Chalfont St Giles Parish Meeting 2016 John Bradley

Chalfont St Giles Parish Meeting 2016

John Bradley Chairman of Finance and General Purposes Committee

• • • Where we fit in What we do What we are spending in 2016/2017 Precept Increase Devolved services

Buckinghamshire County Council Chiltern District Council Chalfont St Giles Parish Council

ELECTED MEMBERS CHAIRMAN GGORDONPPATRICK VICE CHAIRMAN MARY PHILLIPS FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE PLANNING COMMITTEE OPEN SPACES AND AMENITIES COMMITTEE JOHN BRADLEY - CHAIR DES BRAY – CHAIR GORDON PATRICK – CHAIR SARAH LONG GORDON PATRICK PHILIP LEA- WILSON JEREMY RYMAN CHRIS SANTRY MARY PHILLIPS SARAH LONG JACKIE LOMAS JANE CHAMBERLAIN ROBERT GILL ROS MASSEY MARY PHILLIPS DES BRAY ROBERT GILL ROS MASSEY JANE CHAMBERLAIN

PARISH COUNCIL STAFF CLERK AND RFO HELEN GRIFFITHS HEAD GROUNDSMAN LEE BUTTERWORTH GROUNDSMAN TOM HOLLIS

What We Do…. . Planning Applications Bowstridge Lane Cemetery Recreation Ground Maintenance Best Kept Village Support to local groups War Memorials Children’s Play Areas, ball courts Village Greens and pond Motor vehicle Activated signs Devolved services – except grass cutting [sub contracted]

What We Subcontract… Street Lighting Dog Waste Bins Devolved Services – Grass cutting Christmas Lights

PRECEPT

PRECEPT INCREASE 1. The Precept 2016 £ 196, 235 [2015 £ 187, 546] ie + 4. 6%. 2. County and CDC Council Tax elements are capped - the Parish is not 3. The Parish is now taking responsibility for cutting all grass verges, hedgerows adjacent to footways and keeping clear all footpaths [in collaboration with Landowners]. An additional £ 5, 000 has been allowed in the budget for this activity 4. CDC free hour Blizzards Yard 2016 - £ 16, 021 p. a. [2015 - £ 9, 906 p. a] 5. These two alone are £ 11, 000 [increase kept to min of £ 8, 689] by cost savings in other areas 6. CSGPC Precept - extra burden for important existing services.

DEVOLVED SERVICES • • • Urban Grass cutting Maintenance of Street Signs Siding Out Rights of way Weed control Graffiti Removal Hedge Cutting Approval of Charity event signage Removal of fly posters

Gordon Patrick Chairman of the Parish Council Chairman’s Report

Timothy Butcher County Councillor Where does your money go?

Marc Lister Community First Responders Contact: marc. lister@scas. nhs. uk Mobile: 07717891727

How Well Do You Know your Village Quiz Results 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Passage from high street through to Townfield Lane, on route to Doctors Surgery. Roof front of Axes Building High Street. Stone insert of Jubilee Homes School Lane. School Bell housing School Lane. Dentist front door, High Street. Brick work above Kitchen shop, High Street Wheel at the side of the Olde Posthouse. Bench in the Church Yard. Bridge over the Misbourne, ( lower Silsden Meadow) river side walk. Carving above the side entrance to the Church. On the Bank of the river on boundary of the Merlins Cave. Gateway access between Stacy’s Tea rooms and Marks Hairdresser.

How Well Do You Know your Village Quiz Results - continued… 13. Flood retention wall at Flag House. 14. First floor balcony above the Green Grocer’s shop. 15. Electric Box by the side of the pond. 16. Water trough, Riverside walk. 17. Centre post support Lytch gate, entrance to Church. 18. Wall mounting between Costa and the Feathers public house. 19. Sign in the High Street. 20. Door opposite to the entrance to the Church. (by Lytch gate) 21. Front Door of Sanfords, High Street. 22. Side window Sonewell’s Farm 23. Chimney breast on corner, Costa Coffee

Drinks are now available in the kitchen. Please take some time to visit the representatives from the following groups: Youth Club, Town Twinning, Bowling Club, Community Library, Community Police, HS 2, Village Show, Rock Church, Milton’s Cottage