings, in which
parishioners can make their views known to Parish Councillors.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr N Beloe
All in favour
14) Alstonefield Parish Council to meet on a six
weekly cycle with no breaks throughout the year.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr B Hammond
All in favour
15) Alstonefield Parish Council to meet on a
Thursday night.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr S Fowler
All in
favour
16) Parish Council meetings to commence at 7pm.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr S Fowler
All in
favour
17) The Parish Council representatives on the
Playing Fields Committee to be Councillor Lake, Councillor Beloe and Councillor
Hammond.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr S Fowler
All in
favour
18) The Parish Council representative on the
Village Hall Committee to be Councillor Fowler.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr B Hammond
All in favour
19) The Parish Council representative on the
Alstonefield Educational Charity to be Councillor Hammond.
Proposed: Clr S Fowler Seconded: Clr S Lake
All in
favour
20) The Parish Council representative on the
Jackson Port Bill Charity to be Councillor Hammond.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr N Beloe
All in favour
21) A letter to be written to Pitts-Tucker and Co
requesting an update on the Village Greens issue.
Proposed: Clr S Lake Seconded: Clr B Hammond
All in favour