27 August 2024 Finance Committee

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Minutes of the meeting of the Finance Committee held 14:00hrs Tuesday, 27 August 2024 in the Parish Office, Sutton Bridge.

Present:  Cllr Brewis, Cllr Cook, Cllr Middleton, Cllr Philpott, Cllr Scarlett, C Smith (Parish Clerk) 

24.005. To elect a chair – proposed by Cllr Brewis and seconded by Cllr Philpott it was agreed to elect Cllr Scarlett as chair.

24.006. Apologies for absence – none, all Councillors present.

24.007. Declarations of interest - none declared.

24.008. Minutes of the meeting 9th January 2024 – the minutes were accepted as an accurate record of the meeting and were signed by the chair.

24.009. Bank reconciliation to end of July – the previously circulated bank reconciliation was accepted.

24.010. Payments to 28th August - Cllr Brewis declared an interest as he had made a travel expenses claim for attending a LALC meeting. The payments list circulated at the meeting was accepted by all other Cllrs and it was agreed that Cllrs Middleton and Philpott would authorise payments as listed at Appendix A.

24.011. Receipts since the last meeting – Cllrs noted receipts as detailed below.

£926 LCC grass cutting and maintenance lighthouse

£450 burial ground fees

£39.27 allotment fees

£80 fundraising for the Pavilion by Cllr Cook

It was noted that a transfer of £20,00 was made from the savings to current account to cover bills.

24.012. Unity Trust – the start date confirming the move to T2 billing had been received – this would begin in October.

24.013. TSB – it was noted that TSB would be moving to new UK consumer protection rules against fraud.

24.014. Date of Next Meeting - it was agreed to hold the next meeting on 7th November at 2pm in the council office.

 

There being no other business, the chair closed the meeting at 14.45 hrs.

Appendix A 

CLPM Ltd Pavilion Heat and Energy Consultant 230.00 46.00 276.00
B2 C Retail  SB Wombles Black Bags  49.98 10.00 59.98
Adobe Acrobat  Clerk Adobe  33.28 6.66 39.94
Talk Talk  Calls & Broadband 44.90 8.98 53.88
The Curlew Centre  Room Hire  60.00   60.00
Group Activewear  Operative Workwear  24.57 4.91 29.98
Adobe Acrobat  Admin Adobe 16.64 3.33 19.97
LALC AGM 40.00 8.00 48.00
Staff Salaries  3285.37   3285.37
Cllr Brewis  Travel Expenses 42.75   42.75
Adobe Acrobat  Clerk Adobe  16.64 3.33 19.97
HMRC TAX & NI  845.35   845.35
LCC Pension Scheme 1107.80   1107.80
Savills  Land Rent  835.00   835.00
ECS Computers Computer Repair  130.00 26.00 156.00
XBM Photocopier  24.99 5.00 29.99
Royal British Legion  Wreaths 43.98 8.80 52.78
PKF Littlejohn  Audit 420.00 84.00 504.00
   Total 7251.25 215.01 7466.26