Apologies:
Isllwyn Davies.

Chairman welcomed everyone & expressed good wishes to Gwilym Tibbott on his 90th birthday.

Minutes of previous meeting:
Read & accepted by J.Eilbeck & P. Morgan

• Matters Arising:
  • Toilet Rates:
    • Clerk had contacted council.
    • No bill to pay.
  • Electricity Bill:
    • Clerk had contacted British Gas.
    • Still some confusion.
    • All bills have been paid and then credited.
    • Clerk will wait for a further bill.
    • Llywela to be asked to check the meter reading in the toilets.
    • Measures to reduce bills need to be taken:
      • 1 automatic light 2 LED bulbs.
      • Clerk will chase this.
  • Grass cutting:
    • J. Hughes Estimate not acceptable.
    • Clerk had contacted John Bellingham but he no longer cuts grass.
    • Another person will be contacted before Clerk asks J. Hughes to start cutting.

• Toilet Cleaning:
  • Llywela's bill £45.
  • Agreed to pay.

• Uncontested election:
  • Results have been published on Powys website.
  • Declaration forms of new councillors will be completed at the next meeting.
  • AGM will be held on May 17 (within 14 days of May 4).
  • Results of uncontested election:
    • Isllwyn Davies (Llwyn Onn).
    • Jennie Eilbeck (Glas y Dorlan).
    • Gareth Evans (Glanhafon Fawr).
    • Linda Foster (Bryn Craig).
    • Phil Morgan (Awel y Crug).
    • Gwilym Tibbott (Tan-Y-Bryn).
    • Alan Young (Tegfan).

• Insurance quote:
  • Received from Norris & Fisher £443.
  • Considerably less than Zurich.
  • Agreed to accept quote.

• Severn Trent Water:
  • No comeback to clerk's inquiry.
  • Need to investigate more economic water systems.

• Seat in playground:
  • More families using playground, need for seat.
  • Agreed to buy 2 seats and have them concreted in.
  • Gareth will research metal seats and bring to next meeting.

• AOB:
  • Speed monitor in Penybont still waiting to be repaired.
  • Clerk to contact highways.

Gwilym thanked the 2 retiring councillors, Hugh Williams & Gwynoro Roberts, for all their hard work over a number of years.
He also wished Gwynoro all the best for his forthcoming operation.