May 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and COUNCILLORS ARE SUMMONED to attend the Annual meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 7.00pm to be held in the Committee Room of the Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT.
Members of the public and the press are invited to attend. This is a public meeting which may be filmed, recorded, and published.
Signed: A Driver
Town Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer
Date: 9th May 2025
AGENDA
1.Town Mayor
a)To elect a Town Mayor for the ensuing year 2025/2026.
b)The Town Mayor to sign the declaration of acceptance.
2.Open Meeting
The Chairman to welcome those attending and make any announcements
3.Apologies
To receive apologies and resolve to accept valid reasons for absence.
4.Deputy Mayor
a)To elect a Deputy Mayor for the ensuing year 2025/2026.
b)The Deputy Mayor to sign the declaration of acceptance.
5.Public Forum
Resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of twenty minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the Council.
6.Declarations of Interest
To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillors may make a declaration of interest at this point and during the course of the meeting.
7.Resolve to appoint members to serve on Committees of the Council.
8.Resolve to appoint Representatives to Council Groups and Outside Bodies.
9.Resolve to accept the following Town Council policies
a)Standing Orders
b)Financial Regulations
10.Minutes
To receive as a correct record the draft notes of the Town Council meeting held on 9th April 2025.
11.To receive the District and County Councillor reports.
12.To receive a verbal update from the Town Clerk on items that have occurred since the last meeting of the Council.
13.Bell Park
a)To consider the replacement of play equipment removed under health and safety from Bell Park a mixed swing- 1 bay, 1 accessible and 1 toddler seat).
14.Co-option Application
a)To consider application received and invite applicant to address the Council in support of their application.
b)To vote and resolve co-option of applicant.
15.Finance
a)Resolve accounts for payment.
b)To receive an update on the Internal Audit for 2024/2025
c)To consider and resolve to remain with the existing website provider for 2025/2026, cost £250.
d)To consider and resolve the purchase of a 1000L IBC/Water Bower Trailer, cost of £1,052 including VAT.
e)To consider the hire of portable single toilet up to the value of £200 excluding VAT.
16.Planning - access applications via: https://westlindsey-publicportal.statmap.co.uk/horizoNext/publicportal
To resolve responses to new planning and tree application received since the last meeting of the Town Council and any new applications received since the publication of the agenda.
a) Application Number: WL/2025/00396 - Proposal: extension of an existing detached garage to form first floor accommodation - Location: 2 Otter Close Market Rasen LN8 3ZJ.
b). Application Number: WL/2025/00376 - Proposal: Application for approval of reserved matters to erect 4no. dwellings considering appearance, landscaping and scale following outline planning permission 145996 granted 3 April 2023 - Location: Hill Brow, Mill Road, Market Rasen LN8 3BA.