Special Council Meeting, 23 April 2003

Minutes

Parish Council Minutes – April 2003 Special Meeting

Minutes of a special Meeting of the Helmdon Parish Council held on
Wednesday, 23rd April 2003
in the Reading Room, Helmdon at 7:20 p.m.

Present: Councillors Burns, Brookhouse, Glassett, Bearman, England, Gittens, Earl and Spendlove.

Apologies: were received from Cllr Ayres who was in hospital.

I. Helmdon Parish Plan:

The Clerk submitted an application to the Countryside Agency for a grant towards the Helmdon Parish Plan.

Cllr Brookhouse said that the application shows a contribution from the Parish Council of £269.27 whereas only £200 has been allocated in the budget. He said that the Council should agree to the budgetted figure and let the £69.27 balance run into the 2004/5 budget. This was agreed to.

Cllr Earl proposed, Cllr Brookhouse seconded and it was agreed unanimously that the Helmdon Parish Council support the Grant Application to be made by the Council on behalf of the Helmdon Parish Plan and instruct the Parish Clerk to sign the necessary Parish and Town Plans Grant Application Form and Grant Terms & Conditions and Agreement on behalf of the Council.

2. Acceptance of a tender for grass cutting in 2003

The Clerk reported that adverts inviting tenders for the grass cutting in 2003 were published on the Council Notice Boards in March and tenders were invited from interested contractors to arrive no later than 10th April 2003.

Two tenders were received from suitable contractors:

Tender 1 is for the sum of ………………£675
Tender 2 is for the sum of ………………£750

It was proposed by Cllr Glassett and seconded by Cllr Brookhouse and agreed unanimously that the lowest tender of £675 from C & E should be accepted subject to satisfactory public liability insurance.

There was no further business and the meeting closed at 7.38 pm. last · minutes index · next