Members
Colin Laycock, Jo Carr, Derek Cooper, Trish Delaney, Linda Francis, John Martin,
Fran Pritchett, John Pritchett

Members of Willingdon and Jevington Parish Council are summoned to a Meeting of the Finance and Policy Committee of Willingdon and Jevington Parish Council to be held on 26th November 2007 at 8.00p.m at The Parish Office, 3 Gorringe Valley Road, Willingdon. (or on the arising of the Planning Committee)

Signed Carol Adams
Mrs Carol Adams (Clerk to Willingdon and Jevington Parish Council)

20th November 2007

The Press and the Public are reminded that they must remain silent when the meeting is in progress in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act,1960.
Comments or questions from members of the public on matters on the agenda will be received at the Chairman's discretion. This will normally be at the end of the 'open' part of the meeting and the time allowed will be 10 minutes. The press and public are advised to wait until the resolution to exclude the press and public has been proposed and voted upon before withdrawing.

AGENDA
1. Apologies and declaration of Substitute Members

2. Declaration of Interests: To receive notice of declarations of personal and prejudicial
interests in respect of items on this agenda.

3. Minutes of the last meeting held on 3rd September 2007

4. Matters Arising
(a) Neighbourhood Watch Signs
(b) Tott Yew Road - footpath
(c) Completion of Oldfield Road Kerbing
(e) Transfer of footpath in Watermill Ward
(f) Maintenance of stream and banks behind Meachants Lane.
(g) ESCC Speed Management - Seven Sisters Road

5. Finance Officer/ Responsible Finance Officer - Report (including)
(a) Budgetary Control
(b) Orders for payment for September and October 2007 and bank reconciliations for information
(c) Quotes for approval for works to be carried out in the Parish Office
(d) Review of work of Internal Auditor

6 Finance and Policy Committee budgetary figures for consideration

7. Amenities, Recreation and Cemetery budgetary figures for recommendation

8. Budgetary summary and Reserves analysis.

9 Recommendation for Precept settings

10. Grant Applications received by Council
1. St Andrew's Church Jevington for Churchyard Grant
2. Anchor
3. Mediation
4. Wannock Memorial Hall
5. Willingdon Memorial Hall
6. JPK Project
7. Sussex County Playing Fields Association
8. Open spaces Society

11. Parish Administration - Parish Clerk
(a) WDC - Temporary Road closure for the Annual Christmas Carol Concert at the Triangle 6th December
(b) WDC - Councillors Allowances
(e) Papers on deposit at the Parish Office:-
" Wealden District Council Agenda and reports of Council Meeting 31/10/2007
" DEFRA -'Ways to tackle climate change'
" Action in Rural Sussex October 2007 update
" Sussex Review Autumn 2007-11-20
" East Sussex Downs & Weald PCT Report and Accounts
" Fieldwork Magazine -September 2007
" South East Planning Aid
" Wealden District Council - Forward Plan November - February 2008
" Wealden District Council - 2007 Consultation Response to the Green Paper: Homes for the Future
" Sussex Branch Newsletter Autumn 2007
" Sussex Association of Local Councils - Annual Report and Accounts 2006/2007
" South Downs Joint Committee - Annual Parish Update
" Environment Agency - Cuckmere estuary draft flood risk management strategy consultation
" Wealden District Council - Local Development Framework Issues and Options Consultation
" Town and Parish Standard September 2007
" Wealden View - Newsletter for the Community and Voluntary Sector in Wealden

12. Hailsham Town Council Bus service subsidy - Consideration of contribution

13. Bus shelter cleaning

14. Jevington Pond maintenance quote

15. Dates of Meetings 2008

16. Councillors training

17. Councillors allowances

18. Liaison with Police and Police Community Support Officer

19. Any Other Urgent Business agreed by Chairman to be noted for referral to relevant Committee or Council