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SUMMARY:Finance and Strategy Committee - Tuesday 24 February 2026 at 6:30pm
DESCRIPTION:AGENDA - Tuesday 24 February 2026 - Finance and Strategy Committee PUBLIC\n2026-02-24 Finance and Strategy Committee Minutes\n  \nAgenda and Minutes\nPresent: Councillors Sheila Bibb\, Stephen Blogg\, Nigel Bowler\, Nicholas Coxon\, Michael Devine\, Paul Hooton\, Paul Key\, Richard Thompson (substitute)  \nIn Attendance:\nRachel Allbones                  Town ClerK & Responsible Finance Officer \nVenue: Meeting Room\, Richmond House\, Richmond Park\, Morton Terrace\, Gainsborough\, DN21 2RJ \nFS26/142  Apologies for Absence\nTo note apologies for absence. \nMinutes: \nApologies were received from Councillors Dobbie\, Woolley. \nFS26/143  Declarations of Interest\nTo receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011. \nMinutes:\nNo declarations of interest were declared. \nFS26/144  Dispensation Requests\nTo consider any dispensation requests received by the Town Clerk in relation to personal and/or disclosable pecuniary interests\, not previously recorded. \nMinutes:\nNo dispensation requests were received. \nFS26/145  Items for Exclusion of Public and Press\nTo 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. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To exclude the public and press from items FS26/151\, FS26/152 in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 1 (2) due to the confidential nature of the business to be discussed. \nFS26/146  Minutes of the Previous Meeting (Paper A pages 4 to 9)\nTo receive and resolve to sign as a true and accurate record the minutes of the Finance and Strategy Committee meeting held on Tuesday 27 January 2026. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: That the minutes of the Finance and Strategy Committee meeting held on Tuesday 27 January 2026 be approved as a true and accurate record and signed by the Chair. \nNote: Councillor Hooton abstained from voting on the above resolution. \nFS26/147  Finance Reports\nTo receive and consider for approval the following financial reports:\ni. Unpaid Expenditure Transactions for 19 February 2026 (Paper B pages 10 to 15)\nii. Cashbook Summary (including due and unpaid transactions) for 19 February 2026 (Paper C pages 16 to 17)\niii. Budget Comparison Report (including due and unpaid transactions) for 19 February 2026 (Paper D pages 18 to 35) \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To NOTE and approve the following reports:\ni. Unpaid Expenditure Transactions for 19 February 2026.\nii. Cashbook Summary (including due and unpaid transactions) for 19 February 2026.\niii. Budget Comparison Report (including due and unpaid transactions) for 19 February 2026. \nFS26/148  Bank Reconciliation (Paper E pages 36 to 52)\nTo approve and resolve to sign the monthly bank reconciliations for 31 January 2026 per paragraph 2.2 of Financial Regulations \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: That the monthly bank reconciliations for 31 January 2026 be approved and signed\, with the following closing balances:\ni. HSBC Current/Deposit Account: £76\,259.34\nii. CCLA: £430\,000.00 \nFS26/149  Investment Strategy Review\nTo review and adopt updated Investment Strategy.\nPaper F (pages 53 to 59) Track changed document\nPaper G (pages 60 to 66) Proposed document  \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To adopt updated Investment Strategy. \nFS26/150  Councillor Laptop Use & Return Agreement (Paper H pages 67 to 81)\nTo consider recommending the adoption of the Councillor Laptop Use & Return Agreement. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL the adoption of the Councillor Laptop Use & Return Agreement. \nFS26/151  Fee Waiver Request (Paper I pages 82 to 84)\nTo consider request to suspend the agreed 2026/27 fee increase.\nExclusion of public and press recommended due to the confidential nature. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: That the request to suspend the increase in fees for 2026/27 be rejected; however\, as a goodwill gesture\, an additional free week be offered during the 2025/26 financial year.\nNote: Councillor Key abstained from voting on the above resolution. \nFS26/152  Marshalls Bowls Club Lease (Paper J pages 85 to 100)\nTo consider new lease for Marshalls Bowls Club.\nExclusion of public and press recommended due to the confidential nature. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: To approve the draft Lease and authorise the Town Clerk to progress the matter subject to completion of the legal process and receipt of the Licence to Underlet. \nFS26/153  Items for Notification\nTo receive any items for notification to be included on a future agenda (for information only) \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: to NOTE the items for notification to be included on a future agendas:\ni. Community Grants – March\nii. Earmarked Reserves Review – March\niii. Internal Controls – March\niv. Debtor Review – March\nv. Asset Register Review – March\nvi. Love Lane Allotment Garages – March\nvii. Risk Management Policy & Register Review – April\nviii. Operation Bridges Review\nix. Civic Protocol\nx. Registrar Lease renewal\nxi. Unity Trust Bank\nxii. Strategic Plan\nxiii. LCAS Silver Status submission \nFS26/15    Time and Date of Next Meeting\nTo note the date and time of the next Finance and Strategy Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 6:30pm. \nMinutes:\nRESOLVED: to NOTE the date and time of the next Finance and Strategy Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 6:30pm at Richmond House\, Morton Terrace. \nThe meeting closed at 7:29pm.
URL:https://gainsborough-tc.gov.uk/meeting/finance-and-strategy-committee-49/
LOCATION:Richmond House\, Richmond House\, Richmond Park\, GAINSBOROUGH\, Lincolnshire\, DN21 2RJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Finance & Strategy Committee
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