THOSE PRESENT. Cllrs. HARRISON- KEELING – TUNSTALL – BOURA

                                         Cllr. S.SANKEY (esbc)   VICTOR KELLY  (spca)

             V  .KELLY FROM SPCA WAS ASKED TO ATTEND BY J.TEASDALE TO OFFER         SOME  HELPFUL POINTS                

IT WAS ARGUED THAT THE PRECEPT COULD NOT BE SET AS THERE WAS STILL NO ACCESS TO THE BANK ACCOUNT.

THE PRECEPT TOTAL WAS OFFERED FOR APPROVAL,IT WAS VOTED ON AND CARRIED BY THE WHOLE COUNCIL.THE PRECEPT WAS AGREED THAT AN INCREASE OF 3.9% WOULD BE APPLIED MAKING THE PRECEPT A TOTAL OF £14,287. 

Clll BOURA WAS ASKED IF THE CLERK WAS STILL ON THE PAYROLL

THERE ARE STILL SIGNATURES LEFT ON THE ACCOUNT ALTHOUGH NO LONGER COUNCIL MEMBERS,

IT WAS STATED THAT Cllr.BOURA BANK CARD WAS LOST OR STOPPED THIS WAS DENIED BY THE BANK WHO STATED THAT NO SUCH REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE.

BANK HAS RECEIVED NO CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE ISSUES WITH REGARDS TO THE CARD ISSUE THAT Cllr.BOURA HAD MENTIONED.

Cllr.BOURA STATED THAT SHE HAD PHONED THE BANK,WHEN THE BANK WAS CONTACTED BY THE CHAIR THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE DISCUSSED OVER THE PHONE IT ALWAYS HAS TO BE FACE TO FACE DISCUSSION.

IT WAS RECOMMENDED THATCllr. BOURA AND PRESENT CHAIR WENT TO BANK

Cllr. BOURA REQUESTED THAT THIS BE KEPT FROM THE PUBLIC ARENA THE CHAIR REPLIED THAT THE COUNCIL IS OPEN AND HONEST.

CHAIR EXPLAINED THAT Cllr.BOURA COULD NOT BE TRUSTED,REST OF THE COUNCIL AGREED.

CHAIR EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONSTANT TOUCH WITH THE BANK,OBSTACLES WERE PUT IN PLACE TO OBSTRUCT ANY PROGRESS WITHIN THE BANK. CONFIRMED THAT NO ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED OVER THE PHONE.

CHAIR HAD REPORTED THAT NO PIN FOR BANK CARD HAD BEEN LOST OR REQUESTED.THIS STATEMENT WAS GIVEN BY THE BANK.

V KELLY SUGGESTED THAT WE GO ONLINE BANKING. THE CHAIR HAD ALSO SUGGESTED THAT WE GO ONLINE ASP THIS WAS SUGGESTED 2 MONTHS AGO

 BY THE CHAIR.  Cllr BOURA STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE WEEKS FOR THIS TO BE SET UP, BANK STATED THAT THIS IS INCORRECT.

DEBIT CARD WAS HELD BY  Cllr.BOURA WHO STATED THAT SHE HAD HER OWN CARD ONCE AGAIN A CONTROL ISSUE,  Cllr.BOURA WAS ASKED THREE TIMES HAD SHE USED THE CREDIT CARD SHE SAID NO.   THIS WAS INCORRECT SHE HAD IN FACT USED THE CARD,Cllr.BOURA REPLIED THAT SHE HAD FORGOTTON ALTHOUGH ASKED THREE TIMES HAD SHE USED THE CARD, SHE FAILED TO HAND IN THE CARD (CONTROL ISSUE)? AGAIN.

Cllr.BOURA WAS ASKED IF THE CARD IS DESTROYED SHE SAID NO,IT WAS ASKED THAT IT BE WITNESSED WHEN DESTROYED.

IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE NEW CLERK BE VETTED ASP.

THE CHAIR REPORTED THAT HOPEFULLY IN ONE WEEKS TIME THE BANK WILL BE SORTED

Cllr.HARRISON REPORTED THAT Cllr. BOURA WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANIPULATE THE MEMBERS AND ALWAYS TRIED TO DO THIS.