Annual Meeting of the Parish Council

Notice of the Annual Meeting of Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council to be held on Thursday 11th May 2023 at 8:00pm. Meeting Room, Village Hall, School Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 0DL
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COUNCILLORS ARE RESPECTFULLY SUMMONED TO ATTEND THE ABOVE MEETING TO TRANSACT THE BUSINESS SET OUT BELOW:
Signed by:

Luz Loizou, Parish Clerk and RFO. 5th May 2023
Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting.

AM/0523/1      Election of Chairman for the year 2023/24.
To elect a Chairman of Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council for the year May 2023 to May 2024.

AM/0523/2     Acceptance of Apologies for absence.
Motion: To accept the received apologies for absence from Parish Councillors.

AM/0523/3     Declarations of interest & amendments to the register of members’ interests.
To receive declarations of interest pertaining to matters included in this agenda, whether they be personal and/or prejudicial.

AM/0523/4     Minutes of the Meeting held on 13th April 2023.
Motion: To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Meeting held 13th April 2023.

AM/0523/5     RFO.
To appoint Luz Loizou as the Responsible Finance Officer as per Personnel Committee Meeting on August 2022 decision. 

AM/0523/6     Finance and Administration.
To discuss and agree the following points: 

  1. Balances of Accounts for month ending 30/04/2023. 

Current Account is reconciled at £151,913.57 

60-day notice Account is reconciled at £34,256.36 

100-day notice Account is reconciled at £16,444.50 

      2. Cheques/invoices paid under Financial Regulation 4.1: 

Cloud Next Ltd -£132.00 – .gov.uk domain 

S-Type Security -£972.00 – March security 

EALC – £619.61 – Affiliation fees EALC & NALC 

Mega Inflatables Ltd -£25.00 – Bouncy castles deposit 

KHVH -£1,585.00 – Grant 

Luz Loizou-£300.00 – Village News Editing 

Brentwood Council – £879.85 Waste bins 1 Oct 22 to 31 Mar 23 & play area inspections 

           3. Cheques/invoices to be paid: 

Motion: Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council will pay the presented cheques/invoices:

K. Saunders – Bus shelters clean & maintenance £72.50

K. Saunders – Litter picking April 23 – £560.00

S-Type Security – £936.00 

AM/0523/7     Election of Vice-Chairman for the year 2023/24.
To elect a Vice-Chairman of Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council for the year May 2023 to May 2024.

AM/0523/8     Internal Audit Review.
To review the outcome of the Internal Audit and to agree suitable action points.

AM/0523/9     Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2022/23 Section 1.
Motion: Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council approves the Annual Governance Statement prepared by the Parish Clerk for 2021/22.

AM/0523/10     Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2022/23 Section 2.
Motion: Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council approves the Accounting Statements prepared by the Responsible Financial Officer for 2021/22.

AM/0523/11    Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council Committees.
To appoint Councillors to the following committees for the year 2023/24:
a. Environmental Committee;
b. Finance Committee;
c. Personnel Committee;
d. Community Relations Committee;
e. Planning Working Group.

AM/0523/12    Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council Liaison Groups.
To appoint Councillors to the following liaison groups for the year 2023/24:
a. BBPCA;
b. Church Centenary Fund;
c. Kelvedon Hatch Village Hall;
d. Parish Transport Representative.

AM/0523/13    Review of KHPC policies.
To review and amend (if applicable) the following policies/documents:

  1. Code of Conduct
  2. Community Engagement Statement
  3. Complaints Procedure Policy
  4.  Co-Option Policy
  5. Data Breach Policy
  6. Data Protection Policy
  7. Data Retention Policy
  8. Equality and Diversity Policy
  9. Financial Regulations
  10. Grant Awarding Policy
  11. Health and Safety Policy
  12. Internal Controls Policy
  13. Publication Scheme
  14. Risk Assessment Policy
  15. Standing Orders
  16. Training and Development Policy

AM/0523/14    Internal Controls Officer.
To appoint a Councillor to the role of Internal Controls Officer.

AM/0523/15    Action Plan for 2023/24.
Motion: Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council will adopt the proposed Action Plan.

AM/0523/16    Planning Applications.
To receive a report from the Planning Working Group regarding the responses to the following received planning applications:
22/00573/HHA

AM/0523/17    Information items from members.
Matters for information only with a view to placing on a future agenda.

The next meeting of Kelvedon Hatch Parish Council will be held on Thursday 8th June 2023 at 8:00pm.
Venue: Kelvedon Hatch Village Hall, School Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 0DL.