Parish Council of Langton Matravers
www.langtonmatravers-pc.org
The Annual Meeting of the Council will take place in the Village Hall on Thursday May 10th 2007, commencing immediately after the Annual Parish Assembly which starts at 7.0 p.m.

Agenda
1.	Receive apologies for absence.
2.	Elect a Chairman of Council.
3.	Elect a Vice-Chairman of Council.
4.	Matters Arising from the Public Discussion at the Annual Parish Assembly.
5.	Planning Matters: 
	Consider PDC’s new Scheme of Delegation of Planning Applications.
6.	Appoint or Confirm the Appointment of Officers of the Council:
	(1) Parish Rights-of-Way Liaison Officer,
	(2) Parish Emergency Liaison Officer,
	(3) Parish Tree and Hedgerow Officer,
	(4) Parish Youth Liaison Officer,
	(5) Council Representative(s) on the Purbeck Association of Town & Parish Councils,
	(6) Council Representative on the Village Hall Management Committee,
	(7) Council Representative on the Preschool Committee,
	(8) Any other Officers or Council Representatives on other Bodies.
7.	Appoint or Confirm the Appointment of part-time employees of the Council:
	(1) Clerk to the Council,
	(2) Responsible Finance Office (if not the Clerk),
	(3) Caretaker of the Council’s Cemetery,
	(4) Internal Auditor.
	(5) Any other part-time employee.
8.	Confirm and Sign Minutes of the last Council Meeting, held on April 12th 2007.
9.	Matters Arising from the Minutes.
10.	Receive the Clerk’s Report for the period from 5.4.07 to 3.5.07.
11.	Matters Arising from the Clerk’s Report.
12.	Chairman’s Announcements.
13.	Financial Matters:
	(1) Note the following additions to Council funds:
	     £23,828.00 from Langton Matravers Play Project,
	     £5,500.00 from PDC as the first instalment of the Annual Precept,
	(2) Note the following payments by cheque already authorized:
	     £2,170.00 to Clerk as final instalment of Annual Salary,
	     £1,000.00 to Langton Matravers Play Project (Grant in Aid),
	     £1,412.00 to G Frampton of Church Knowle for fencing around Play Area,
	     £422.24 to S E for unmetered current for Footway Lights for the Year 2007-8,
	     £10.00 to Village Hall for use of March Council Chamber,
	     £300.00 (£30 x 10 burial plots sold in Year 06-07) to Council’s Cemetery Account,
	     £22,415.90 to Hand Made Places Ltd. For new play Equipment.
	     £58.74 to M Lovell (ex Yahoo) for Council’s Website.
	(3) Note the following payments by Direct Debit:
	     £69.00 to PDC as May Rates on the Office/Toilets Block.
	(4) Receive the Annual Statement of Income & Expenditure  for the Year Ended 31st 		March 2007.
	(5) Matters Arising from the Statement of Accounts.
	(6) Appoint or confirm appointment of three Signatories of Council Cheques.
	(7) Authorize the closure of the Parish Plan Account at PBS, now that the money has 	     been spent on the Fencing of the extra Play Equipment required in the Parish Plan.
	(8) Authorize Membership Fee of the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities 		for 2007, £50 + VAT.
	(9) Authorize payment of insurance premium of £805.58 to AllianzCornhill..
	(10) Any other Financial Business.
14.	Cemetery Matters.
15.	Dog-litter Bins.
16.	Contract for Maintenance of Play Area in St. George’s School Field.
17.	Confirm the date of the next Council Meeting as Thursday June 14th at 7.0 p.m.
18.	Any additional items for the Agenda of the next Council Meeting.

May 3rd 2007                                                              R J Saville (Clerk to the Council).

PLANNING AGENDA FOR THE MAY MEETING OF LANGTON MATRAVERS  PARISH COUNCIL:

                                                  Please refer to main agenda above.

May 3rd 2007                                                              R J Saville (Clerk to the Council).