Finance and General Purposes Committee – 02/12/2019

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Riggs Hall
The Library
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury
SY1 2AS

To Members of the Finance & General Purposes Committee

Councillors P Adams, Mrs G Burgess, Mrs H Fraser, Ms J Mackenzie, Mrs P Moseley, A Mosley, A Phillips & D Vasmer

Cc All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Finance & General Purposes Committee scheduled to take place on Monday 2 December at 6.00 pm in Room SGH020 at the Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, in order to transact the following business.
 

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

• 1APOLOGIES

  To receive and accept apologies for absence

• 2DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS

  To receive Declaration of Interests in accordance with the Code of Conduct

• 3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

  To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 30 September 2019

  Attachments:

  • 19.09.3020-20Finance_Minutes2028Access20Regs29_0

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING

• 5PAYMENTS

  To approve the payments schedules for the period 1 September 2019 – 30 November 2019

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20520-20Schedule20of20payments_11

• 6QUARTER 2 ACCOUNTS

  To receive the quarterly report into the 2019/20 Quarter 2 period ending 30 September 2019

  Attachments:

  • Agenda206i2020-20Qtr20220accounts20report2019-20
  • Agenda206ii20-20Q20220accounts2019-20

• 7SUNDAY MARKET TENDER

  To receive the outcome of the Sunday Market Tender process and appointment of contract following delegated authority to the Town Clerk & RFO

• 8BUDGET 2020/21

  To consider the following in readiness for further discussions regarding the seeting of a budget for the 2020/21 financial year at the Finance & General Purpose Committee Meeting on 13th January 2020.
   
   
  (i)         Fees & Charges for 2020/21
   
  (ii)        General revenue principles and implications for 2020/21
   
  (iii)       Any revenue expenditure items from members for any items for consideration into the budget preparations
   
  (iv)       Any capital expenditure projects for consideration in any capital programme  to be funded through:
   
              (a)        2020/21 Budget
              (b)        CIL Neighbourhood/other ringfenced funds
   
  (v)        Development of Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2020/21 onwards

  Attachments:

  • Agenda208.120-20Fees202620Charges202020-21

• 9ELECTORAL REVIEW

  Further to discussions at both the Civics Committee and Full Council, to consider any representations to Shropshire Council regarding a boundary review to address any boundary anomalies affecting Shrewsbury Town Council

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20920-20STC20Boundaries

• 10CLIMATE EMERGENCY

  To receive an update on progress in relation to the Carbon Neutral Action Plan
   
  (i)         Update on Compost Trials
  (ii)        Approval of Solar Light Tenders
  (iii)       Update on battery powered equipment procurement

• 112019 CAPITAL PROGRAMME

  To receive an update on the 2019 Captial Programme

  Attachments:

  • Agenda201120-20Capital20Plan20for202019_2020-20Action20Plan

• 12MOUNT HOUSE

  At the request of Full Council Mr Mike Marchant is to attend the Council meeting to present his proposals for the development of Mount House, Shrewsbury.  Please note that Mr Marchant has a policy that he does not attend any meetings between 5.00-7.30pm, therefore putting him at the end of the agenda will allow him to be available