May 2026 Agenda

CARLTON SCROOP AND NORMANTON ON CLIFFE PARISH COUNCIL

Dear Councillor, 

I hereby give you notice that the Annual Parish Council Meeting of Carlton Scroop and Normanton on Cliffe Parish Council will be held on Monday 11 May 2026 at 7.30pm at Carlton Scroop and Normanton on Cliffe Village Hall.  All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder. 

Public Forum:  The Parish Council meeting will be preceded at 7.20pm by a public forum for which Councillors are also asked to be present, at which members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council.  Members of the public are welcome to stay for the meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.

 

 Clerk to the Council.                                                     Date:  Monday 4th of May 2026

 

AGENDA

1. ELECTION OF CHAIR & DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE. 

2. ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIR & DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE. 

3. WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN. 

4. TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND TO RESOLVE TO ACCEPT REASONS GIVEN. 

5. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN RELATION TO AGENDA ITEMS AND TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011. 

6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. 

6.1 To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 16th of March 2026. 

7. ANNUAL RETURN.  

7.1 To consider the Internal Audit Report for 2025/26.  

7.2 To resolve to approve the Annual Governance Statement and to sign and date Section 1 of the Annual Return.   

7.3 To resolve to approve the Accounting Statement for 2025/26 and to sign and date section 2 of the Annual Return. 

7.4  To resolve to declare exemption from External Audit and to sign and date the Certificate of Exemption.

7.5  To approve the public rights notice of AGAR for Wednesday 3 June 2026 to Tuesday 14 July 2026

7.6  To approve the statement of variances 

7.7  To approve and note the 25/26 Budget monitoring statement 

8. REPORT FROM DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS

9. PARISH PLAN

9.1 To consider Parish Plan actions for 2026/27.

10. CLERK’S REPORT

10.1 To note the Clerk’s report regarding actions from the last meeting.

11. FINANCE. 

11.1 To note income received as follows.

11.1 Income Received

Received From

Purpose

Amount (£)

SKDC

Precept

9,400.00

HMRC

Tax

905.02

11.2 Payments Made

Payee

Purpose

Amount (£)

David Ballam

Grass cutting

346.50

ICCM

Annual subscription

110.00

Autela Payroll

Payroll charge

117.76

Lloyds Bank

Service charge

4.25

Florence Hill

Clerk’s salary

353.63

Jackie Britten

Clerk salary

284.18

Carlton Scroop Church

Clock Maintenance

168.00

Cloud Next

Website hosting

59.98

Village Hall

Room rental

95.00

Npower

Electricity

132.43

Payments to be Made

Payee

Purpose

Amount (£)

Florence Hill

Clerk salary

TBC

Jackie Britten-Crooks

Clerk salary

284.18

David Warden

Grass cutting

590.00

 

11.3 To resolve to approve the April bank reconciliation. 

11.4 To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2026/27 budget.  

11.5   To confirm reinvestment of £10,000 into 6 month fixed deposit savings account 

12. PLANNING. 

12.1 To note the following planning applications received since the last meeting:

13. HIGHWAYS. 

13.1 To receive Highways reports from Councillors.

14. CEMETERY

14.1 To receive verbal reports on work at the cemetery.

15. JUBILEE FIELD

15.1 To receive verbal reports on work at the Jubilee Field.

16. COMMUNITY UPDATES

16. To receive community updates from Councillors.

17. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

17.1 To review the Standing orders and Financial regulations 

18. CORRESPONDENCE. 

18.1 To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the April meeting. 

19.  TO HEAR FROM ANY APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION OF COUNCILLOR 

20. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

20.1   13th of July 2026