Finance and General Purposes Committee – 07/12/2020
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 7 December 2020 at 6.00pm via Microsoft Teams in order to transact the following business
Helen Ball
Town Clerk
Meeting Agenda Items
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1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive and accept apologies for absence
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2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive Declarations of Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct
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3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 5 October 2020.
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4MATTERS ARISING FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING
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5COVID
To receive an update on the financial implication of Lockdown 2 in light of previously presented forecast out-turn for the financial year end 31 March 2021
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6PAYMENT SCHEDULES
To approve the payments schedules for the period 26 September 2020 – 27 November 2020
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7WEBSITE
To ratify the appointment of a new website provider
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8EXTERNAL AUDIT
To receive details of the conclusion of the 2019/20 Annual Accounts (final date for publication of accounts – 30th November 2020) and grant authorisation to publish those accounts (still awaiting from PKF Littlejohn)
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9INTERNAL AUDITOR
To receive and accept the report of the Internal Auditor following his first inspection of the 2020/21 Acounts
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10CAPITAL PROGRAMME
To receive an update on the amalgamated Capital Programme
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11CLIMATE EMERGENCY
To receive an update on Climate Emergency activity
(i) General Report on activity to reduce the carbon footprint of the Council;
(ii) Council’s involvement in a Hydro Scheme for the Weir;
(iii) Impact of Combined Sewer Outflows.
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12YOUTH
To receive an update on the activity of Young Shrewsbury
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132021/22 BUDGET
To consider the following in readiness for further discussions regarding the setting of a budget and precept levy for the 2021/22 financial year.
(i) General principles, implications and assumptions including:
a. Implications of COVID
b. Implications of Brexit
c. Resulting impact of the Spending Review
d. Inflation
e. Tax Base Calculations
(ii) Proposed Fees & Charges
(iii) Revenue expenditure items from members for consideration into budget preparations
(iv) Capital expenditure projects for consideration in the Capital Programme to be funded through:
a. 2021/22 Revenue Budget
b. Community Infrastructure Neighbourhood Fund
c. Any other ringfenced budgets/reserves
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