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

 

 

 

Administrative Matters

 

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

 

Correspondence Received

 

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

 

Planning Matters

 

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

 

Financial Matters

 

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