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Committee meetings will be held in the Reading Room at Richmond House, Richmond Park, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough. Public and press are welcome to attend
Committee members:
Councillor Nigel Bowler, Councillor Sean Brennan, Councillor Richard Craig, Councillor Michael Devine, Councillor David Dobbie, Councillor Paul Key, Councillor Liam Muggridge, Councillor James Plastow, Councillor Kenneth Woolley
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Finance and Strategy Committee which will be held on Tuesday 25 June 2024 commencing at 6:30pm in the meeting room, Richmond House, Richmond Park, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, DN21 2RJ and your attendance at such meeting is hereby requested to transact the following business.
FS25/014 Apologies for Absence
To note apologies for absence.
FS25/015 Public Participation Period
Members of the public may make representations, answer questions and give evidence at a meeting which they are entitled to attend in respect of the business on the agenda. A period of up to 15 minutes is permitted for public participation. Participants are restricted to 3 minutes each. Please see the Council’s Public Participation at Meetings Policy and Standing Orders 3.6 – 3.9 for details.
FS25/016 Declarations of Interest
To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011.
FS25/017 Dispensation Requests
To consider any dispensation requests received by the Town Clerk in relation to personal and/or disclosable pecuniary interests, not previously recorded.
FS25/018 Items for Exclusion of Public and Press
To determine which items on the agenda, if any, require the exclusion of public and press under the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 1 (2) and resolve to exclude public and press for these items.
FS25/019 Minutes of the Previous Meeting
To receive the minutes of the previous Finance and Strategy Committee meeting and resolve to sign these as a true and accurate record.
Paper A Tuesday 28 May 2024 (pages 4 to 7)
FS25/020 Finance Reports
To receive and consider for approval the following financial reports:
i. Unpaid Expenditure Transactions for 20 June 2024 Paper B (pages 8 to 13)
ii. Cashbook Summary (including due and unpaid transactions) for 20 June 2024 Paper C (pages 14 to 15)
iii. Budget Comparison Report (including due and unpaid transactions) for 20 June 2024 Paper D (pages 16 to 51)
FS25/021 Bank Reconciliation
To approve and resolve to sign the monthly bank reconciliations for 31 May 2024 per paragraph 2.2 of Financial Regulations.
Paper E (pages 52 to 72)
FS25/022 Operation Bridges – Activation Policy
To review and adopt Appendix 4 for the Operation Bridges – Activation Policy.
Paper F (pages 73 to 75)
FS25/023 Risk Register
To, as per PS24/114, review the following points of the Risk Register: –
i. If training courses are full ask for reserves in case Cllrs are unable to attend.
ii. R03,1,b – Invite district and county members to report to Full Council on a 3/6 monthly basis.
iii. Ask WLDC if they will share their Governance and Audit risk management training documents.
FS25/024 Civic Regalia
To consider quotation received for the repairs and cleaning of the civic regalia.
Paper G (pages 76 to 78)
FS25/025 Items for Notification
To receive any items for notification to be included on a future agenda (for information only)
i. Debtor Review – July
ii. Investments – July
iii. Registrar Lease renewal
iv. Filming and Recording Meetings Policy Review
v. Public Participation at Meetings Policy Review
vi. Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy Review
vii. Communications Policy Review
viii. GDPR Policy Review
ix. Councillor Vacancy (Co-option) Policy Review
x. Employee / Councillor Protocol Review
xi. Social Media Policy Review
xii. Publication Scheme & FOI Review
xiii. Pensions Discretionary Policy Review
xiv. Member Training and Development Policy Review
xv. Strategic Plan
xvi. Additional Bank Account
xvii. LCAS Quality Status
FS25/026 Time and Date of Next Meeting
To note the date and time of the next Finance and Strategy Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 23 July 2024 at 6:30pm.
Rachel Allbones
Town Clerk
Richmond House
Gainsborough
Thursday, 20 June 2024