Odstock Parish Council
An Ordinary meeting of Odstock Parish Council was held at 7:30pm on
19 April 2021 online through the ZOOM App.
Present: Sally Nelson (Chairman), Nigel Start (Vice-Chairman),
Rod Poynting, Colin Berry, Thomas Newman, Richard Parsons (Clerk),
Wiltshire Cllr Richard Clewer and two members of the public.
Apologies Accepted: Stephen Stapley and Barry
Norris.
11/21 Open Public Forum: None.
12/21 Declaration of Interest: None.
13/21 Minutes of the Ordinary OPC meeting held
on 8 February were approved and signed by the Chairman.
14/21 Nunton Recreation Field:
a) Play Area: The new play equipment is now fully
operational and complete.
b) Litter Picking: OPC has supplied 13
volunteers with equipment at a cost of £182.45.
15/21 Transport, Roads and Footpaths:
a) Wiltshire Council Highways: Cllr Berry is concerned
that the design for the proposed Nunton Footway is too
substantial. He has been liaising with CATG engineers to redesign
the footway to be more in keeping with the rural location. The
revised proposals will be used to seek the necessary funding at a
meeting scheduled for July.
b) Community Speed Watch: The Chairman reported
that the CSW Team leader has been liaising with neighbouring
parishes about the practicalities of deploying a Speed Indicator
Device (SID). Britford parish may be interested in a shared SID
which might cost up to £4,000. Wiltshire Cllr Clewer suggested
that CATG would likely contribute £800.
16/21 Planning: 21/01716/FUL - Proposed
additional operating theatre and daycare extension at New Hall
Hospital, Bodenham. SP5 4EY.
OPC has no objections to the
proposed development.
PL/2021/03020 - Removal of existing rear conservatory and
replaced with single storey flat roof extension at 9 Ebbleside
Villas, Nunton. SP5 4HT.
OPC has no objections to the proposed
development.
17/21 Reports and Correspondence:
a) Wiltshire Council: Wiltshire Cllr Clewer will
continue to be supportive of Odstock PC after the 6 May elections.
b) Wiltshire Southern Area Board Meeting: The
next meeting is scheduled for 7pm on 27 May 2021.
18/21 Finance:
a) Annual Governance Statement 2020-2021: Section 1 of
the AGAR was considered and unanimously approved.
b) Accounts for 2020-2021: Income of £20,889.26p
for the year includes Football Fees of £150, bank interest of £19.26p,
a grant from Wiltshire Council towards the new Nunton Play Area
of £5,645 and the Precept of £15,075. Expenditure of £31,838.73p
includes £4,730.51p on general administration, Grant aided
capital spending of £23,041.55p on the new Nunton Play Area, £600
on grant support for village groups and £3,466.67p on Grass
Cutting, Rents and general maintenance. The Accounts were
unanimously approved, as presented.
c) Accounting Statements for 2020-2021: Since
expenditure was in excess of £25,000, OPC will be required to
have a Limited Assurance Review for 2020-2021. Section 2 of the
AGAR was considered and unanimously approved.
d) Staff Costs for 2020-2021: The Parish Clerk's
salary, currently £248 PCM, will be reviewed at a future meeting.
e) Earmarked Reserves: OPC is carrying forward
£10,998.36p of which £4,000 is earmarked for Recreation Field
and Pavilion maintenance and £4,000 is in a Capital fund. The
remainder is a General fund balance of £2,998.36p.
f) Budget for 2021-2022: Bus shelter maintenance,
upgrading the Nunton roadside footpath and the Speed Indicator
Device project are likely to use a substantial amount of
resources. The Grass Cutting quote of £2,214 was approved.
g) Transparency Fund Grant: OPC is carrying
forward £157 of the £1,207 grant awarded to cover the ongoing
cost of IT, website maintenance, hosting and GDPR compliance for
the publication of OPC’s Policies and Documents.
h) Payments: The following were approved:
In-Excess.com – Nunton Locks BACS £13.85p
Nottingham Rehab Ltd – Cleaning Tools BACS £64.69p
AllianceUK Ltd – Cleaning Products BACS £121.43p
Safety Supply Ltd – Hi-Viz clothing BACS £32.82p
DPA registration – Annual Fee BACS £35.00p
Firstalpha Ltd – Web & IT BACS £360.00p
19/21 Any Other Business (for information only):
None.
20/21 The Annual OPC meeting scheduled for
Monday, 17 May, will be postponed until OPC is advised of a date
for an election of candidates to the Office of Parish Councillor.
Since only two nominations were received by 8 April, the
Wiltshire Council Returning Officer will set a date within 35
days of the local government elections on 6 May.
The meeting closed at 8:45pm
Signed without amendment by the Chairman, Cllr Edward Riley, as a true record on 21 June 2021.
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