Minutes of the Annual Parish of Formby meeting – 15 May 2023

Please find below the minutes for the Annual Parish of Formby meeting. A copy of the minutes is available to download at the bottom of the page.

FORMBY PARISH MEETING

Minutes of the Annual Meeting

Present: Councillors: Bernie Prescott (Vice Chairman), Derek Baxter, Sandra Baxter, Maria Bennett, Dawn Brodie, Luke Brodie, Jill Butler, Karen Cavanagh, Helen Duerdon, Dave Irving, Yvonne Irving, Carol Richards and Mike Weild.

In Attendance: Claire Jenkins (Clerk) and 2 members of public

Chairman’s address

Cllr Prescott welcomed everyone and opened the meeting.

1.0 Apologies for Absence

There were apologies received from Cllrs Kevin Haygarth and Elizabeth Mercer.

2.0 To receive the minutes of the Parish Meeting held on 3 May 2022

The minutes of the meeting held on 3 May 2022 were approved as a correct record of the meeting.

3.0 Public Participation

The meeting was adjourned for this item

There were no members of public wishing to address the Council.

The meeting was reconvened

4.0 To receive an update on the Grouping Order for the purpose of forming a grouped parish council with Little Altcar Parish Council to be known as Formby and Little Altcar Parish Council

The business case proposal for the Grouping Order had been sent to Sefton Council’s Chief Legal and Democratic officer. He had responded to say that any consideration for a grouping order would not be undertaken until the completion of the Boundary Commission Review, whose findings are expected to be published in 2024.

5.0 To receive the attendance list of Formby Parish Councillors for the previous year

Members noted the attendance list which is available on the website to view and in appendix 1.

6.0 Close of Meeting

The Chairman thanked everyone for attending.

Appendix 1

Formby Parish Council Councillors Meeting Attendance Record 2022-2023

Councillor	Ordinary Meeting (10)	Finance and GP (9)	Environment (9)
Colin Appleton	Attended: 10, Apologies:	Attended: 9	Attended: 9
Derek Baxter	Attended: 9, Apologies: 1	Attended: 5	Attended: 8
Sandra Baxter	Attended: 9, Apologies: 1	Attended: 4	Attended: 7
Maria Bennett	Attended: 8, Apologies: 2	Attended: 7	Attended: 4
Dawn Brodie	Attended: 8, Apologies: 2	Attended: 6	Attended:
David Dutton	Attended: 9, Apologies: 1	Attended:	Attended:
Dave Irving	Attended: 7, Apologies: 3	Attended: 4	Attended:
Yvonne Irving	Attended: 7, Apologies: 3	Attended:	Attended: 4
Bob McCann (Chairman)	Attended: 10, Apologies:	Attended: 6	Attended: 7
Susan McCann	Attended: 5, Apologies: 5	Attended:	Attended: 2
Bernie Prescott	Attended: 7, Apologies: 3	Attended:	Attended: 7
Carol Richards	Attended: 8, Apologies: 2	Attended:	Attended: 6
Joe Riley	Attended: 10, Apologies:	Attended: 5	Attended: 8
Mike Weild	Attended: 9, Apologies: 1	Attended: 9	Attended: 9
Paul Wiencke	Attended: 9, Apologies: 1	Attended: 8	Attended: 8