Minutes Annual Parish Meeting 7th May 2025
Monkton Farleigh Parish Council
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
7th May 2025
Village Hall 7.00pm
Minutes
Present from the Parish Council: Frances Longmore (Co-Chair), Suzanne Stansfield (Co-Chair), Tom Firbank, Pauline Adams, Suzanne Stansfield, Elliot McBryde, Liz Watts and Jane Ghali (Clerk)
Other: Richard Mead and Nigel White (newly elected Lib Dem Unitary Councillor)
Apologies: Andrew Tucker
- Welcome
The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting. Nigel White was welcomed and introduced himself, he then left the meeting.
- Minutes of Parish Meeting 8th May 24 – All received for information. Signed previously at PC meeting following the Annual Parish Meeting on 19th June 2024.
- Chair’s Report
Frances Longmore summarised the Co-Chairs’ Report which had been sent to the PC prior to the meeting. The Clerk thanked the Co-Chairs for their kind words.
A copy of the report will be kept on record and be posted on the website.
- Summary of Accounts
All have seen the annual accounts documents and agreed to them.
- External Audit – Certificate of Exemption – AGAR 2024/25 Form 2
The External Audit ‘Certificate of Exemption’ form was signed as our annual turnover is less that £25,000. Gooding Accounts have
checked and signed the accounts.
- Annual Governance Statement 2024/25
All have seen the Annual Governance Statement so it was agreed and signed.
- Accounting Statements 2024/25
All have seen the Accounting Statement and it was agreed and signed.
- Unitary Councillor Report – No report from newly appointed Nigel White, as he’d only been in the position for 3 days.