Finance & Governance Committee Meeting
MINUTES Finance & Governance Committee 21 11 2023
In attendance:
Cllr Dawn Clark
Cllr Steve Hogben
Cllr Toni Mortimer
Cllr Kevin Murray
Cllr Jill Rhodes
Cllr John Rhodes
Cllr Dennis Straine-Francis
| 1 | To receive apologies for absence |
| Cllr Jamie Messent | |
| 2 | To note declarations of Members’ interests |
| Cllr Murray declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda item 8 as a member of the Crewe Heritage Trust | |
| 3 | To confirm and sign the Minutes of the Finance and Governance Committee meeting held on 12th September 2023 |
| RESOLVED: That the minutes are approved as a true record of the meeting | |
| 4 | Public Participation |
| A period not exceeding 15 minutes for members of the public to ask questions or submit comments in relation to the published agenda items.
None |
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| 5 | To review the year to date financial position for Crewe Town Council
Noted |
| 6 | To Consider and approve payments to date for recommendation to council between 01/09/2023 and 31/10/2023 To the value of £123,487.31
RESOLVED: That the payments are approved and recommended to council |
| 7 | To review the following Governance Documents as part of the Annual Governance Review Process:-
7.1 Bring Your Own device (BYOD) Policy 7.2 Child Protection & Vulnerable Persons Safeguarding Policy 7.3 Customer Care Policy & Complaints Code 7.4 Crewe Friendship & Twinning Policy 7.5 General Privacy Notice RESOLVED: That the policies are reviewed and that those amended are recommended to council for approval |
| 8 | To note the UKSPF grants update |
| RESOLVED:
i. i. That the spend associated with the funding is recommended to council for approval ii. That the need to defray payment prior to applying for the funding draw down is noted. ii. iii. That, should any additional funding associated with the projects be made available, it is recommended to council that it is accepted and delivered as per the submitted associated project profile |
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| 9 | To review the current committee structure
RESOLVED: That a draft structure is agreed for broader engagement with members and officers |
| 10 | To review the budget setting update for financial year 2024/25 and make recommendation to council for adoption |
| RESOLVED: That the draft budget (v9) for 2024/25, having followed the budget setting process, is recommended to council for approval of the associate precept requirement | |
| 11 | To note the proposed date of the next meeting Tuesday 16th January 2024 at 6pm. |
Meeting closed at 6.57pm
Chair Cllr Jill Rhodes
Clerk P Turner
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