MINUTES OF RUAN LANIHORNE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, 16th December 2010, at The Reading Rooms, Ruan Lanihorne.

PRESENT
Councillors Carol Hughes(CCH), Paull(CSP),Giles(CDG), Wasley(CPW) , David Hughes (CDH), Watson (CHW), Conbeer(CJC)
OPEN FORUM FOR PARISHIONERS
No representations
APOLOGIES
County Councillor J German
DECLARATION OF INTEREST
1. Declaration of Interest in accordance with the agenda -none
Declaration of gifts over £25.00 – none.
MINUTES
The minutes of the meeting held on Thursday, 18th November 2010 had previously been received by each Councillor. It was unanimously agreed they were a true record of the meeting. They were signed.
MATTERS ARISING
There were none.
CORRESPONDENCE
All correspondence is listed on the agenda.
PLANNING.
Cornwall Council list of planning applications
ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE.
Balances in the Council’s accounts at the beginning of December were Current £967.02; Money Manager £558.02; Millenium £0.03; Reading Room £2302.74.
Receipts and payments are consistent with the forecast.
2. Cheques for signing:
Cheque no. 100565 (J Clelland – £125 – Clerk remuneration)
Cheque no. 100566 (S Paull – £50 – Footpath maintenance)
Cheque no. 100567 (Cornwall Council – £57.48 – Salt)
Cheque no. 100568 (South West Water – £9.96)
CHW proposed and CDH seconded payment of the above cheques and were duly signed by CHW,CDH and CSP
.HIGHWAYS AND FOOTPATHS
Highway Repairs – The council resolved to ask Highways to repair the pot hole near Trethewey.
Highway clearance – The council resolved to purchase a spreader
HEALTH, SAFETY &ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
The pond buoys are installed on a temporary support.
The council resolved not to place a litter bin at the quay and also resolved to place a ‘No litter please’ sign at Sett bridge.
REPORTS FROM MEETINGS ATTENDED BY COUNCILLORS
None
REPORT re: THE READING ROOM
The Xmas party was very successful and enjoyed by all. The Reading Room Committee recommended the provision of a microwave which the council resolved to purchase.
RISK ASSESSMENT
The council reviewed the following actions from the quarterly maintenance checklists:
Village Well – Some minor stone and mortar work – Action by CSP/CPW
The annual risk assessments have been completed with the following findings:
Reading room electrical equipment to be PAT tested.- CDH to arrange
Reading room disabled entrance/exit to be reviewed by the reading room committee
POLICIES & PROCEDURES
The council reviewed the Financial regulations without comment which were signed by the chairman

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Financial risk assessment review
Parish Plan
4th Quarter maintenance checklists

There being no other business, the Chairman closed the meeting at 8.50p.m.