Full Council Meeting 7pm Civic Hall

https://youtube.com/live/pd7Fu2YibXo?feature=share
Barnoldswick Town Council
The Civic Hall, Station Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5NA
Tel: 01282 788090
3rd January 2024

TO: Members of the Full Council and press. You are summoned to attend a meeting of the Full Council to be held on Wednesday 10th January 2024 at 7pm, at The Civic Hall, Barnoldswick for the purpose of transacting the business of the agenda below.

This meeting will be streamed on the Town Council’s YouTube Channel
https://youtube.com/live/pd7Fu2YibXo?feature=share

Members of the public are invited to send any questions to the Clerk by 12 noon on the day of the meeting. The live chat facility will be available on the YouTube Channel until the end of the open forum part of the meeting.
Joanne Geldard

Joanne Geldard, Clerk to the Town Council

AGENDA
1) Apologies for Absence
To report and record for absence from members of the council.

2) Declaration of Interests
To disclose any pecuniary interests.

3) Open Forum
To receive, for a maximum of 15 minutes, questions from members of the public on issues, which do not appear on the agenda.

4) Minutes of the Last Meeting (Attached)
To approve and accept the minutes of the meetings of the Council held on 8th November 2023

5) Committee/Working Group Reports
a) General Purposes – 13th December 2023
b) HR Panel 13th December 2023 (confidential)

6) Finance (Attached)
a. To confirm approval of payments made by the Town Clerk to the Council since the last meeting of the Council and to delegate consent for payments to be made prior to the next meeting of the council.

7) 2023/2024 Estimated Out-turn & 2024/2025 Budget
a) 2023/2024 estimated out-turn
b) 2024/2025 Budget proposal
c) To consider allotment rents for 2024/2025
d) Setting of precept 2024/2025

8) Hanging Basket Watering
To receive a verbal update on the recent tender

9) Grant Application
To consider a grant application from Rolls Royce Bowling Club for £750 for a defib

10) Bins in play areas & parks
To consider renewing litter bins in parks & play areas

11) Town and Parish Council Summit
To consider Town Council representation at the above event to be held on the 24th January 2024 5-7 at Nelson Town Hall

12) Request to use town square for an Iftar
To consider a request for an iftar to be held on a day in March 2024

13) Update on banking hub
To receive a verbal update on the banking hub

14) To receive the Annual External Audit
To receive the annual external audit report

15) Correspondence/Items for Information (for information only)
To note an oral report from the Chairman/Clerk to the Council on items of information and correspondence received.

Contact: Joanne Geldard, Clerk to the Council,
The Civic Hall, Station Road, Barnoldswick, BB18 5NA
Phone: 01282 788090
The next meeting of the Full Council is on the 8th March 2024