Finance and Governance Committee
Crewe Town Council: Finance and Governance Committee
Crewe Town Council
1 Chantry Court
Forge Street
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 2DL
T: 01270 756975
MINUTES of the meeting held 7th June 2022
In attendance: Cllr Emma Angier Cllr Benn Minshall Cllr Jill Rhodes
Cllr John Rhodes Cllr Dennis Straine-Franci
Also in attendance: Cllr Kevin Murray
| FG/22/1/1 | To receive apologies for absence |
| Cllr Jamie Messent | |
| FG/22/1/2 | To note declarations of Members’ interests |
| None | |
| FG/22/1/3 | To elect a Deputy Chair of the committee |
| RESOLVED: That Cllr Angier is appointed deputy chair of the committee | |
| FG/22/1/4 | To confirm and sign the Minutes of the Finance and Governance Committee meeting held on 26th April 2022 |
| RESOLVED: That the minutes are approved as a true record of the meeting | |
| FG/22/1/5 | A period not exceeding 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments.
None |
| FG/22/1/6 | To review the year to date financial position for Crewe Town Council
Noted |
| FG/22/1/7 | To note and recommend to Council approval of payments 1st April to 31st May to the value of £64,796.76
RESOLVED: That the payments are noted and recommended to council for approval |
| FG/22/1/8 | To review the following Governance Documents as part of the Annual Governance Review Process:-
8.1 Financial Risk Assessment 8.2 Cookie Policy 8.3 ICT Policy 8.4 IT Website & Email policy – to be deleted as duplication of 8.3 (above) & Internet, Email & Social Media Policy (adopted March 2022) 8.5 Information & Data Protection Policy RESOLVED: That the above amended and reviewed policies are approved and recommended to Council, noting the deletion of 8.4 above due to duplication. |
| FG/22/1/9 | To receive and consider an update from the project oversight group.
RESOLVED: i. That Cheshire East Council, as the funding lead authority, should be contacted formally via the relevant CEC officer to be made aware of the concern relating to project delivery ii. That Cheshire East Council should be asked to give guidance on how the project should be updated within the terms of the programme |
| 10 | To consider in principle the opportunity to receive funding income to support Crewe Town Board
RESOLVED: That the principle of hosting the Crewe Town Board communications function is supported subject to details and confirmation of funding, noting that the detailed proposal requires further consideration by this committee and onward recommendation to council if approved. |
| 11 | To consider the budget setting schedule for delivery of a 2023/24 budget
RESOLVED: That the budget setting schedule is agreed and recommended to council |
| 12 | To receive an update on office accommodation
The update was received and it was agreed that a retractable wall is not considered suitable at this time |
| 13 | To receive the Annual Report 2021/22
RESOLVED: i. That the annual report was received and approved (with the additional of reference to the Planning Committee ii. That the clerk formally contacts Cheshire East Council at an executive level to express the committee’s incandescent rage at the delays in installing the mobile CCTV cameras associated with the Cleaner Crewe Project |
| 14 | To note the proposed date of the next meeting Tuesday 13th September at 7pm, location and format of the meeting to be confirmed. |
Meeting closed at 7.51pm
Chair Cllr Jill Rhodes
Clerk P Turner
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