2025 Minutes

September 2025 Minutes

  Snitterby Parish Council
Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Parish Council held on Thursday 18th September 2025 at Village Hall 
Present: Cllr S Kapil (Vice Chair), Cllr R Lawrence and Cllr I Moate 
Due to the absence of the Chair the Vice Chair stood in to Chair the meeting 
In Attendance: Cllr S Bunney 
Clerk: M Coote
Members of the Public: None
 

Minute Number

Item

40/2526

Welcome and Public Questions

Chair welcome given to those in attendance, no members of public were present

41/2526

Apologies

Cllr Tom Gundry (Chair), Cllr G Kettle-Gundry, Cllr G Spires and Cllr T Faulkner reasons accepted

42/2526

Declarations of Interest

None received

43/2526

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday 17th July 2025

Proposed: Cllr.R.Lawrence  Seconded: Cllr.I.Moate Those who attended in favour

RESOLVED:

The minutes of the meeting be accepted as a true and proper record.

44/2526

District and County Councillor reports and updates

Local Government Reform Councillor Bunney will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday October 1st at 6.30pm in The Committee Room at The Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT.   

Meeting at Bishop Norton to discuss issues with spreading/smell of the materials, looking at recording incidents, but still keep reporting issues as they arise. Find a solution where all can live together, follow up meeting to be arranged.

Scampton, economic development and housing for local’s discussions continue

Police funding issues, reorganized neighbourhood teams still under Welton team, extra cover, continue to report crimes as they occur

Devolution underway, to be reviewed in 2 years’ time

45/2526

Chairman’s/Parish Councillor updates

Cllr.I.Moate completed councillor induction training 16/09/2025

46/2526

Clerk’s report

National pay awards agreed

Back dated pay to April 25 and accept new rates under green book rules

Police LWL Parish Council Briefing Session - 25th September 2025 Graham to attend

Councillor Initiative Fund £800.00 received for benches

LCC Winter salt bags available to order

Road Closure 06/10/2025 – 08/10/2025 TTRO/TTR012240 Anglian Water– Cliff Road (between 150-200m southwest of Norton Road)

47/2526

Police and Crime update

NC06 area, report circulated prior to meeting.

Invite PC Toyne to attend a future meeting

48/2526

Parish Matters

Facebook Snitterby Community Page, present clerk to be added as admin

20 Poppies received, to be displayed around the village for remembrance day

 

Business Items - Motions Requiring Written Notice

 

Finances, Budget & Procedures 2025/26

49/2526

Payments for Approval

To approve payments from 17/07/2025-18/09/2025

Proposed: Cllr.S.Kapil  Seconded: Cllr.R.Lawrence All in favour

RESOLVED:

To make the following payments and accept bank reconciliations

Expenditure

Reference

Description

Amount

VAT

Total

Grant

Triangle Magazine

100.00

 

£100.00

Salary MC

Clerk Salary Aug/Sept 25 inc pay rise and backdating to April 25

366.06

 

 

 

Less Tax 20%

-73.22

 

£292.84

HMRC

Tax MC

73.22

 

£66.82

Green Grass

Grass Cutting

78.00

15.60

£93.60

Green Grass

Grass Cutting

78.00

15.60

£93.60

Village Hall

Usage 2024-2025

71.00

 

£71.00

Unity

Bank Charges

1.55

 

£1.55

Totals

 

£694.61

£31.20

£725.81

Income

Reference

Description

Amount

Reserve Account

Interest July 25

4.40

Reserve Account

Interest August 25

3.05

Reserve Account

Cemetery Invoice 016/2025

100.00

Current

Councillor Initiative Fund

800.00
             

Bank Balances:  

Current £7,195.25 @ 30/08/25 expenditure due £725.81

Reserves £4,920.34 @ 30/08/25, Open Space £6,307.67 @ 30/08/25

50/2526

Budget 2025-26

Budget monitoring position and bank reconciliation agreed

51/2526

Laptop

Proposed: Cllr.S.Kapil  Seconded: Cllr.R.Lawrence  All in favour

RESOLVED:

To purchase laptop for Parish Council use up to £400.00 gross and licence for word/excel, anti virus and related items up to £100

52/2526

Information Technology

Proposed: Cllr.S.Kapil  Seconded: Cllr.I.Moate  All in favour

RESOLVED:

Approve and accept policy

53/2526

New Benches and Bench Donation

Consider options and quotes

Additional Quotes to be sort, agenda next meeting

54/2526

Planning applications

To consider any planning applications or decisions

None received

 

Next Meeting

55/2526

Items for inclusion on the next Meeting agenda

Bank Signatory

Clerk WFH Allowance

Benches and plaque for in memory

Budget Planning/Precept 2025-26

56/2526

Date and time of the next Meeting

The date and time of the next Parish Council Meeting was confirmed as Thursday 20th November 2025, starting at 7:30pm at the Village Hall
Meeting started at 7.30pm and closed at 8.44pm
 
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