Full Parish Council Ordinary Meeting
Meeting Summary
Meeting Agenda
Apologies for Absence
To receive apologies for absence and note apologies not received.
Declarations of Interest
- Pecuniary Interests: To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interests as declared on the Register of Interests.
- Non-registerable Interests: To receive Declarations of Non-registerable Interests.
- Dispensations: The Clerk will consider and report on any requests for dispensation in line with the Council’s Code of Conduct.
- Gifts & Hospitality: To declare any gifts or hospitality in line with the Council’s Code of Conduct
Public Participation[1]
To hear from members of the public who wish to make representations, answer questions, and give evidence in respect of the business on the agenda. A question shall not require a response at the meeting nor start a debate on the question. The chairman of the meeting may direct that a written or oral response be given.
Co-option
To receive applications for co-option; to invite any applicants present to make a short statement and answer questions; and to resolve whether to co-opt any candidates to the Council.
Declaration of Acceptance
To receive the signed Declaration of Acceptance of Office of any newly co-opted member.
Committee Membership
To resolve the appointment of any newly appointed member to fill committee vacancies.
Cornwall Councillor Reports[2]
To receive and note verbal or written reports from Cornwall Cllr Elaine Kist and Cornwall Cllr Steve Trevelyan and ask questions on the content.
Full Council Meeting Minutes
To receive and resolve to adopt the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 to allow the presiding Chairman to duly sign.
Committee Meetings Minutes
To receive the minutes of the following committee meetings and approve any recommendations therein:
Finance & Policy – 8th January 2026
Planning & Licencing – 14th January 2026
Clerk’s Report
To receive a report from the Clerk on any matters arising from previous minutes, meetings attended by officers and future dates for the diary. For information only.
Parish Councillor’s Reports
To include an update on any meetings attended by Members as representatives of the Parish Council and future dates for the diary. For information only.
Working Parties
To receive an update from the following working parties and to resolve any action required:
Asset of Community Value Working Party
Asset Transfer Working Party
Century of Change Publication Working Party
Financial Matters
To approve expenditure payments.
To appoint a Councillor to oversee the authorisation of the electronic payments.
To note income.
To approve any transfers of funds.
To note account balances.
To note the latest bank reconciliation.
Quarterly Reconciliation Check
To appoint a member, who does not sit on the Finance & Policy committee, to carry out the third quarter reconciliation check and report back at the next Full Council meeting.
Internal Control Check & Audit Plan Review
To receive a report on the effectiveness of the system of Internal control and audit plan and to resolve any action required.
Interim Internal Audit
To receive and consider the interim internal audit report, and to resolve any action required.
Budget 2026/27
To discuss and resolve the budget for 2026/27.
Precept 2026/27
To discuss and resolve the precept demand amount for 2026/27.
To resolve that the proper officer submit the demand to Cornwall Council.
Virement of Funds
To receive a report from the Responsible Finance Officer and to resolve any action required
Bank Mandate
To resolve the appointment of Members as bank signatories.
Consultations
- To receive details of, and appoint members to respond to, any consultations received up to the time of the meeting.
- To resolve a response to the Consultation PSPO Renewal (Alcohol Consumption in Public Places) 2026.
- To receive and approve responses to previous consultations.
Brannel Good Citizen Award
To discuss and agree the arrangements for the 2026/27 Brannel Good Citizen Award
Defibrillator – Nanpean
To discuss taking on ownership of the defibrillator located in Nanpean, replacing with an easier access cabinet, and resolve action required.
Confidential Matter(s)
To resolve that under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960, the public and representatives of the press and broadcast media be excluded from the meeting, and that the live streaming and any recording cease, during the consideration of the following item(s) of business as publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest because of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted –
Commercially sensitive legal advice on the draft Terms of Reference for the devolution/transfer of assets from Cornwall Council.
[1] Standing Order 3f: Total time allowed will be 15 minutes (limit of 5 minutes per person) which may be varied at the discretion of the Chairman.
[2] Standing Order 3l: Total time allowed will be 15 minutes which may be varied at the discretion of the Chairman. The reports are for information purposes only.
Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of St Stephen in Brannel Parish Council
held in the Brannel Room, 22 Fore Street, St Stephen
on Wednesday 21st January 2026 starting at 6.30pm.
Present:
Cllr Julie Broad (Chairman), Cllr David Coles (Vice Chairman), Cllr Anne Hartshorne, Cllr Debby Hussey, Cllr Steve Oakley (Following co-option), Cllr Tina Patterson, Cllr Marion Seton (Following co-option), Cllr David Simpson, Cllr Nigel Spragg, Cllr Shelagh Tasker and Cllr Keith Truscott.
In attendance:
Linda Ranger – Clerk & RFO and Ruth Mills – Deputy Clerk.
Cllr Julie Broad welcomed everyone to the meeting. She ran through housekeeping procedures and advised everyone present that if they intended to participate in the meeting, they could be recorded, photographed, filmed, or otherwise reported about. Everyone present was advised that the meeting was being live streamed to Facebook and therefore they should be mindful of the information they shared to ensure compliance with data protection legislation.
FPC01/26 Apologies for Absence:
It was
RESOLVED to note apologies from Cllr Anne Barnes and Cllr Mike Berryman.
Proposed by Cllr Debby Hussey. Seconded by Cllr Nigel Spragg. All voted in favour
FPC02/26 Declarations of Interest:
- There were no declarations of pecuniary interests.
- There were no declarations of non-registerable interests.
- No dispensation requests had been received.
- There were no declarations of any gifts or hospitality received.
FPC03/26 Public Participation:
There were no members of the public present, and no questions had been received.
FPC04/26 Co-option:
It was
RESOLVED to co-opt Steve Oakley to St Stephen Ward.
Proposed by Cllr David Coles. Seconded by Cllr Tina Patterson. All voted in favour.
It was
RESOLVED to co-opt Marion Seton to St Stephen Ward.
Proposed by Cllr Nigel Spragg. Seconded by Cllr Debby Hussey. All voted in favour.
FPC05/26 Declaration of Acceptance:
Cllr Steve Oakley and Cllr Marion Seton signed their Declaration of Acceptance of Office which was duly witnessed by the Clerk.
FPC06/26 Committee Membership:
It was
RESOLVED that Cllr Oakley be appointed to the Planning & Licencing and Finance & Policy committees.
It was
RESOLVED that Cllr Seton be appointed to the Events & Communications and Planning & Licencing (Substitute) committees.
Proposed by Cllr David Coles. Seconded by Cllr David Simpson. All voted in favour
FPC07/26 Cornwall Councillor Reports:
Cornwall Councillor Elaine Kist spoke on salt Bins, feedback from the police surgery at Foxhole, a request for hedge cutting to a footpath hedge at High Street, and gave feedback from attending the Cornwall Local Plan drop in event at Brannel School earlier that day. Councillor Stephen Trevelyan was not present and had not submitted a report.
FPC08/26 Full Council Meeting Minutes:
It was
RESOLVED to adopt the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 to allow the presiding Chairman to duly sign.
Proposed by Cllr David Coles. Seconded by Cllr David Simpson. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
The Chairman duly signed the minutes.
FPC09/26 Committee Meeting Minutes:
The Finance & Policy committee meeting scheduled for 8th January 2026 had been cancelled due to a red weather warning therefore there were no minutes.
The draft minutes of the Planning & Licencing committee meeting held on 14th January 2026 were received. There were no recommendations therein.
FPC10/26 Clerk’s Report:
A report had been circulated prior to the meetings which covered the following:
Affordable & Social Housing Meeting – Ocean Housing need to confirm meeting dates.
Co-option – A campaign to fill any remaining council vacancies would be launched in February or March.
Fire Alarm System – The fire alarm system had been installed in the Craft Workshop. A tenant had asked about who was responsible for the electricity and installation costs. The Clerk would seek legal advice to confirm the position and respond to the tenant.
Fire Door – The fire door had now been installed.
Broadband, Nanpean – Broadband installation at Nanpean had been delayed due to an address query with the Post Office, which was being resolved.
Training – Data Protection and Assertion 10 training would take place on Thursday 12th February 2026 at 4pm in the Brannel Room.
Community Highways Improvement Programme Survey – The survey opened on 19th January and would close on 2nd February. Members were encouraged to promote the survey to help ensure responses from all villages.
Meet & Greet – The next Meet & Greet event was on Wednesday 28th January at Yummy Cornish Kitchen, Nanpean, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Get To Know Your Parish Councillors – Some Members had not yet met with the Admin Officer to complete their bios. Please could this be arranged as soon as possible.
Storm Goretti – If Members were aware of any residents still affected by Storm Goretti, please could they direct them to the parish council office so they could be signposted to the right support.
Grit/Salt Bins – All parish council grit/salt bins had been refilled after the recent icy weather. Cornwall Council may ask the parish council to take on their bins, as our response time was within 48 hours. Only one resident had responded to the request to store emergency salt bags.
Dog Fouling – The dog fouling campaign would begin in the coming weeks.
Electronic Newsletter – The first electronic newsletter would be available at the end of January.
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Fund – The CIL fund opened on 16th January. The Clerk was preparing an Expression of Interest for £100,000 towards the replacement Brannel Room building and new community hub.
In addition to above, after consulting with the Chairman and Vice Chairman, the February Full Council meeting had been cancelled.
Cllr David Simpson thanked staff for their response to Storm Goretti.
FPC11/26 Parish Councillor’s Reports:
Cllr Debby Hussey advised she had attended the Century of Change Publication Working Party meeting.
Cllr Nigel Spragg gave feedback from attend the Cornish Lithium meeting, asked on being a representative for the St Dennis Education Grant Committee and advised the walk at Dubbers Restoration Project had been cancelled due to the bad weather.
Cllr Keith Truscott spoke on parking issues at Lanjeth and advised that Imerys had donated some land to use for additional parking when using the hall and playing field.
FPC12/26 Working Parties:
The Asset of Community Value Working Party had not met therefore there was no update.
The Asset Transfer Working Party had not met as matters were now with the solicitor.
Cllr Keith Truscott gave an update on The Century of Change Publication Working Party meeting. The Clerk spoke on the deadline for the publication and reminded members this was an update on the original publication.
FPC13/26 Financial Matters:
It was
RESOLVED to approve the following expenditure –
Proposed by Cllr David Simpson. Seconded by Cllr David Coles. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
| Payee | Item | Method | Net | VAT | Total |
| Payments for ratification: | |||||
| Adobe | Adobe package 1 (Jan to Feb) | DC | £16.64 | £3.33 | £19.97 |
| Adobe | Adobe package 2 (Dec to Jan) | DC | £16.64 | £3.33 | £19.97 |
| Amazon | Prime (Dec) | DC | £7.49 | £1.50 | £8.99 |
| Amazon | Prime (Jan) | DC | £7.49 | £1.50 | £8.99 |
| Amazon | Secure Storage Cabinet – Clerk Office | DC | £81.90 | £16.38 | £98.28 |
| Amazon | Desk calendar | DC | £5.82 | £1.17 | £6.99 |
| Amazon | High Voltage sigh – electric cupboard | DC | £6.17 | £1.23 | £7.40 |
| Amazon | Self-Adhesive Magnetic Frame x 2 | DC | £29.74 | £5.94 | £35.68 |
| Amazon | Drawstring Bag – confidential post x 2 | DC | £36.48 | £7.32 | £43.80 |
| Amazon | Storage Box with Lid – confidential post x 2 | DC | £19.78 | £3.96 | £23.74 |
| ASDA | Cleaning Items Brannel Room/Office | DC | £14.64 | ||
| ASDA | Toilet Roll – Office/Brannel Room | DC | £8.02 | ||
| Canva | Subscription | DC | £100.00 | ||
| FWB Products Ltd | Brown Salt Rock – Salt Bin refill | DC | £275.00 | £55.00 | £330.00 |
| FWB Products Ltd | Brown Salt Rock – Salt Bin refill | DC | £220.00 | £44.00 | £264.00 |
| Meta | Boost Post on Post Boxes to Heaven | DC | £9.26 | ||
| Meta | Boost Post on Post Boxes to Heaven and co-option | DC | £9.23 | ||
| Microsoft | Microsoft package (Dec) | DC | £125.58 | £25.12 | £150.70
04/26 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft package (Jan) | DC | £125.58 | £25.12 | £150.70 |
| Microsoft | Annual Package | DC | £87.49 | £17.50 | £104.99 |
| Nanpean Self Storage | Storage (Dec) | DC | £120.00 | £24.00 | £144.00 |
| Nanpean Self Storage | Storage (Jan) | DC | £120.00 | £24.00 | £144.00 |
| SSP Direct | GDPR Compliant Visitor Book | DC | £36.15 | £7.23 | £43.38 |
| Biffa | St Stephen waste collection (Nov) | DD | £150.72 | £30.14 | £180.86 |
| Biffa | Nanpean waste collection (Nov) | DD | £171.24 | £34.25 | £205.49 |
| Biffa | St Stephen waste collection (Dec) | DD | £188.40 | £37.68 | £226.08 |
| Biffa | Nanpean waste collection (Dec) | DD | £214.05 | £42.81 | £256.86 |
| British Gas | St Stephen Public Toilets electric (Oct to Nov) | DD | £19.58 | £0.97 | £20.55 |
| British Gas | St Stephen Public Toilets electric (Nov 25 to Jan 26) | DD | £33.27 | £1.65 | £34.92 |
| British Gas Lite | Nanpean public toilets electric (Nov to Dec) | DD | £19.92 | £1.00 | £20.92 |
| British Gas Lite | Nanpean public toilets electric amended (Oct to Jan) | DD | £17.16 | £0.85 | £18.01 |
| British Gas Lite | Nanpean Cemetery electric (Nov to Dec) | DD | £19.10 | £0.96 | £20.06 |
| British Gas Lite | St Stephen Cemetery electric (Nov to Dec) | DD | £133.03 | £6.65 | £139.68 |
| British Gas Lite | Office electric (Oct to Nov) | DD | £267.82 | £13.99 | £281.21 |
| British Gas Lite | Office electric (Nov to Jan) | DD | £296.34 | £14.82 | £311.16 |
| Concorde | Photocopier lease (Nov to Dec) | DD | £85.07 | £17.01 | £102.08 |
| Initial | Brannel Room toilet hygiene contract (Dec to Jan) | DD | £10.85 | £2.17 | £13.02 |
| Lloyds | Bank charges (Oct to Nov) | DD | £13.63 | ||
| Lloyds | Salaries (Dec) | DD | £23,325.08 | ||
| Lloyds | Salaries (Jan) | DD | £17,144.45 | ||
| Lloyds | Petty Cash (Nov) | DC | £110.05 | ||
| Lloyds | Petty Cash (Dec) | DC | £17.95 | ||
| NEST | Pension contributions (Dec) | DD | £3,186.35 | ||
| NEST | Pension contributions (Jan) | DD | £2,567.92
05/26 |
||
| Source for Business | Nanpean Public Toilets water (Sept to Dec) | DD | £40.76 | ||
| Source for Business | Nanpean Cemetery water (Sept to Nov) | DD | £43.85 | ||
| Source for Business | St Stephen Public Toilets water (Sept to Dec) | DD | £87.01 | ||
| SSE | Car Park streetlights (Nov) | DD | £65.65 | £3.28 | £68.93 |
| SSE | Car Park streetlights (Dec) | DD | £69.19 | £3.46 | £72.65 |
| Unity | Bank charges (Nov) | DD | £6.00 | ||
| Vodafone | Mobile phone x 7 (Dec) | DD | £137.88 | £27.57 | £165.45 |
| APS Construction | Office – Floor Inspection & Report | BACS | £300.00 | £60.00 | £360.00 |
| AQM | Quarterly air quality report | BACS | £1,700.00 | £340.00 | £2,040.00 |
| B&Q | Christmas Lights – Brannel Room | BACS | £33.33 | £6.67 | £40.00 |
| Camel | Supply & Fit Thumb turn Cylinders | BACS | £110.00 | £22.00 | £132.00 |
| Camel | Call out to adjust & alter door | BACS | £85.00 | £17.00 | £102.00 |
| Compu-K | Assist with email account | BACS | £28.75 | £5.75 | £34.50 |
| Cornwall Screenprint | Bodywarmer | BACS | £31.99 | £6.40 | £38.39 |
| Cornwall Signs | Signs for post boxes | BACS | £130.00 | £26.00 | £156.00 |
| Duchy Cemetery’s | Digger Hire | BACS | £205.00 | ||
| Duchy Cemetery’s | Digger Hire | BACS | £225.00 | ||
| Gallagher | Cyber Insurance | BACS | £417.36 | ||
| Grahams | Oil | BACS | £7.50 | £1.50 | £9.00 |
| Grahams | Strimmer Head | BACS | £15.00 | £3.00 | £18.00 |
| Gwens Garden Flowers | Flowers | BACS | £90.00 | ||
| HMRC | NIC & PAYE contributions (Dec) | BACS | £7,732.63 | ||
| Keith Cole Carpentry | Fire Door internal door – electric cupboard | BACS | £615.00 | £123.00 | £738.00 |
| Omega Medical | Medical cover for Remembrance Parade | BACS | £150.00 | £30.00 | £180.00 |
| Penwyn Garage | Van MOT and works | BACS | £182.21 | £24.72 | £206.93 |
| Penwyn Garage | Fuel (Dec) | BACS | £144.18 | £28.85 | £173.03 |
| Penwyn Garage | Van repairs | BACS | £77.10 | £15.42 | £92.52 |
| SeaDog IT | Website work | BACS | £32.50 | £6.50 | £39.00
06/26 |
| SeaDog IT | Website Provision | BACS | £35.00 | £7.00 | £42.00 |
| SLCC | Social Media training | BACS | £35.00 | £7.00 | £42.00 |
| Cornwall SLCC | AGM x 2 | BACS | £20.00 | ||
| South West Electrics | Supply and fit replacement light fittings – Unit 2 | BACS | £281.71 | £56.34 | £338.05 |
| Viking | Stationery | BACS | £38.38 | £7.68 | £46.06 |
| Zurich | Insurance | BACS | £2,007.79 | ||
| Total | £7,269.87 | £1,301.72 | £65,952.97 | ||
| Items needing approval: | |||||
| Cornwall Council | St Stephen Cemetery Business Rates (Jan) | DD | £164.00 | ||
| Cornwall Council | Office & Brannel Room Business rates (Jan) | DD | £320.00 | ||
| Cornwall Council | Nanpean Cemetery Business Rates (Jan) | DD | £99.00 | ||
| Initial | Brannel Room toilet hygiene contract (Jan to Feb) | DD | £10.85 | £2.17 | £13.02 |
| Unity | Bank Charges (Dec) | DD | £6.00 | ||
| Alliance Tool Hire | Installation of bollards – Nanpean | BACS | £138.20 | £27.64 | £165.84 |
| Alliance Tool Hire | Installation of Post Boxes | BACS | £23.28 | £4.66 | £27.94 |
| Alliance Tool Hire | Generator hire to repair fencing | BACS | £72.08 | £14.42 | £86.50 |
| B&Q | Sander and Work Boots | BACS | £113.07 | £15.21 | £128.28 |
| Britannia Lanes | Confidential Waste Shredding (Jan) | BACS | £48.71 | £9.74 | £58.45 |
| Central Cleaning | Public Toilet cleaning/opening/closing (Dec) | BACS | £1,044.00 | ||
| Cloudy Group | GovAssist Annual Subscription | BACS | £360.00 | £72.00 | £432.00 |
| Compu-K | ESET renewal x 5 | BACS | £137.46 | £27.49 | £164.95 |
| D May | De-icer | BACS | £5.60 | £1.12 | £6.72 |
| D May | Padlocks for sheds and gloves | BACS | £28.74 | £5.74 | £34.48 |
| D May | padlocks for Nanpean toilets | BACS | £23.67 | £4.73 | £28.40 |
| D May | Adhesive for signs | BACS | £5.67 | £1.13 | £6.80 |
| D May | Stain for cemetery bench maintenance | BACS | £53.63 | £10.72 | £64.35 |
| D May | Cemetery boards | BACS | £25.38 | £5.08 | £30.46
07/26 |
| D May | Bench repair supplies | BACS | £19.95 | £3.99 | £23.94 |
| Eden Springs | Water cooler (Dec to Jan) | BACS | £23.29 | £4.66 | £27.95 |
| Gary Warne | Pat Testing – 6 month | BACS | £75.00 | ||
| Glasdon | Bin – Terras | BACS | £482.77 | £96.55 | £579.32 |
| HMRC | NIC & PAYE contributions (Jan) | BACS | £6,045.07 | ||
| ICCM | Introduction to Cemetery Management course | BACS | £100.00 | £20.00 | £120.00 |
| JT Audit and Accountancy | Interim Internal Audit | BACS | £310.00 | ||
| Screwfix | Paint and brushes – electric cupboard door | BACS | £16.64 | £3.34 | £19.98 |
| Screwfix | Sander and sanding belt | BACS | £41.62 | £8.32 | £49.94 |
| Screwfix | Sanding belt | BACS | £3.98 | £0.80 | £4.78 |
| SeaDog IT | .org.uk renewal | BACS | £40.00 | £8.00 | £48.00 |
| SeaDog IT | Website Provision | BACS | £35.00 | £7.00 | £42.00 |
| SLCC | Practitioners Conference | BACS | £550.00 | £46.00 | £596.00 |
| Total | £2,359.59 | £400.51 | £10,823.17 | ||
It was
RESOLVED that Cllr Julie Broad would counter authorise the payments.
Proposed by Cllr David Simpson. Seconded by Cllr David Coles. All voted in favour.
Action: Clerk and Cllr Julie Broad
It was
RESOLVED to note the following income–
Proposed by Cllr David Coles. Seconded by Cllr Julie Broad. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
| Payee | Item | Total |
| Lloyds | Interest | £98.33 |
| Lloyds Charge Card | Cashback | £0.45 |
| CCLA | Interest | £762.29 |
| St Dennis PC | Training Course | £28.00 |
| Various | Allotment fees | £201.00 |
| Various | Burial fees | £6,422.00 |
| Various | Rent | £799.00 |
| Various | Brannel Room hire | £352.50 |
| Total | £8,663.57 |
It was
RESOLVED to retrospectively approve the transfer of £30,000 from the Lloyds Business Account to the Lloyds Current Account and to approve the transfer of £20,000 from the Lloyds Business Account to the Lloyds Current Account
Proposed by Cllr David Simpson. Seconded by Cllr Julie Broad. The vote was carried with one abstention.
Proposed by Cllr David Simpson. Seconded by Cllr Julie Broad. The vote was carried with one abstention.
It was
RESOLVED to note the following bank account balances –
Proposed by Cllr David Coles. Seconded by Cllr Shelagh Tasker. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
| Lloyds Treasurer | £30,489.74 |
| Lloyds Business | £117,877.42 |
| Petty Cash | £132.05 |
| Unity | £44,502.00 |
| CCLA | £233,816.26 |
| Total | £426,817.47 |
It was
RESOLVED to note the latest bank reconciliation.
Proposed by Cllr David Coles. Seconded by Cllr David Simpson. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
FPC14/26 Quarterly Reconciliation Check:
It was
RESOLVED that Cllr Debby Hussey carry out the third quarter check and report back to a future meeting.
Proposed by Cllr Julie Broad. Seconded by Cllr David Simpson. All voted in favour.
Action: Cllr Debby Hussey
FPC15/26 Internal Control Check & Audit Plan Review:
It was
RESOLVED to defer the item to a future meeting.
Proposed by Cllr Julie Broad. Seconded by Cllr David Coles. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
Action: Clerk
FPC16/26 Interim Internal Audit:
The Interim Internal Audit report had been circulated prior to the meeting and was available on the Council website. The report was received and it was
RESOLVED that no further action was required as there were no recommendations.
Proposed by Cllr Nigel Spragg. Seconded by Cllr Debby Hussey. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
FPC17/26 Budget 2026/27:
Three budgets had been presented to Council that covered various options, including ceasing most services and projects. After lengthy discussion, it was
RESOLVED to adopt version two with the Clerks recommended changes as per the supporting report.
Proposed by Cllr David Simpson. Seconded by Cllr Debby Hussey. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
Action: Clerk
Cllr Dave Coles gave thanks to the Clerk for her work on what was a difficult budget.
FPC18/26 Precept 2026/27:
It was
RESOLVED that the precept be set at £517,190 and that the proper officer submit the demand to Cornwall Council.
Based on the 2026/27 provisional tax base information on the number of Band D properties paying full council tax and a precept of £517,190 the following costs will apply –
Band D property (parish element only): £224.35.
This equates to an increase of £32.46 per year or 16.9% from 2025/26. This breaks down to £2.70 per month or sixty-two pence per week.
It was noted Cornwall Council advise that most properties in Cornwall fall under Band B. This would mean a £174.49 parish council element which equates to an annual increase of £25.24, monthly increase of £2.10 and weekly increase of forty-nine pence.
Proposed by Cllr David Simpson. Seconded by Cllr David Coles. All voted in favour.
Action: Clerk
FPC19/26 Virement of Funds:
It was
RESOLVED to ratify the following movements from Ear Marked Reserves:
1) £10,699 from Replacement Van Ear Marked Reserve to Cemeteries/Property/Equipment Capital Expenditure (210/4920)
Reason: To cover the purchase of the additional van
2) £325 from Projects/Assets Ear Marked Reserve to Parish Community Projects Expenditure (180/4800)
Reason: To cover Biodiversity planting
3) £1,356 from Neighbourhood Plan Ear Marked Reserve to Neighbourhood Plan Expenditure (180/4815)
Reason: To cover printing of plan and associated documents
4) £850 from Unspent Grants Ear Marked Reserve to Grants Expenditure (150/4505).
Reason: To cover additional VE event grants.
- to approve the following movements:
1) Move £12,000 to Major Property/Assets Work Earmarked Reserves
Reason: Secure monies for replacement Brannel Room/new community hub.
2) Move £22,261 to Community Benefit Fund Earmarked Reserves
Reason: To safeguard grant funds.
3) Move £15,889 to AQM Monitoring Earmarked Reserves.
Reason: To secure Air Quality Monitoring funds.
4) Move £6,754 to CIL Earmarked Reserves.
Reason: To secure CIL funds
Proposed by Cllr David Simpson. Seconded by Cllr Debby Hussey. All voted in favour.
Action: Clerk
FPC20/26 Bank Mandate:
It was
RESOLVED that Cllr David Coles, Cllr David Simpson, and Cllr Nigel Spragg be appointed as bank signatories.
Proposed by Cllr Debby Hussey. Seconded by Cllr Julie Broad. The vote was carried with two abstentions.
Action: Clerk, Cllr David Coles, Cllr David Simpson, and Cllr Nigel Spragg
FPC21/26 Consultations:
- It was
RESOLVED that Cllr David Coles respond to the 2026 Off Street Parking Places Order.
Proposed by Cllr Julie Broad. Seconded by Cllr Debby Hussey. All voted in favour. - It was
RESOLVED that Cllr Steve Oakley respond to the PSPO Renewal consultation.
Proposed by Cllr Debby Hussey. Seconded by Cllr Julie Broad. All voted in favour
3. It was
RESOLVED to approve Cllr David Simpsons response to the “Our Priorities for Cornwall” consultation.
Proposed by Cllr Julie Broad. Seconded by Cllr Keith Truscott. All voted in favour.
Action: Cllr David Coles and Cllr Steve Oakley
FPC22/26 Brannel Good Citizen Award:
It was
RESOLVED that the award be advertised for 6 weeks from 1st May 2026 and that the Events & Communications Committee discuss the finer details.
Proposed by Cllr Debby Hussey. Seconded by Cllr Tina Patterson. All voted in favour.
Action: Clerk
FPC23/26 Defibrillator – Nanpean:
The Clerk gave the reasoning for the agenda item and advised that Phoenix Stores had renewed the lease until October 2026 plus a light was now being place at the site. It was
RESOLVED to pass the matter to the Property & Services Committee for further discussion and, following the streetlight switch off, to review all the Council owned defibrillators visibility at the same time.
Proposed by Cllr Davis Coles. Seconded by Cllr David Simpson. All voted in favour.
Action: Clerk
FPC24/26 Confidential Matter(s):
The Clerk advised that the solicitors were still consulting with Cornwall Council so there were no documents to review.
It was
RESOLVED to defer the matter to a future meeting.
Proposed by Cllr David Simpson. Seconded by Cllr Debby Hussey. All voted in favour.
Action: Clerk
The meeting ended at 7.40pm
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