Clerk’s Report June 2023

Clerk’s Report to Sticklepath Parish Council June 2023

If any Member of the Public wishes to see details of the correspondence or matters mentioned please contact the clerk, details below.

I have forwarded lots of emails to the councillors, and read others which proved to not be of interest to Sticklepath.
I have submitted an article on the Annual Parish Meeting to the June Beacon which was published.
I have completed the VAT return which resulted in receipt of £639.51.
The AGAR has been completed, with all the associated documentation.
The Internal Audit was completed, which required liaison with the Auditor and sending over of various documents.
I have collected in the Notification of Interests forms (with some reminders), filled in the online version and sent them off to West Devon Borough Council.
The Annual Parish Meeting had eight written reports which I collated.
I have organised a WhatsApp poll for the Dartmoor National Park Authority Parish member elections, collated the responses and forwarded the form to DNPA. We voted for Susan Hill of Chagford and Mark Williams of Dartmoor Forest. They were also the two successful candidates.
I have removed Ian Duffield from the bank account and added Jake Powell.
I have set up Council emails for all the councillors, and forwarded their passwords and instructions for changing them. From 12^th June all councillors can be reached on cllr.[surname]@sticklepath.org.
The Insurance has been renewed, and I have checked the value figures for the assets, and updated the asset register.
I have emailed several people at Devon County Council to get more information about the road closures in June, and responded to some enquiries.

I have published the following pages/posts:

I have also organised the ‘Reports from Local Organisations’ page in to years to hold the reports.

Asset Register – Some of the inspection items were allocated to Alison Cruse who hasn’t been a councillor for some time. Councillors please could you look at the register before the meeting, and if assets are not already allocated to somebody, offer to inspect them on the schedule indicated.
Councillor Responsibilities – Councillors please review the document before the meeting, and volunteer for those responsibilities previously allocated to Ian or Lois.