Every January the finances of the Parish Council are reviewed and the precept agreed for the following year. This is the money paid out of Council Tax to fund the Parish Council. It was agreed that the precept should be set at the same level as the previous year. In fact, it has not been raised now for many years.
Parish Councillors also reviewed the salary that we pay to our Parish Clerk, Philip Freeman. The Parish Clerk is vital to the functioning of the Parish Council. As well as recording and publishing the minutes Philip advises on procedural matters during meetings. He also keeps control of the budget and reports on this to the meetings. Where action is agreed in response to issues raised by villagers it falls to Philip as Clerk’s Action to write letters or contact South Norfolk Council on behalf of the Parish Council. We are extremely grateful to Philip for the work he does and we consider ourselves fortunate to have his assistance. The Parish Council agreed unanimously to raise his salary in accordance with the pay scale.
Andrew Major
Chairman
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