March 2022
Dear Councillors,
You are hereby summoned to attend the next Meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, which will be held on Wednesday 9th March 2022 commencing at 7.00pm in the Committee Room of the Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen.
Lucy Waller Signed: 
Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer Date: 2nd March 2022
Market Rasen Town Council
For further Information, or to request copies of non-confidential reports please contact the Clerk at townclerk@marketrasentc.co.uk or on 01673 842479. The report pack for this agenda can be found here.
There will be a 20-minute public forum.
Agenda
1. Opening remarks.
2. To NOTE apologies for absence and to RESOLVE to approve the reasons for absence.
3. Public Participation (max 20 minutes)
4. To RECEIVE any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the localism Act 2011 and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests. Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them again at any time during the course of the meeting.
5. To RESOLVE to approve the draft minutes of the last meeting, held on February 9th, 2022 (Copies circulated)
6. To NOTE any update on Action Points. Report circulated.
7. To RECEIVE any report of the District & County Councillor.,
8. To NOTE the Officer’s reports (Copies circulated).
9. Accounts for payment:
- To RESOLVE to approve the accounts for payment. (To follow electronically on the day of the meeting)
10. To CONSIDER the continuation of provision of Hall Hire for the Youth Club during the financial year 2022/2023. (Report circulated)
11. To CONSIDER sponsorship of the Town Band for the financial year 2022/2023.
(£500 in budget Expenditure underLGA1972s.145(2))
12. To CONSIDER a grant application for £500 from the Lincolnshire & Lindsey Blind Society
(£300 remains in 21/22 budget although an additional £100 was offered to the mime should they need it, 22/23 budget £600) Expenditure under LGA1972s.137 so expenditure must be proportionate to the benefit to residents) (Grant paperwork circulated)
13. To RESOLVE the initial Earmarked reserves for the financial year 2022/2023. (Report circulated)
14. To RESOLVE to submit to Lincolnshire County Council Highways Department the transport restriction order document for Market Rasen. (Document Circulated)
15. Proposed by Cllr P. Harrold that council CONSIDER the appointment of a Town Crier.
(Supporting documents circulated) (any expenditure under LGA 1972 s144)
16. Proposed by Councillor P. Harrold to RESOLVE that Market Rasen Town Council takes the pesticide free pledge to set an example to its residents.
(Supporting documents circulated)
17. To RESOLVE to adopt the draft Co-option policy. (Draft policy circulated)
18. To RESOLVE the date, time, and format of the Annual Town Meeting.
19. To CONSIDER Making the below resolution: This Council supports the petition launched by ADSO and LLG on 5 January with regard to remote and hybrid meetings. We agree to write to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities calling on the Government to change the law to allow councils the flexibility to hold such meetings when they deem appropriate within agreed rules and procedures. (Further information circulated)
20. To NOTE any update on events for 2022.
21. Any items for the next agenda.
22. Risk Management.
23. To RESOLVE that under the public bodies (admission to meetings) act 1960, the public and representatives of the press and broadcast media be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business as publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest because of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
Should this resolution be passed the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.
24. To consider a matter relating to the former Council offices area of the Old Police station and to RESOLVE any action.
(Report circulated)
25. Footpaths/Rights of way.
26. Market Place use and sponsorship.
27. Committee Minutes – To NOTE the draft minutes of the HR Committee held on the 2nd March 2022, (Draft minutes circulated) and to RESOLVE any action in relating to the committee recommendations:
- Staff hours/ working patterns
- Staff Pay scales