Minutes – 18/11/2015 – Finance Committee

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE DRAYCOTT PARISH COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2015 AT 9.30AM IN THE PARISH ROOMS, ELVASTON STREET, DRAYCOTT

Present – Councillors B Rogerson (Chairman),A Wilson, M Selwood, D Orchard, M Alexander, V Clare.

Apologies- Councillors J Price, C Withey, A McCandless

Variation of Order of business – none

Declaration of Members Interests – none

Dispensations – Dispensations had been requested and granted to all Councillors in respect of budget and precept making business.

Public Speaking – none

To determine which items should be taken with the public excluded. – no items were deemed confidential

Recommendations;

a) Revised estimate 2015/16 – i) that an amount of £3000 be included in the budget to fund the potential costs of a bye-election – to be funded from; £1000 existing provision, £2000 balances, ii) that an amount of £3000 be included in the budget to fund the replacement of the fence on the playing fields – to be funded from the ‘one-off’ Concurrent Functions Reserve

b) Base Budget 2016/17 – that the following additions be included in the Base budget; i) Enhancement of Open Spaces £3000, ii) Provisions and Reserves – Bye-election £3000,Boardwalk – a further £2000, Christmas Illuminations £5000, one-off Concurrent functions £3000.

c) St Chad’s Fishing Club – litter picking agreement – that the club be contacted to discuss a new agreement with a proposed annual fee (paid monthly) of £900. To be effective from the 1 April 2016 and reviewed on the 31 March 2018.

The Chairman thanked Councillors for attending

10.00am