BRETBY PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY 5th MAY 2026 AT 7:15 pm
AT ST WYSTANS CHURCH, BRETBY
Present: Cllr S Toone (Chairman), Cllr M Falder, Cllr Ballington.
In Attendance: Mrs J Storer – Clerk, Cllr M Belfield, 2 members of the public.
- Election of Chairman
RESOLVED Cllr Toone was elected as Chairman for 2026/27
- Chairman to take and sign the Declaration of Office
Cllr Toone took and signed the Declaration of Office of Chair of the Parish Council.
- Election of Vice Chairman
RESOLVED Cllr Meyrick was elected as Vice Chairman for 2026/27
- Vice Chairman to take and sign the Declaration of Office
Cllr Meyrick will take and sign the Declaration of Office of Vice Chair prior to the next meeting.
- Review/Completion of Register of Interests
Cllrs had been earlier been reminded by SDDC of the requirement to review and update their individual Register of Interest. No changes were made to the Register of Interests.
- Appointment of Committees – if required
RESOLVED no committees were formed.
- Appointment of Cllrs to External Bodies and arrangements for reporting back
RESOLVED any Cllr will attend any meetings.
- To review the Standing Orders
RESOLVED to accept the latest version of the Standing Orders from NALC which had previously been circulated.
- To review the Financial Regulations
RESOLVED to accept the changes made to the Financial Regulations.
- Review of polices.
RESOLVED no changes are to be made to the Council’s policies however both Cllrs and the Clerk will monitor correspondence and guidance and will make recommendations to change policies if required.
- Review of inventory of land and assets.
The inventory of land and assets had been circulated with the accounts for the year ending 31.03.26 and with the agenda for this meeting. The inventory was accepted.
The parish council has the following assets at 31st March 2026
| PC laptop (new laptop) | £500 | ||
| Noticeboard on Village Green | £1 | ||
| Noticeboard on Bretby Lane | £1 | ||
| Pump on Village Green | £1 | ||
| Litter bin at Bretby Hall | £594.59 | ||
| Litter bin on Bretby Lane and junction of Oldicote lane near to the noticeboard | £594.59 | ||
| Total Fixed Assets | £1692.18 | ||
- Review and confirmation of arrangements for insurance cover in respect of all insured risks.
The quote for the insurance cover for 2026/27 has not been received; the Clerk has been chasing for the quotation.
At the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council held in May 2025, it was resolved to accept the 3 year fixed term for the insurance; the year 2026/27 will be the second year of the fixed agreement.
- Review of the Council’s and/or employees’ memberships of other bodies.
RESOLVED to continue with membership of DALC and SLCC.
The Clerk confirmed the DALC subscription fee was purely for Bretby Parish Council whilst the SLCC fee has been pro- rated between the three parish councils the Clerk works for.
There being no other business, the Chair closed the meeting at 7:24pm.