13 December 2022 Finance Committee
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Minutes of the meeting of the Finance Committee held 18:00hrs Tuesday, 13 December 2022, in the Curlew Centre Bridge Room, Sutton Bridge.
Present: Cllr Booth, Cllr Brewis, Cllr Bruch, Cllr Goodwin, Cllr Scarlett (chair), Cllr York, Mr R Smith (clerk), Mrs K Croxford (admin assistant).
22.179. There were no apologies.
22.180. Cllr Bruch, as a trustee of the Curlew Centre declared an interest in the approval of its payments.
22.181. It was resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held 29 November 2022. Cllr Brewis abstained due to not being at that meeting.
22.182. It was resolved to recommend approval of the November cash book and bank reconciliation.
22.183. It was resolved to recommend approval for payments to 13 December 2022 as below. Cllr Goodwin and Cllr York agreed to authorise bank payments.
| Payee | Detail | Net £ | VAT £ | Total £ |
| Adobe Acrobat | Clerk Adobe Subscription | 12.64 | 2.53 | 15.17 |
| TalkTalk | Calls & Broadband | 36.50 | 7.30 | 43.80 |
| The Curlew Centre | Room Hire | 45.00 | 45.00 | |
| The Curlew Centre | Office Hire Jan - March 2023 | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | |
| Ridge & Partners LLP | Interim Fees | 3,000.00 | 600.00 | 3,600.00 |
| SSE | Pavilion Electricity 7/9 - 10/10/22 | 81.16 | 4.05 | 85.21 |
| SSE | Pavilion Electricity 11/10 - 08/11/22 | 78.00 | 3.90 | 81.90 |
| Wave | Water Rates Public Conveniences | 40.89 | 2.40 | 43.29 |
| Mr R Smith | Home Office Allowance | 26.00 | 26.00 | |
| Mr R Smith | Travel Expenses | 7.61 | 7.61 | |
| Staff | Staff Salaries | 2,552.56 | 2,552.56 | |
| Lincs Pension Fund | WYPF Pension Contributions | 864.34 | 864.34 | |
| HMRC | Tax & NI Contributions | 3,113.13 | 3,113.13 | |
| Heronwood | Parish Grass Cutting November | 122.00 | 122.00 | |
| Heronwood | Highways Grass Cutting | 90.00 | 90.00 | |
| Holly Cottage | Memorial Park Hedge Maintenance | 210.00 | 210.00 | |
| Mrs K Croxford | Home Office Allowance | 10.00 | 10.00 | |
| Mrs K Croxford | Travel Expenses | 1.80 | 1.80 | |
| Adobe Acrobat | Admin Adobe Subscription | 16.64 | 3.33 | 19.97 |
| Total | 11,308.27 | 623.51 | 11,931.78 |
22.184. Delegated expenditure (excl. VAT): none.
22.185. Receipts since last meeting: Garden of Rest £50.00, Bank Interest £143.72
22.186. The notice of appointment of the external auditor by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments for the 5-year period until 2026-27 and the scale of fees was noted
22.187. it was resolved to recommend approval of the draft budget 2023/24 rev.2.
22.188. It was resolved to move into closed session on the grounds of confidentiality, in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 s.1 (2).
22.189. Quotes for works [confidential, commercial negotiations].
01. It was resolved to recommend purchasing a combination lock up to the value of £30.00 for the gate in the Memorial Park and the details passed to emergency services.
22.190. Salaries Budget.
01. Receipt of the draft 2022 pension valuation results report was noted. It was resolved to approve acceptance of the proposed contribution rates from 1 April 2023.
02. It was resolved to recommend approval of the Salaries Budget 2023/24 rev.1.
There being no other business, the chair closed the meeting at 18:22 hrs.