Council Meeting, 14 May 2012

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HELMDON PARISH COUNCIL
Draft Minutes of the Extra Ordinary meeting of Helmdon Parish Council held on
Monday 14th May 2012 in the Reading Room, Church Street, Helmdon at 7:30pm
Present: Councillors Burns, Barnes, England, Moody, Garner, Adhemar, Coatsworth
Parish Clerk: Liz Hart
Action
1 Apologies for Absence
Cllr Duncombe had given apologies; these were accepted by the Council.
2 Declarations of Interest
None.
3 Finance a) To review grant applications received to date
It was resolved to award grants as follows:
Helmdon Fellowship £100 – Jubilee lunch st 1 Helmdon Guides £100 – Jubilee badges and party
Barbara Buxton £100 – Cross Lane Jubilee party
Mary Magdalene Church Helmdon PCC £400 (includes £300 for general maintenance under line 601 of the budget plus additional £100 grant funding for small tools)
b) Bills for payment
It was resolved to raise the following cheques:
Accounts Payable NET VAT GROSS Cheque
Helmdon Fellowship 100.00 0.00 144.00 500269
1st Helmdon Guides 100.00 0.00 133.75 500270
Barbara Buxton 100.00 0.00 666.84 500271
Mary Magdalene Church Helmdon PCC 400.00 0.00 29.00 500272
c) To review budget for 2012-3 regarding any changes required particularly in regard to flooding prevention
Cllr Burns reported that the stream is flowing perfectly well. (according to Richard Farquharson)
Cllr Coatsworth felt that the idea of using the digger to excavate the stream was worth investigating but impracticable. No changes to the budget were therefore to be made.
The meeting closed at 7:44 pm