August 2024 Minutes EOM
MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF LEVERTON PARISH COUNCIL HELD IN LEVERTON VILLAGE HALL ON WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST 2024
Present:
Cllr D Durrant – Chairman
Cllr J Self-Shutts – Vice Chairman
Cllrs: Mrs F Osborne, Mr N Chandler, Mr D Horwat
Also Present:
Mrs C Anderton – Clerk of the Council
Absent: Mr N White
24/60 Apologies
Apologies were received from Cllr N White.
24/61 To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011
There were no declarations of interest given.
24/62 To receive a report from the clerk and discuss issues raised regarding Leverton Leisure Centre
The clerk reported that she had received an email from Cllr Dale Broughton requesting the Parish Council step in to resolve issues that had arisen at Leverton Leisure Centre between the members of the Management Committee. On investigation it was found that 2 Chairmen had been elected with the intention that they would work together to try to bridge the divide which had opened between the members. It was also found that 3 Committee members had been added to the Trustee list on the Charities Commission website, without election to the position, one of which was using this position to attempt a coup to remove 3 members of the Committee and establish an alternative Management Committee whereby they were intending to change the Charities Trust Deed in favour of selling the Three Horseshoes to raise funds to repair the hall. It was also found that the same member of the committee had arranged to add several other members of the committee onto the bank mandate and had removed the treasurer’s access to the bank account.
The clerk also reported to the members that she had obtained the Conveyance and Trust Deed which stated the assets could not be sold without the community’s approval and referred to previous members of the Parish Council as holding Trustee positions of sorts but in what capacity she hadn’t ascertained. She reported that she was in the process of arranging a meeting with the Village Hall Advisory Service member from Mid Lincs YMCA who could interpret the Trust Deed and confirm what status the Parish Council hold in respect of the Leisure Centre . Within the Trust Deed was mentioned that a member of the Parish Council should be nominated as a representative to sit on the Leisure Centre committee therefore members of the Council RESOLVED that Mr Horwat should take this position at the present time. The clerk suggested that she accompany Mr Horwat to a meeting which was scheduled that evening and the members agreed. Members of the Council also RESOLVED for the clerk to put forward a FOIA request to Lloyds bank to request release of the information regarding the name of the person signing for the unapproved changes to the bank mandate.