May 2025
MIDDLE RASEN PARISH COUNCIL
You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Middle Rasen Parish Council, which will be held on Tuesday, 27th May 2025 at The Church Hall, Church Street, Middle Rasen commencing at 7.30pm. The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda.
There will be a 10 minute public forum before the meeting when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council and your attendance is also requested during this period.
Dated 21st May 2025 Allison Harrison (Clerk to the Parish Council)
1. Election of Chairman
2. Election of Vice Chairman
3. To receive acceptance of office forms
4. Apologies for absence
5. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the 2011 Localism Act
6. Agree to WLDC Code of Conduct
7. To review Standing Orders
8. To review Financial Regulations
9. To discuss and resolve renewal of annual insurance policy
10. To review arrangements (including Legal Agreements) with other Local Authorities, not-for-profit bodies, and businesses
11. To review Council’s/Employees representation on or work with external bodies and arrangements for reporting back
12. Review of Council/Staff subscriptions to other bodies
13. To make arrangements with a view to the Council becoming eligible to exercise the general power of competence in the future
14. To review Parish Council Risk Assessment
15. To review inventory of land and assets
16. To review Complaints Procedure
17. To review Council’s Policies, procedures and practices in respect of its obligations under FOI and Data Protection
18. To review Council’s Policy for dealing with Press/Media
19. To review Council’s Employment Policies and procedures
20. To review Council expenditure incurred under s137 of the Local Government Act 1972
21. Notes of the last meeting on 15th April 2025, to be approved as minutes
22. Chair and Council’s comments
23. Reports from District & County Councillors
24. Crime & Vandalism
25. Clerks Report on matters outstanding
26. Planning
27. Correspondence
28. Finance & Accounts for payment
29. Annual Return for the year ended 31st March 2025
a). Execute review of effectiveness of internal audit
b). Execute Annual Governance Statement
c). To approve Statement of Accounts
30. To appoint Internal Auditor for Financial Year 25-26
31. Reports from meetings
32. To Discuss CIL Expenditure
33. To Discuss co-option of Councillor
34. To Discuss the completion of the bus shelters on Gainsborough Road