ILAM PARISH COUNCIL

Chair: Caroline Sellers, 2 Fountain Cottages, Ilam, Ashbourne, DE62AZ01335 350368

Clerk: Lindsay Oulsnam, Church Lodge, Ilam, Ashbourne DE6 2AZ0 1335 350579

Agenda 07 May 2024 at Ilam School

PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024

• PRESENT/APOLOGIES OF ABSENCE

• MINUTES OF AGM HELD ON 09 May 2023 @ 7PM YHA Ilam Hall

• ELECTION OF CHAIR & VICE CHAIR

• OUTGOING OF CHAIRPERSONS REPORT- REVIEW OF YEAR 2023/24 PRESENTED BY CAZ SELLERS

• FINANCIAL REPORT AND ADOPTION OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE PAST YEAR AND BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR PRESENTED BY CAROLYN HIBBERT-FOY, -RESPONSIBLE FINANCIAL OFFICER

• OPEN FORUM

• PARISH COUNCIL MEETING TO TAKE PLACE AFTER THE AGM

ILAM PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

07 May 2024 @ 7.00pm Ilam School

Present

• C Sellers, L Oulsnam, (Clerk), V Nottage, N Taylor, K Warrington, R Wain, Cllr E Wain (SMDC)

G Nottage, I Frith

Apologies

• C Hibbert- Foy, A Chillingworth (NT)

Minutes

Minutes of the meeting held on 09 May 2023 were read and signed as true and correct.

Election of Chairman & Vice-Chairman

• C Sellers was nominated and seconded as Chair and elected unopposed.

• L Oulsnam was nominated and seconded as Vice-Chair and elected unopposed.

Chairman’s Report

• C Sellers reported that progress during the year had been successful & progress had been made in planting new bushes and flowers around the village. The poppy bench was purchased last year and looks lovely by the river. Progress has been made with Highways and the drains cleared and we will continue to push for the yellow lines to be implemented and potholes to be mended. She thanked the Councillors, the Clerk and District Councillor Edwin Wain and Cllr Gill Heath for all their efforts and dedication to duty.

• The Parish Council would like to Thank the following people for their work and dedication to the village.

• The National Trust for the new church footpath and to everyone who contributed towards the Ilam Church Path fund which raised £2164.00p towards the cost of the path. We would like to thank Paul Rochfort from Rights of Way Environment and Countryside at Staffordshire County Council for the contribution of £5000.00p towards the church footpath.

• Thank you to Mr Bob Sellers for mowing and keeping the village & all his hard work throughout the year to keep the village looking beautiful.

• Thank you to everyone who helps with the monument planting and maintaining throughout the year.

• Miss Ellen Clewes for assisting with the bank account for the Church footpath which is now called the Ilam Community Fund which will be used to raise money for the church for a kitchen, toilet, and costs towards mowing the churchyard.

• Thank you to Ilam school for hosting the meetings throughout the year and for maintaining the defibrillator for village use.

Financial Report

• L Oulsnam gave details of expenditure during the financial year 2023 /24.

• Accounts for the year were adopted and the following were signed by the Chairperson / RFO and Clerk

• Annual Governance Statement

• Accounting Statements

• Oulsnam gave details of the budget for the coming year, which was approved by the Council and signed by the Chairperson/RFO and Clerk.