Clyro Community Council

A. G .M  Minutes 2005


MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF CLYRO COMMUNITY COUNCIL
held in the Village Hall on

TUESDAY 10th MAY 2005 at 7.45pm

PRESENT
 Cllr. Brian Morgan, Chairman Cllr. V. Price (Vice Chairman) Cllr. Green Cllr. Herdman Cllr. Hood. Cllr. M. Morgan Cllr. M. Smith Cllr. Wheeler
County Cllr. Margaret Morris

APOLOGIES None
MINUTES

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Community Council held in June 2004 were agreed by Councillors and signed by the Chairman.

The Chairman then read his report to Councillors.

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT

 I would like to thank all Councillors, our County Councillor, and Catriona, for their continued support and advice over the past year.

Last June was local council election time, with two of our councillors, Tom Williams and Chris Posnett, standing down.

As only nine candidates stood, we had no election. Heather Wheeler and Gerard Green are our newest councillors, and they seem to be getting to grips with the job.

County Cllr Morris became chairman of Powys County Council, and, with all this power at her fingertips, did manage to get some action on our frequent complaints about the path to Hay on Wye, leaking sewage etc.

Last July my wife and I were invited to attend a Royal garden party at Buckingham palace, we were honoured to attend, and enjoyed the event. One thing we didn’t enjoy was the pace of life in London, with everyone rushing about, give us Powys any time.

Since last June many meetings have been attended at county hall and other venues, these include two Radnorshire, and two planning, liaison meetings. A lot of planning applications have passed through our hands, and many comments and suggestions made by us to the planning department, although it appears that they still don’t always seem to listen to us.

Buttercup meadow is finished and fully occupied, with a lot of the residents making a contribution to village life.

As is usual, a wreath for Remembrance Day was purchased on behalf of the Community Council, and placed on the monument by Mike Anthony, who deserves a vote of thanks for undertaking this duty for us.

We now have a section on the community website, WWW.CLYRO.ORG, with minutes, agenda, list of councillors, F.O.I. and much more.

Two of our councillors, Ashley and Sally, are school governors, with Ashley being our elected representative.

We have made changes to our standing orders, left One Voice Wales for the time being, and, finally, and I think most importantly, we have worked extremely well together as a team, with all meetings having a friendly atmosphere.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

CHAIRMAN 2005 - 2006
 Cllr. M. Morgan proposed that the Chairman continue for another year. This was seconded by Cllr. Hood. Cllr. B. Morgan agreed to stand. All Councillors voted in favour.

VICE-CHAIRMAN 2005 – 2006
 Cllr. M. Morgan proposed, and Cllr. Smith seconded, Cllr. Price. Cllr. Hood proposed Cllr. Smith, but Cllr. Smith said that did not wish to stand. All voted in favour of Cllr. Price.
Cllr. Price agreed to this, and accepted office, thanking the Council for their confidence.

SCHOOL GOVERNOR
Cllr. Herdman is a school governor already. It was proposed by Cllr. Hood that the current Community Council’s representative, Cllr. Williams, continue as school governor for another year, if he is in agreement. This was seconded by Cllr. Wheeler. All voted in favour.

ACCOUNTS
The summary of accounts for the year ending March 31 st 2005 was handed round. The accounts have yet to be approved by the internal auditor. The detailed accounts were available for Councillors to inspect.
Cllr. M. Morgan asked if the Clerk’s salary was to rise, in line with inflation. The Vice Chairman proposed an increase of 3%. This was seconded by Cllr. Herdman. Cllr. Smith then proposed an increase instead of 5%. Cllr. M. Morgan seconded this. All indicated in favour of a 5% increase.
Cllr. Smith proposed accepting the accounts. Cllr. M. Morgan seconded this and acceptance of the accounts was voted upon and agreed.

Cllr. B. Morgan then signed a declaration of his acceptance of office for the next year, and as Chairman signed the accounts, which were also signed by the Clerk.

The meeting was then closed by the Chairman at 8.05 pm. Minutes were taken by the Clerk.


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