22 February 2022 Finance Committee
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Minutes of the meeting of the Finance Committee held 18:00hrs Tuesday, 22 February 2022, held in the Curlew Centre Diamond Hall, Sutton Bridge.
Present: Cllr Brewis, Cllr Bruch, Cllr Davies, Cllr Goodwin, Cllr Scarlett, Cllr York (from 18:07hrs), Mr R Smith (clerk), Mrs K Croxford (admin assistant).
Absent: Cllr S Booth
22.015. Apologies were received from Cllr S Booth
22.016. There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary or other interests.
22.017. It was resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held 25 January 2022.
22.018. It was resolved to approve the January bank reconciliation and cash book
22.019. It was resolved to recommend for approval payments to 22 February 2022 set out in the table below. Cllr Goodwin and Cllr Scarlett to undertake bank payments.
| Payee | Detail | Net £ | VAT £ | Total £ |
| TalkTalk | Calls & Broadband | £ 34.00 | £ 6.80 | £ 40.80 |
| SMC Ltd | Pavilion Water Monitoring | £ 60.00 | £ 12.00 | £ 72.00 |
| SSE | Electricity Pavilion | £ 97.66 | £ 4.88 | £ 102.54 |
| Mr D Borkertas | Home Electric Allowance | £ 8.00 | £ 8.00 | |
| Mrs K Croxford | Travel Expenses | £ 1.53 | £ 1.53 | |
| Mrs K Croxford | Mobile Telephone February | £ 8.33 | £ 1.67 | £ 10.00 |
| Mrs K Croxford | Home Allowance | £ 10.00 | £ 10.00 | |
| Mrs K Croxford | Litter Bin - Curlew Car Park | £ 289.43 | £ 57.88 | £ 347.31 |
| Mrs K Croxford | Adobe Acrobat | £ 12.64 | £ 2.53 | £ 15.17 |
| Mr R Collingwood Smith | Adobe Acrobat - October | £ 8.42 | £ 1.69 | £ 10.11 |
| Mr R Collingwood Smith | Adobe Acrobat | £ 8.42 | £ 1.69 | £ 10.11 |
| LALC | Annual Subscription 2022-23 | £ 754.47 | £ 754.47 | |
| Staff | Salaries | £ 2,371.25 | £ 2,371.25 | |
| Mr R Collingwood Smith | Home Office Allowance | £ 26.00 | £ 26.00 | |
| Mr R Collingwood Smith | Mobile phone | £ 8.33 | £ 1.67 | £ 10.00 |
| Mr R Collingwood Smith | Travel | £ 7.20 | £ 7.20 | |
| XBM | Credit Photocopier | -£ 15.00 | -£ 3.00 | -£ 18.00 |
| XBM | Credit Photocopier | -£ 15.00 | -£ 3.00 | -£ 18.00 |
| XBM | Credit Photocopier | -£ 4.06 | -£ 0.81 | -£ 4.87 |
| XBM | Credit Photocopier | -£ 15.00 | -£ 3.00 | -£ 18.00 |
| Total | £ 3,656.62 | £ 81.00 | £ 3,737.62 |
22.020. A late receipt of a minimum charge invoice for £15.00 + VAT from XBM Ltd had been received, which was not applicable under the contract. As this had been a recuring event, it was resolved to delegate to the clerk any appropriate action, including whether to terminate the agreement.
18:07hrs Cllr York joined the meeting
22.021. There was no delegated expenditure.
22.022. Receipts were noted: bank interest £68.17; Garden of Rest £890.00; Allotments £14.00.
22.023. It was resolved not to renew Zoom meetings subscription and instead use Microsoft Teams for remote meetings, where permitted
22.024. It was resolved to approve the revised Employer’s Discretion Statement as circulated, in line with Guide to LGPS Employer Discretions.
22.025. There were no grant applications.
22.026. It was resolved on moving into closed session on the grounds of confidentiality, in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 s.1 (2)
22.027. A further quote for mole work in the Memorial Park was noted
22.028. Members expressed thanks to the working party for getting the project to this point. It was resolved to recommend budget transfers of £2,000 from Twinning and £2,000 from Contingency, currently within earmarked reserves, to provide support from the budget for the event
22.029. There being no other business, the meeting closed at 18:25hrs.