January 2025 Agenda
SCOTHERN PARISH COUNCIL
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
Wednesday 8th January 2025, 7.30pm
Scothern Methodist Church, Main Street, Scothern
Public participation – Members of the public may raise subjects they wish to bring to the attention of the Parish Council. Items relating to matters on the agenda will be taken first and any decisions will be made during the meeting. The time will be 15 minutes maximum unless the council decides otherwise. Listeners should note that decisions cannot be made at this meeting on items not on the agenda.
L Brooks-Sleight
Lisa Brooks-Sleight Clerk/RFO
3rd January 2025
AGENDA
1/2025 Apologies for Absence
To receive apologies with any reasons given
2/2025 Representatives Report
To receive reports from the District & County Councillors
3/2025 Co-option
To receive written applications, to consider the Co-option of a new council member and approve.
4/2025 Public Participation
To resolve, if necessary, to temporarily suspend the meeting for a period of no more than 15 minutes to allow for a
period of public participation. Members of the public may raise subjects, which they wish to bring to the attention of
the Parish Council. Items relating to matters on the agenda will be taken first, and any decisions will be made when
the meeting is declared opened.
5/2025 Declarations of Interest
To record declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and consider any
requests for dispensation for any listed agenda items.
6/2025 Minutes of last Meeting
To approve & sign the notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 11th December 2024 as minutes
7/2025 Clerks Report
To receive Clerk’s report
8/2025 LALC Subscription & Training Scheme 2025/26
a. To consider & approve the Annual Subscription - £289.94 to be paid 1st April 2025
b. To consider & approve the Annual Training Scheme - £135+vat (core training refreshments £13 per
delegate for each full day events) to be paid 1st April 2025
9/2024 Play Area
- To discuss quotes received to repair equipment recommended in the Annual Report and approve any future actions
- To discuss survey for village residents to have a say on the future play area and any future actions
10/2025 LALC Training Scheme
To approve any training requests by members
11/2025 Highways
To discuss and receive any issues/updates and decide future actions
12/2025 Community Speed Watch
To receive speed data report and any discuss any information
13/2025 Police
To receive any information or correspondence for discussion
14/2025 Finance
To approve & sign the monthly accounts for payment; the corresponding bank statements up
to 31/12/24 and to nominate 2 councillors to authorise the online bank payments.
15/2024 HR Group/Committee
To discuss and consider creating a HR Committee
16/2025 Employee Home Working Allowance
To discuss and approve
17/2025 Scothern Emergency Plan
To receive any update and decide any future actions
18/2025 Village maintenance
To receive any issues/quotes and decide future actions
19/2025 Welcome to Scothern Leaflet
To discuss a welcome leaflet to be delivered to all new residents to help them settle into the village
20/2025 Planning
To receive any decisions and discuss applications received from WLDC
21/2025 Correspondence for discussion
To receive & discuss email from resident re: a co-op in the village
22/2025 Correspondence for information (sent prior)
- LALC Training Bulletin 13/12/24
- LALC – 20/9/24 E-news 13/12/24
- Lower Witham Resilience Newsletter 30/12/24
- LCC Town & Parish September Newsletter
- Anglian Water Flooding update information 30/12/24
23/2025 Agenda items for next meeting and any updates/points from members
24/2025 To consider the exclusion of the public and press in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to
meetings) Act 1960 s1 (2) due to the confidential nature of the items to be Discussed
To confirm the date & time of next Council meeting – 12th February 2025 at 7.30pm