PARISH COUNCIL AGENDA 9 November 2005

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Wed. 9th November 2005 at 7.30 p.m. in the Village Hall

OPEN MEETING

The Chairman will take questions from parishioners. The number of speakers will be limited to five (time limit 3 minutes). 



A G E N D A

1 Apologies



2 Declarations of Interest

Councillors should disclose personal or prejudicial interest/s in any item/s on this agenda. Councillors with a personal interest must describe and give details of the interest. Unless the personal interest amounts to a prejudicial interest, he/she may participate fully in the meeting. A prejudicial interest is one in which a member of the public, with knowledge of the relevant facts, would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice a Councillor’s judgement of the public interest. Anyone with a prejudicial interest must, unless an exception applies or a dispensation has been issued, withdraw from the meeting room.

Whenever possible, and if in doubt, advice should be sought from the Clerk prior to the meeting.



3 Minutes

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 12th October 2005 (already circulated)



4 Matters arising out of the Minutes



5 Working Groups

(a) Appointment to Working Groups – Cllr. Avery



(b) Reports

Community Liaison

Planning and Development

Public Rights of Way 

Finance Group (see Finance item 8)



6 Other Bodies

Neighbourhood Management Partnership

(i) Report by councillors who attended the presentation on 1st November. 

(ii) Pathfinder Investment in Hawkinge April to September 2005 (enc.)

Community Centre

Village Hall



7 Hawkinge Football Ground

(a) The Football Project – Cllr. Trice

(b) Management of the ground – Cllr. Hodgson



8 Finance

(a) Finance Group meeting

Chairman to report recommendations of Finance Group regarding the budget for

2006/07.

(b) Payments

To approve payment of the accounts presented at the meeting (list enc.)

Any queries regarding accounts must be raised with the Clerk before the meeting.



9 Correspondence

(a) Mr J. Stack, Director of Regulatory Services, SDC: Shepway Town and Parish

Council Planning User Group: next meeting Tues. 15th Nov. Assembly Rooms, New Romney at 7 p.m.

(b) Action with Communities in Rural Kent – Annual Report

(c) CPRE - AGM to be held on Fri. 18th Nov. Harrietsham Village Hall at 2 pm

(d) Kent Police Authority – Restructuring of Police Forces in England & Wales (enc.)

(f) The Rural Housing Trust – Affordable village housing. Seminar 17th January 2006

Newchurch Village Hall (enc.)



10 Distribution of Minutes – Cllr. Trice



11 Plans

List of applications received enclosed. 

Please contact Cllr. Trice if you would like to view the plans before the meeting. 



12 CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS

To resolve that because publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by

Reason of the confidential nature of business to be transacted the public (including the Press) be excluded from the meeting pursuant to the provision of sub section 100 & 102 of the Local Government Act, 1972.



13 Disposal of land – Chairman to give a progress report.



Any matters referred to the confidential section during the meeting