May 2026 Agenda (Annual Meeting)

HACKTHORN and COLD HANWORTH PARISH COUNCIL

clerk@hackthorn-pc.gov.uk

Tel: 07955797393

 

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the annual meeting of the council to be held on Tuesday, 19th    May 2026 at the close of the annual parish meetings for Hackthorn and Cold Hanworth in Hackthorn Village Hall

Prior to the commencement of the meeting there will be a public forum for a maximum of 10 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council.

 

Helen Pitman

Clerk to Parish Council Date: 12th May 2026

 

AGENDA

1. Election of chairman

2. Apologies for Absence - To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting

3. To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary or non-pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests.

4. Minutes of meeting held on 10th March 2026

5. Chair & councils’ comments

6. Clerk’s report on matters outstanding

7. Reports from outside bodies: to include county, district & policing matters

8. Planning: to discuss any planning applications received from the Planning Authority. Also to include update on RAF Scampton

9. LCC highways matters

10. Financial matters: To approve payments. 

Annual Return for the year ended 31 March 2026

a) Execute Annual Governance Statement

b) To approve Statement of Accounts

c) Execute Certificate of Exemption

d) Execute review of effectiveness of internal audit  

11. Renewal of insurance policy and review inventory of assets

12. To review financial regulations

13. To review standing orders

14. To note general correspondence 

15. Update on bench for bus shelter  

16. Update on phone box maintenance

17. To discuss & resolve on grant towards continued production of Signpost magazine

18. Items of information to be noted and if necessary to be dealt with at the next meeting