Minutes of Finance and General Purposes Committee held on Monday 1 June 2015

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE OF THE STOKE POGES PARISH COUNCIL

HELD ON MONDAY 1 JUNE 2015 AT 7.30 P.M.

IN THE LIONEL RIGBY ROOM AT THE VILLAGE CENTRE, STOKE POGES, SL2 4LP

Present:- Cllr Fox (Chair), Cllr Carter, Cllr Crocker & Cllr Lynch.

In Attendance:- Mrs J Simmonds (Clerk)

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MINUTES

001/F/15 To Elect a Chairman for Finance for the coming year 15/16.

Cllr Carter proposed that Cllr Fox be Chairman for the coming year, this was seconded by Cllr Lynch, RESOLVED to agree, all in favour.

002/F/15 To Elect a Vice Chairman for Finance for the coming year 15/16.

Cllr Fox proposed that Cllr Lynch be Vice Chairman for the coming year, this was seconded by Cllr Carter RESOLVED to agree, all in favour.

003/F/15 Apologies for Absence

APOLOGIES were received from Cllr Bagge, Cllr Finan & Cllr Hoskins.

004/F/15       Declarations of Interest

Members to declare any personal interest in any item of business as defined in the Code of Conduct 2012.  If that interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest as defined in the Code; the member should withdraw from the meeting for that item.

None

005/F/15 Minutes

RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 24 November 2014 which were signed by the

Chairman.

006/F/15     Accounts for Year Ended 31st March 2015

    (1) RESOLVED, all in favour to receive approve and sign the summary income and expenditure account, balance sheet, supporting statement and assets, auditor’s matters arising, which were signed by the Chairman of Finance and the RFO.

(2) RESOLVED, all in favour to receive and approve the annual return which was signed by the Chairman of Finance and the RFO and receive and approve bank reconciliation and statement of significant variations. Circulated

(3)  RESOLVED to agree, all in favour not to transfer funds from the Pavilion Reserve back into the General Fund or vice versa, but to wait until later in the year until snagging has been agreed.

      (4)  NOTED status of fighting fund at 31 March 15

007/F/15 Projects/Reserves/General Fund

NOTED reserves and finances following the audit. RESOLVED to agree, all in favour not to make any changes or cancellation of any existing Reserves and / or any changes to the sums held.

008/F/15 Pavilion

RESOLVED to agree, all in favour that the Pavilion should be fenced off which a chain link fencing similar to what was previously there, agreed to get quotes for this and to bring back to Full Council for decision on 8 June 2015.

009/F/15 NOTED Date of next meeting:- 23 November 2015

010/F/15 Exclusion of the Press & Public

        Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960

RESOLVED to exclude the press and public from the following business because publicity would prejudice the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business.

Part two items:-

011//F/15 Clerks Contract/Hours

Cllr Fox proposed that from June 1 2015 the clerk’s working week should be permanently increased from 22 hours per week to 24 hours per week. This should be reflected in her contract. This was seconded by Cllr Lynch, RESOLVED to agree, all in favour.

012/F/15 Clerks Salary

RESOLVED to agree, all in favour to defer this item.

Meeting ended at 9.30pm.

Signed/Chairman Dated