Agenda 11.11.2025

Councillors are summoned to a meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 11 November 2025 at Bishops Frome Centre.

Agenda

               2025/114    To receive apologies for absence

              2025/115    Declarations of interest

  1. a) To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda
  2. b) To receive written requests for dispensations for disclosable pecuniary interests (if any)
  3. c) To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate

               2025/116   Suspend standing orders to allow members of the public to speak

               2025/117     Report from County Councillor – Rebecca Tully

               2025/118   To adopt the minutes of the previous meetings held on 14 October 2025

                2025/119            Review of Annual Governance Statements 1-2

     119.1 Assertion 3 – We took all reasonable steps to assure ourselves that there are no matters of actual or potential non-compliance with laws, regulations and Proper Practices that could have a significant financial effect on the ability of this authority to conduct its business or manage its finances.

     119.2 Assertion 4 – We provide proper opportunity during the year for the exercise of electors’ rights in accordance with the requirements of the Accounts and Audit Regulations.

               2025/120                           Finance

     120.1 Bank Reconciliation and update on new bank mandate

     120.2 Consider quotation from JACS for SID Bases and SID device

     120.3 Agree quotation for purchase of additional grit bin and if agreed raise cheque

     120.4 Payments for consideration

31.10.25 – BC Partridge

31.10.25- N Carless – monthly salary – £202.82

31.10.25 – HMRC monthly – in respect of clerk’s salary – £134.80

               2025/121 Report of Finance committee meeting held on 6 November

121.1 Review clerk’s performance and salary – recommendations

121.2 Review budget to date and budget for 2026/27

121.3 Receive and agreed precept recommendations for 2026/27

               2025/122                           Planning

     122.1 Decisions made since last meeting

     122.2 Plans for consideration

               2025/123                           Correspondence

123.1 correspondences for reference

123.2 correspondences for consideration

Letter from Land registry for transfer of Village centre

Request from resident for information on past flood defensive work carried out on the River Frome

               2025/124                           Frome Hill Report

     124.1 Update on the appointment of new Trustees for the Fromes Hill Field Charity

               2025/125                           Bishops Frome Report

    125.1 Discuss closure of the football ground

    125.2 Consider request of Compass Schools for occasional use of sports pavilion

             2025/126                           Tree Warden Report

    126.1 Report on work done by Compass Schools in the area of the Old cricket pitch

            2025/127                           Date of next meeting

Date of next meeting – 13 January 2026