2024-07-09 Agreed Minutes

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BRADFORD ON TONE PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk: Joy Norris
Email: hello@bradfordontone-pc.gov.uk
Minutes of a meeting of Bradford On Tone Parish Council held on 9th July 2024, commencing at
7.30pm in Bradford on Tone Village Hall, Bradford On Tone.
Present
Chair: Councillor G Robarts
Councillors: J Leaney; D Smith(from 19:36) and D Venn
In Attendance:
Miss J Norris (Clerk)
5 Members of the public attended the meeting.
77/2024
Chair’s Announcements
The Chair thanked Councillor Smith for taking the last meeting.
A notice was published in the Somerset County Gazette on 27 June stating that footpath
WG14/1 will be staying closed for 2 years.
The Local Community Network (LCN) AGM is scheduled to take place on 11 July and
Councillor Robarts intends to join via the remote attendance facility.
78/2024
Apologies for absence
An apology for absence was received from Councillor Sidhu.
79/2024
Declarations of Interest/Dispensations
No Declarations of Interest were received at this stage of the meeting. Councillor Vann
subsequently declared a personal interest in Agenda No 13, Dog Bin as the land owner of a
potential location for a dog bin (see Minute 89/2024)
80/2024
Minutes
Consideration was given to the draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 25 June
2024
RESOLVED that the draft minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 25 June 2024 be
confirmed as a correct record.
81/2024
Public Participation
This agenda item enables 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.
Speaker 1
The speaker lives in Back Lane at the southern end, when he strims the grass outside his
property he has to remove many dog bags. The speaker suggests that a new dog bin is
positioned near the road sign at the southern end of Back Lane (so that there is a bin at
either end).

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82/2024
Reports from Somerset Council Councillors
No reports were given.
83/2024
Police Report for June 2024
The June Police report was noted
84/2024
Financial Matters
The following matters were considered:
(i)
Bank Reconciliations to 30 April 2024
(ii)
To consider and approve items for payment (that the Clerk has checked for
accuracy).
(iii)
Budget Monitoring
RESOLVED
(i)
To note the bank reconciliation to 30 April 2024
(ii)
To approve the payments detailed in the table below and to delegate to the Clerk
following consultation with the Chair to pay any amounts owing to HMRC
Payee

Items

Carlypress
A1 parish Map
Mr E Ryan,
Website updates
Slashdotdash
Miss J Norris / HMRC Salaries and
associated costs
01.04.24 –
30.06.2024
Bradford On Tone
Hall hire 11.06.2024
Village Hall
& 25.06.2024
(iii)

Invoice
Date

Invoice No

11.06.2024 62199
30.06.2024 INV-0360

Net

VAT

Total

£23.33
£42.90

£4.67
0

£28.00
£42.90
£1147.04

05.07.2024 15/2425

£28.00

0

£28.00

To note budget monitoring report

85/2024
Review of Financial Regulations
To review the Parish Council’s Financial Regulations in the light of the new model code
published by the National Association of Local Councils.
RESOLVED to defer consideration to the September meeting
86/2024
Review of Internal Controls
The internal controls that the Parish Council has put in place were reviewed.
RESOLVED to approve the internal controls that have been implemented as stated in the
report presented to the meeting.
87/2024
Risk Register
The Council’s Risk Register was reviewed
Change date of David smith play area training

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RESOLVED to approve the Risk Register as presented to Council subject to the correction of
the date that Councillor Smith attended the play inspection training.

88/2024
War Memorial Area
Consideration was given to placing an order for work to tidy up the area immediately
around the war memorial, including removal of the broken wooden knee-high fence.
RESOLVED to request Mr Richards to tidy and weed spray the area around the war
memorial and to remove the broken wooden fence; the work to be undertaken
as soon as possible and a further general tidy of the area to be undertaken at
the beginning of November
89/2024
Dog Bin
To confirm the desired position of the additional dog bin to be funded by the Parish
Council (subject to the approval of Somerset Council)
20.28hrs Councillor Venn declared a personal interest as landowner of potential site
RESOLVED
(i)
that the Clerk contacts Somerset Council and
a) explains that the Council would like to enhance the environment by providing 3
new bins situated at the Sothern end of Back Lane, between Back lane the back
entrance to Heatherton Park, and next to the existing litter bin near Bradford
Bridge.
b) Requests information about the current emptying schedule and location bins
c) The cost of collection cost
(ii)
write letter to Mr & Mrs Venn asking permission for dog bin to be located on their
land near the existing litter bin
90/2024
Play Inspection Training
Cllr Smith provided feedback from the play equipment inspection training that he attended
on 25 June 2024.
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The training was organised by Somerset Playing Fields Association (SPFA) and was
held in Wollavington.
• There was a theory session a followed by a practical outside
• Sensible suggestions were made about practical problems that may occur when
doing an inspection
• Weekly inspections should be done by a competent person and there should also
be an annual inspection by a suitably qualified person.
• The majority of accidents in playgrounds happen when equipment is misused
• Somerset Playing Fields Association now have an appointed inspector.
• Member of the public has complained to a Councillor that the landowner where the
play area is situated has been very rude
RESOLVED that the Clerk contacts SPFA to request an annual inspection
The meeting closed at 20:52hrs

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