24 November 2009
To: All Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a Meeting of the Denby Dale Parish Council to be held at 7pm on Tuesday, 1 December 2009 in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Commercial Road, Skelmanthorpe to transact the following business:
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council _______________________________________________________________________________________
AGENDA
1. To receive Members’ Declarations of Interest in Items on the Agenda
2. Open Session
Fifteen minute open session for members of the public to raise issues and ask questions.
3. To accept Apologies for Absence
4. Chair’s Opening Remarks
5. Admission of the Public
To consider whether any items require to be taken in private session.
6. Co-option of Parish Councillor
Ivan Purkiss is invited to address the council in connection with his application to be considered for co-option onto the Council to represent Skelmanthorpe Ward. (See enclosed letter of application, together with advice on procedure)
7. Police Report
8. Speaker from Denby Dale Parish Environment Trust
9. To receive a verbal report from a Ward Councillor
10. Minutes
To confirm as a correct record, if agreed, the minutes of the following meetings
• Council Meeting 3 November 2009 (enclosed)
• Finance & General Purposes Committee 17 November 2009 (enclosed)
• Plans Scrutiny Meeting 24 November 2009 (to be tabled at meeting)
11. Clerk’s Report
To discuss the Clerk’s Report (enclosed)
12. Adoption of Red (K6) Telephone Kiosks
To give consideration to adopting three or four red telephone kiosks at an estimated cost of £1,020 per kiosk over three years (see attached report)
13. Connect Advertising
To give consideration to renewing the Parish Council’s advertising in the SCAG Connect magazine for 2010 at a cost of £38 and to providing a quarterly article from the council.
14. West Yorkshire Policing Plan Survey
To discuss possibility of making a submission to the West Yorkshire Policing Plan survey (see enclosed letter)
15. Denby Dale/Kirkburton LIG
To receive an update report from Cllr Brook.
16. Working Party on Public Transport
To receive an update from the working party.
17. Reports from Meetings
17.1 To receive a report from Cllrs G Horton and E Shaw of the YLCA Branch meeting held on 11 November 2009 (enclosed)
17.2 To receive a report from Cllr Shaw of the AGM of Rural Action Yorkshire held on 21 November 2009 (enclosed)
17.3 To receive a report from the Clerk of the training course held on 23 November 2009 (to be tabled at meeting)
17.4 To receive a verbal report from the Clerk of a meeting with Kirklees officers concerning the Skelmanthorpe Village Improvement Scheme
17.5 To receive the minutes of the Joint Meeting of Parish/Town Councils and Kirklees Council held on 30 September 2009
18. Matters Raised by Councillors
18.1 Chain of Office:To consider Cllr Waites’ proposal that the Council discuss the purchase of an additional chain of office and to discuss the requirements for the update of the “Lady’s” chain.
18.2 Wind Turbine in Birdsedge: Cllr Tribe to update members on the application for a wind turbine in Birdsedge.
18.3 Textile Heritage Museum: Cllrs Tribe and Brook to propose options for the future of the Textile Heritage Museum and associated archives.
19. Finance Matters
19.1 Budget 2010-2011
To discuss the attached draft budget for 2010-2011 and to consider any items which members may wish to add to the budget which will be finalised for council approval at the Finance & General Purposes Committee meeting in January
19.4 Orders for Payment: To approve Orders for Payment No. 505
20. January Council Meeting
To receive items for the agenda of the January meeting.
21. Dates of future meetings
5 January 2010 – Council Meeting starting at 7pm
19 January 2010 – Finance & General Purposes Committee starting at 7pm
25 January 2010 – Plans Scrutiny Committee starting at 7pm
