2026 Agendas

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, and members of the Council are summoned to attend the Meeting of Benington Parish Council which will be held on Monday 12 October 2026, at The Beonna commencing at 7:00 pm.  The business to be dealt with at the meeting is listed in the agenda. If you are unable to attend, please notify me of your apology.

D Money
Mrs. D Money Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer 05 October 2026

AGENDA

Public Forum for a maximum of 15 minutes when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the council.  Items not on the agenda will not be debated, but if appropriate, will become an agenda item at the next appropriate meeting.  Members of the public are expected to be polite, civil and respectful always during the meeting. 

To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies. 
a) Borough Councillor Dale Broughton
b) Borough Councillor Peter Bedford
c) County Councillor Alistair Arundell

1. Chairman’s welcome: 

2. Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Clerk prior to the meeting

3. Declarations of interest: (if any) To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests

4. Notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 10 August 2026.
To resolve as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes

5. Financial matters: To resolve as correct and authorise.

a) To receive the cash book and bank reconciliation September 2026
b) Income 
Interest August £
Interest September £
Precept £9,000
c) Bank Transfers
Commercial Instant Access to Community Account £
d) Payment Schedules
Staff Costs TBA
Bench £857.50
Expenses TBA
Bank Service Charge £8.50
I G Partridge Litterpicker £200
T A Blackamore Ltd Grass Cutting £2682.96
Beona TBA
Wreath TBA
Kompan £3982.50
Millday Properties £114.00
Elan City £5614,78
e) Change of Bank Mandate

6. Internal Council Matters
a) Playing Field - Play Equipment Fencing
b) Children’s Playground Repairs
c) Solar Powered Reactive Speed Signs
d) Bus Shelter (West Side)
e) Village Seat - (Centre of the Parish)
f) Email Addresses
g) Scribe Accountancy Package
h) To resolve appointing an Internal Auditor for 2027-28. 
i) Budget for 2027-28
j) Meeting Dates 2027-28
k) Review a draft budget

7. Review and Adopt Policies
a) Standing Orders
b) Financial Regulations
c) Code Of Conduct
d) Data Protection
e) Data Brech
f) Grant Policy
g) Freedom Of Information

8. Planning: Town and Country Planning Act 1990. To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by the district council. To include those received from the date of this notice and the day on the meeting

9. Highways

10. Clerk’s reports, outstanding matters and new matters

11. Items for information or next agenda

12. Date of next meeting: Monday 23 November 2026