HOLNE PARISH COUNCIL
The Annual Meeting of Holne Parish Council will be held on Wednesday 9 May 2006 in Holne Village Hall. The Meeting will begin after both the public forum at 8:00 pm and brief reports from county and district councillors

A G E N D A
1 Signing of Declarations of Acceptance of Office by those Councillors who have been elected unopposed to the Parish Council.
2 Election of Chairman and Signing by her/him of a Declaration of Acceptance of Office
3 Apologies for absence
4 To consider, amend as agreed by the Council and approve the minutes of the meeting of Wednesday 1 April
5 To co-opt up two councillors who, if present, will be required to sign a declaration of acceptance of office so they can take part in the following items (NB Belinda Owens has indicated her intention to stand for co-option, but has sent her apologies for this meeting)
6 Declarations of Interest: Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interest relating to any agenda item at this stage in the meeting, but may do so also at any time during the meeting, if they become aware they may have such an interest in a subject being discussed.
7 Planning matters including any applications received in time for the meeting: 0347/07 New entrance, parking and garage at Hazelwood for Mr J Mathys, The Pottery, Moorhaven, Ivybridge
8 To hear the Clerk’s financial report, approve the accounts for 2006/7, confirm the Clerk as proper officer, appoint an internal auditor, & approve the following payments:
a) St Mary the Virgin Holne PCC for Maintenance of the Churchyard (first half Annual grant) £200.00
b) Mr P Owen - replacement cheque for flailing hedge of Play Park £20.56
c) Community First for insurance £202.49
9 To complete, if agreed, nomination papers for parish members of the DNPA and for the County Committee of Devon Association of Parish Councils
10 To hear a report from the Affordable Housing Working Party and to make resolutions necessary as a result of this: to authorise the Clerk to write to Buckfastleigh West Parish Council to confirm its involvement in the project and to request that Sue Colwill's place on the Working Party is confirmed as being to represent Buckfastleigh West PC (The following to be discussed "in camera" Council may wish to delay this until the end of the meeting): to authorise the Clerk to write to DNPA on one of the potential plots of land for possible building of affordable housing. To discuss also the need for more members of the working party and how to recruit these.
11 Clerk’s or Councillors’ reports on matters authorised by the Council at previous meetings not otherwise on this Agenda: Silvanus and Play Park hedge (Cllr Arrowsmith)
12 Correspondence not otherwise listed on this Agenda for information or inclusion in the Agenda of the next meeting: DNPA Communities Forum 22 June;New Code of Local Government Conduct
13 Chairman’s Urgent Business Items for action by the Clerk if covered by delegated powers or for inclusion on the Agenda of the next meeting
All Members are summoned to attend Joanna Radford, Clerk ____________________________________________________________________________ Holne Parish Council, Hannaford Old House, Poundsgate, TQ13 7NX, Tel: 01364631287