Parish Council Meeting, 3 September, 7.30pm
Meeting Summary
| Committee: | Full Parish Council |
| Status: | Occurred |
| Venue: | Shavington Village Hall |
Public Agenda
AGENDA
| 1 | To receive and consider apologies for absence |
| 2 | To note declarations of Members’ interest |
| 3 | To confirm and sign the minutes of the Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council Meeting held on 23 July 2025 (attached) |
| 4 | Public Participation A period not exceeding 20 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments |
| 5 | To receive and consider updates from Committee Chairs in relation to meetings held since the previous Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council meeting on 23 July or any items arisen since then: Committee: Community and Engagement Committee Chair: Cllr K Gibbs Committee: Village Hall Committee Chair: Cllr McIntyre Committee: Environment and Recreation Committee Chair: Cllr Cruickshank Committee: Finance & Strategy Committee Chair: Cllr K Gibbs Committee: Staffing Committee Chair: Cllr Cruickshank Meeting held 5 August Committee: Planning Committee Chair: Cllr McIntyre |
| 6 | To note the YTD Parish Council finance position (to follow) |
| 7 | To note and approve all payments since 1 April 2025 (to follow) |
| 8 | To receive and consider the next round of payments (to follow) |
| 9 | To consider a resolution under Section 1 of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 to exclude the public and representatives of the press from the meeting during the consideration of items 10, 11 and 12 on the grounds that the matters contain sensitive information and by reason of confidential nature of the business being transacted. |
| 10 | To receive a recommendation from those who conducted the Clerk’s probationary review and make a decision regarding sign off |
| 11 | To thank the Interim Locum Clerk for her support and make a decision on concluding her support. |
| 12 | To receive a report on the NJC decision on pay awards for 2025/26 and to agree to implement these for the Clerk and Community Manager in September pay, back dated to April 2025. (attached) |
| 13 | To receive an update on the Clerk’s training and agree to attendance at the following courses: New Clerk’s series (Part 3 of 5), (already agreed and booked) SLCC Cheshire Branch Conference, 18th September, £35 (covering Martyn’s Law, gov.uk domain names and changes to the planning system) Budgeting, 11th or 30th September, £35 Operation London Bridge, 8th October (already paid for, postponed in August) |
| 14 | To receive a recommendation from Staffing Committee to review ToR for Staffing Committee and amend to 4 meetings for 25/26. |
| 15 | To receive a report on the Sustainability Review conducted by the Clerk and consider the recommendations (to follow) |
| 16 | To receive an update on a meeting held with local Police Inspector around expectations of the PCSO role (attached) |
| 17 | To receive a report on conducting joint Speedwatch initiatives with Rope and Wistaston Parish Council (to follow) |
| 18 | To review and agree a policy on hire for the Village Festival Committee for Festival day. (attached) |
| 19 | To give thanks to Cllr B. Gibbs for his time as Chair of the Parish Council. |
| 20 | To note the date of the next Council Meeting – 1 October 2025 7:30PM |