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Berkswich Parish Council Annual Meeting 5 May 2026

Agenda

BERKSWICH PARISH COUNCIL

 

Summons to Annual Meeting of the Council

Tuesday 5 May 2026 at Walton Village Hall,

Green Gore Lane, Walton on the Hill at 7.30 pm

Contact: Sue Fullwood, Clerk at clerk@berkswich-pc.gov.uk

or on 07871 645232

 

Agenda

26/46          Public Session

26/47          Election of the Chair of the Parish Council

26/48          Election of the Vice-Chair of the Parish Council

26/49          To note apologies for absence

26/50          To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 3 March 2026 and 7 April 2026

26/51          To record Declarations of Interest regarding items on the agenda

26/52          To review and adopt the following policies and procedures:

  1. Standing Orders
  2. Financial Regulations
  • Staffing Committee Terms of Reference
  1. Delegation arrangements
  2. Complaints Policy
  3. Press and Media Policy
  • Clerk Absence Arrangements
  • Freedom of Information Policy
  1. Data Protection Policy
  2. Employment Policies: Annual Leave Policy; Carers Leave Policy; Compassionate Leave Policy; Dignity at Work Policy; Disciplinary Policy; Equality and Diversity Policy; Grievance Policy; Homeworking Policy; Lone Working Policy; Performance Improvement Policy; and Sickness Absence Policy

26/53          To agree representatives for:

  1. Staffing Committee
  2. Finance Working Group
  • Environment Group
  1. Village Hall Council of Management
  2. Stafford East Rural Parishes Group (SERPG)

26/54          To Readopt the General Power of Competence

26/55          To review: Earmarked Reserves; Asset register; and Financial Risk Assessment

26/56          To review annual subscription to SPCA inc. NALC; and SLCC

26/57          To agree meeting schedule and forward plan for 2026/27

26/58          To accept the Clerk’s report for April 2026

26/59          To agree an insurance provider for 2026/27

26/60          To discuss the potential adoption of Bluebell Hollow Playground

26/61          Financial Matters

  1. To approve Bank Reconciliation and expenditure for April 2026
  2. To approve the Budget Report for Year Ending 31 March 2026 and April 2026

26/62          Planning Matters

  1. To agree a response to Listed Building Consent applications 26/42097/LBC, 26/42069/LBC and 26/42083/LBC – Congreve House, Congreve Close, Walton on the Hill

26/63          Reports from other meetings

  1. Environment Group
  2. TVCG (to be renamed Stafford East Rural Parishes Group (SERPG))

26/64          Items for the agenda for the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday 2 June 2026 to include: Internal Audit report and agreement of AGAR forms for 2025-26

Signed                                                  Date:  24 April 2026

Minutes