Parish Meeting St Andrews

PARISH OF ST ANDREW

PUBLICATION

The Ratepayers and Electors are invited to meet at Blanchelande College Rosaire Hall, St Andrew’s on Thursday 20^th March 2025 at the conclusion of the Ecclesiastical Meeting, which commences at 7.30pm, for the following purposes: -

1. To approve the Constables’ accounts for 2024 which have been audited.
2. To elect Auditors to audit the Constables’ accounts for the ensuing year.
3. To decide whether they are in favour of voting the following amounts to be levied by means of Owner’s Rate for the current year:-                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       £                               

i)                   Parochial administration including clerical and legal expenses,                                

                    audit fee, postage, stationery, and other sundry expenses                                      33,600

ii)                   Street lighting                                                                                                                          3,200               

iii)                  Rente due to the Rector                                                                                                                        3                                                               

iv)         Upkeep of the Parochial Cemetery                                                                                    nil

v)                Replacement of Road Signs                                                                                              600

vi)                Upkeep of Public Fountains and land                                                              9,300

vii)                Glebe land maintenance                                                                                                8,000

viii)                 Public needs to be approved by the Parish: -

                      a)  Contribution towards Primary Schools learning resources                           1,100                               

                       b)  Contribution towards Les Beaucamps School learning resources            700               

                       c)  Contribution towards Le Rondin School learning resources                      300                                                               

                d)  Douzaine room utilities                                                                                     2,000                               

                e)  Douzaine room upkeep                                                                                          1,000                                           

 ix)        Rectory - Ordinary repairs                                                                                           5,000               

 x)                Rectory – Extraordinary repairs                                                                                                  nil

 xi)        Rectory - Insurance of property                                                                                       3,000

 xii)                Barn - Ordinary repairs                                                                                                                2,000               

              xiii)                   Cadastre expenses                                                                                                                3,900               

                                                                                                                                       SubTotal   73,703

                                        Less St Andrew’s Community Centre rent  11,930

                         Less Bank interest received 2025 estimate                                  3,000               

                         Less Surplus bank interest received 2024                                  4,448               

                                                                                                        Total     £54,325

4. To approve the sum of £111,974 to cover the cost of refuse collection and disposal for the year from 1^st January 2025, to be levied by means of refuse rate, to be equally apportioned between each habitable unit.               

5     To authorise the Constables to apply to the Royal Court for a Rémêde to levy the aforesaid sums.

6     To decide that the said Owner’s Rate, together with the sum approved by the meeting

convened by the Rector and Churchwardens, shall be levied applying the relative factors to the TRP unit value of the Cadastre categories, which are available for viewing at the Douzaine Room.

7                To receive a report on progress with regard to the possible sale of the Barn as directed by the parish meeting held on 22^nd November 2023 and to vote on whether the Constables should now proceed to sell.

 8     Any other matters the meeting wishes to discuss. However, no binding decisions can be made at the meeting.                                                               

G. ROBERT                                                                                                M. THWAITE

R. NASH                                                                                                      Dean

Constables.