A meeting of Odstock Parish Council was
held at 7.30 pm on 27th March 2002 in The Radnor Hall,
Bodenham.
Present: Dr S Elcock (Chairman), Mr R
Underhill (Vice-Chairman), Mr R Poynting, Mrs J Payne, Mr
S Martin, Mr R Parsons (Clerk), District Cllr Bryan
Rycroft and one member of the public. Apologies were
received from Mr C Whitley and Mr C Berry.
13/02 Questions from the Public: None.
14/02 Declaration of Interest: Cllr
Martin declared a pecuniary interest in Nunton Field and
Cllr Underhill declared a non-pecuniary interest in the
same.
15/02 Minutes: The minutes of the
Council meeting held on 13th February 2002, having been
circulated, were agreed and signed by the Chairman.
16/02
Matters Arising:
* Cllr Elcock reported that he anticipated the Nunton
Field lease to be ready in time for the Annual Parish
meeting in May.
* Cllr Berry has suggested that the swings should be
located towards the further end of the Odstock playing
field. The Clerk reported that he had written to Britford
Parish Council about the R2 money that resulted from a
development at Briars Cottage, near the Hospital, in
October 1997. If they were unable to make use of these
funds would they be prepared to release them for a
project in Odstock? Action: the Clerk.
* Cllr Poynting suggested that some R2 money could be
spent on facilities in Jubilee Gardens.
* Visits by the Parish Lengthsmen are proving successful.
The next visit is scheduled for 12th / 15th April.
17/02 Code of Conduct: Following a
discussion it was resolved that OPC would adopt the Code
of Conduct from 1st May 2002, subject to the addition of
'in connection with the member's official capacity' to
the final paragraph.
18/02 Transport, Roads and Footpaths:
District Cllr Rycroft reported that the parking problem
at the District Hospital would be resolved by the double
Yellow 'no parking' lines that have been painted on the
road.
19/02 Planning: S/2002/458 - FULL
APPLICATION - CONVERSION OF ROOF SPACE at BRAYMOOR NUNTON
LANE, NUNTON. - No Objection. Action:
the Clerk
20/02 Correspondence: The Council noted
the following correspondence: * 20th March - External
Audit Arrangements from April 2002 * 20th March - Code of
Conduct - Update No.1. * 15th March - Housing Strategy
Statement 2001-2004. * 21st February - Community Safety -
The Public Consumption of Alcohol. * 14th February -
Invitation to participate in Local People's Recognition
Event in April 2002.
21/01 Finance: The Council approved the
following payments:
R Parsons - Clerk's Fee and expenses for the year to 31st
March 2002 - 102 - £330.00p
22/02 The Annual Parish Council meeting
is scheduled for Wednesday, 8th May 2002 and will be
preceded by the Annual Parish meeting.
The meeting closed at 9:14pm
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