2024-01-19 Agenda

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BRADFORD ON TONE PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk: Joy Norris
Email: bradfordontonepc@gmail.com

14th January 2024
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of Bradford on Tone Parish Council will be held on Friday
19th January 2024, commencing at 7.30pm, in the Chant Room, Bradford on Tone Village Hall for
the purpose of transacting the business listed on the Agenda below.
All members of the Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the meeting.
Members of the public are invited to ask questions or raise issues relevant to Bradford On Tone
as part of the item on the Agenda called Public Participation. The overall time available for
public participation is restricted to 15 Minutes unless the Chair decides otherwise. Individual
speakers are restricted to 3 minutes and are asked not to repeat points that have been made
previously.

Joy Norris
Clerk

AGENDA
1.

Chair’s Announcements

2.

Apologies for absence
To receive apologies for absence from Councillors unable to attend the meeting.

3.

Declarations of Interest/Dispensations
To receive any Declarations of Interest from Councillors and Officers in respect of matters
to be considered at this meeting, together with an appropriate statement regarding the
nature of the interest.
Councillors and Officers are reminded of the requirement to declare any interest, including
the type of interest, and reason for that interest, either at this stage of the meeting or as
soon as they become aware of that interest.

4.

Minutes
To approve the draft minutes of the meeting held on 9 January 2024.

5.

Public Participation
To allow members of the public present at the meeting to raise matters which are relevant
to Bradford on Tone and / or the work of the Council.

6.

Reports from Somerset Council Councillors

7. Planning Applications
To consider and agree the Parish Council’s response to any planning applications within the
parish or impacting upon it.

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8.

2023 Pay Award
To approve implementation of the 2023 pay award for the Town Clerk, backdated to April
2023.

9.

Financial Matters
(i)
Bank Reconciliations
(ii)
To consider and approve items for payment.
(iii)
Budget Monitoring

10. 24/25 Budget
To consider and agree the Parish Council’s budget and financial plans for2024/25 and
successive years.
11. 24/25 Precept
To set the Parish Council’s precept for 2024/25
12. Banking Arrangements
To consider the Council’s banking arrangements including the banking institutions used
and the account signatories.
13. Schedule of Meetings
The provisional meeting schedule for the 24/25 civic year is suggested as:
14. Bus Shelter Cleaning
To consider which bus shelters fall within the jurisdiction of the Parish Council
In accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, members of the public
and press are very welcome to attend the meeting. Members of the public will only be
permitted to speak during the Public Participation Session listed on the Agenda (unless they are
attending to give a presentation on a specific agenda item at the Chair’s request).
Members are reminded that the Council has a general duty to consider the following matters in
the exercise of any of its functions. There are nine protected characteristics under the 2010
Equality Act (age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity), Crime and Disorder, Health and
Safety, Human Rights and Data Protection Regulations.

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