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St Joseph’s Ansdell Parish Council

Minutes of First Meeting of Parish Council on Friday 7 October in the Hall at 8pm

Present

Fr Harry Holden (chair)
Tony Crean, Liz Kelly
Bill Cookson, Michael Wren-Hilton
Edwina Gillett (minutes)
Peter Moore, Richard Cross
Mary Johnson, Kate Golightly
Pat Ormond, David Tansey
Cath Holliday, Mike Zammit
Anne Zammit, Anne Coughlin

Apologies
Joe Nickson, Anne Waters, Joe Waters

1. Fr Harry Holden opened the meeting and welcomed all present. He then led an opening prayer and a short reading from scripture.

2. Fr Harry explained that members of the Parish Council were attending as representatives of the particular groups they were nominated from. The function of each representative was to:
Ø Present the views of the groups they represented
Ø Feedback to the groups
Ø Contribute to Parish Council discussions and business
Ø Listen to views from other representatives
Ø Contribute to the decision making process

3. Michael Wren-Hilton provided the meeting with an overview of the draft Parish Council Constitution for which approval would be sought at the first Parish AGM in October 2006. He explained that Fr Harry would assume the role of chairman until the AGM when a new chairman would be appointed. Fr Harry at this stage would assume the role of President.

4. Fr Harry asked each representative to discuss the draft constitution with their particular groups and seek feedback which they should then present at the next Parish Council meeting in January 2006.

5. Fr Harry asked the meeting to approve the Parish Administration Team (PAT) appointments. David Tansey asked for details of the current members. Edwina Gillett said that the PAT consisted of: Fr Harry (chairman), Tony Crean (finance), Joe Nickson (buildings), Michael Wren-Hilton (legal), Bill Cookson (PDT rep). The meeting's approval of these appointments was unanimous.

6. Fr Harry then asked the meeting to consider the appointment of an additional member of the Parish Administration Team. Liz Kelly was subsequently elected.

7. Fr Harry then invited Tony Crean to present his financial statement, this would be posted on the noticeboard in the church porch after the meeting. Tony explained that Diocesan approval was needed for any item of expenditure that execeeded £4k. The slight reduction in school levy from the previous financial year was mainly as a result of a new ruling which means that schools have to generate some funding income themselves.

8. Fr Harry presented a report on behalf of PAT. A number of jobs were currently underway including the pruning of the willow tree in the Church grounds, the replacement of the oil tank (this was needed for health and safety reasons, the existing oil tank was considered unsafe and new supplies of oil could not be delivered until a new tank was in place), a review of the Church heating system, the investigation of cracks, the fixing of window frames and the accessibility to disabled toilet facilities in the Presbytery.

9. Richard Cross, on behalf of the bellringers, explained that it was their intention to write to Taylor Woodrow the property developers on Blackpool Road to ask them to advise prospective buyers of the existence of St Joseph's bell tower and the frequency of ringing to try and prevent any future grumbles of noise. It was agreed that Michael Wren-Hilton should review the letter prior to despatch and that a copy should be filed in the Presbytery office.

10. Pat Ormond asked for some clarity regarding which team individual groups should consult with to progress issues. Fr Harry explained that Groups should take matters forward on their own behalf. Where issues related to finance, legal or building issues these should be referred to the PAT. Items of a more strategic nature should be referred to the Parish Development Team.

11. Dates of future meetings (to be held in the Hall at 8pm) were agreed as follows:
Ø 13 January 2006
Ø 7 April 2006
Ø 7 July 2006

12. There being no further business Fr Harry closed the meeting at 8:45pm


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