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08/09 - Finance

a) Report given on all income and expenditure since last meeting. Report is attached.

Receipts and payments Summary for meeting to 31 March 2008

AMOUNT	PARISH	VILLAGE GREEN	BUS SHELTER	CONTINGENCY	MARQUEE	VAT	TOTALS
BALANCE B/F	7,358.97	41,539.06	2,400.00	1,779.29	556.43	- 532.96	53,100.79
RECEIPTS					10.00		10.00
PAYMENTS	995.30					27.96	1,023.25
BALANCE C/F	6,363,67	41,539.06	2,400.00	1,779.29	566.43	- 560.91	52,087.54

Money in the Village Green Account cannot be used for any other purpose.

Payments in -	Donation - Youth Club (Marquee)	10.00
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		£10.00

Receipts and payments Summary for meeting to 31 March 2008 (continued).

Payments out -	Knighton Tools (Litter pickers)	35.78
	Village Hall Hire (Jan-Mar)	26.00
	Nildram - Connecting Dorset	73.94
	Clerk's Salary	728.30
	Clerk's Expenses	159.10
	Understated payment (16 Oct 2007)	0.13
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		£1,023.25

Receipts and payments Summary for meeting - 06 May 2008

AMOUNT	PARISH	VILLAGE GREEN	BUS SHELTER	CONTINGENCY	MARQUEE	VAT	TOTALS
BALANCE B/F	6,363.67	41,539.06	2,400.00	1,779.29	556.43	- 560.91	52,087.54
RECEIPTS	2,450.00	250.00		100.00			2,800.00
PAYMENTS	116.25					2.65	118.90
BALANCE C/F	8,697.42	41,789.06	2,400.00	1,879.29	566.43	- 563.56	54,768.64

Money in the Village Green Account cannot be used for any other purpose

Payments in -	Precept 1st instalment	2,800.00
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		£2,800.00

Receipts and payments Summary for meeting to 31 March 2008 (continued).

Payments out -	Herald Printing	20.09
	Stratton Web hosting/purchase of Domain name	81.00
	Nildram - Connecting Dorset (21.04.08-20.05.08)	17.81
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		£ 118.90

b) The final accounts for the year 2007/2008 were reported on by the Chairman and the end of year position confirmed. The accounts for 2007/08 were accepted by the Council and formally adopted as a correct and proper record of financial activities in 2007/2008.

08/10 Crime Prevention - PCSO Sarah Pilcher reminded the Council to be aware of bogus callers and to take the registration numbers of cars as this is helpful. Garden sheds should be locked andvaluables removed from cars when leaving.

08/11 Planning Matters

a) 1/d/08/000132 - Retention of double garage and perimeter fence, 48 Dorchester Road, Stratton. RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATIONREFUSED.

08/12 Highways - Nothing to report.

08/13 General Maintenance

a) Existing 'bus shelter - It was reported that there is a dip in the road alongside the 'bus shelter which becomes flooded. Clerk to inspect. AN

b) Calor Gas Dorset Village of the Year Competition (Minute 07/77a). Cllr T Hughes said that an application has been accepted and requested residents to be aware of this and to ask them to maintain their street frontages.

08/14 Correspondence

a) Councillors were informed that an amount of correspondence was about to be circulated.

08/15 Date of next Meeting - The date of the next Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 15 July 2008 at 7.30 pm.

08/16 Any other business.

a) Allotments - There have been sixteen requests from residents regarding the provision of allotments. Chairman advised that discussion is taking place. Mr C Jackson to ask interested people to write to the Parish Council.

b) Cllr R Protheroe suggested that with the forthcoming Olympics could the Village Hall be involved as a media centre or some similar type venue. Clerk to pass this to the Village Hall Committee. AN

c) Concern was expressed regarding the unfinished state of No 1 Dorchester Road. Residents are complaining about the appearance. As building has taken considerable time and is still unfinished Clerk to contact West Dorset District Council's Enforcement Officer. AN

d) A resident raised the problem of parked vehicles on pavements and inconsiderate parking at the junction of The Rise and Magiston Street. PCSO Sarah Pilcher to inspect.

08/17 Democratic Period in which members of the public may speak or ask questions. No questions were asked.

Meeting closed at 9.00 pm.