Finance and General Purposes Committee – 03/10/2016

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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 1 August 2016.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20320-20Minutes_Finance2016.08.01

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

• 5PAYMENTS

  To approve the payments schedules for the period 1 August 2016 – 23 September 2016

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20520-20Schedule20of20payments_4

• 6ACCOUNTS

  To receive a general Quarter 2 position statement from the Responsible Financial Officer.

• 7CONSULTATIONS

  To consider the Town Council’s response to the following Consultations
   
  (i)  Opening Hours of Shropshire Customer Service Points
  To reduce the opening hours on Shrewsbury from 08.30-17.00 daily to 9.00-16.30 Mon, Tues, Thus, Fri  & 9.00-16.00 Weds.  Further details can be found at:   
   
  http://new.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/customer-service-point-opening-hours-review/
   
  (ii)  Local Government Finance Settlement 2017-18
  To introduce Referendum Principles to those Parish & Town Councils with a precept in excess of £500,000 and a Band D Rate of £75.46.  Further details can be found at: 
   
  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/553819/Post_Publication_-_Draft_Settlement_Summer_Consultation.pdf
   

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20728i2920-20Opening20Hours20of20Shropshire20Customer20Service20Points20Consultation
  • Agenda20728ii2920-20Post_Publication_-_Draft_Settlement_Summer_Consultation

• 8SWIMMING POOL PROVISION

  (i)  Swimming Pool Forum
   
  To receive an update from the Leader & Town Clerk regarding the work of the Swimming Pool Forum involving the Quarry Swimming & Fitness Forum & Shrewsbury Business Improvement District
   
  (ii)  Shropshire Council Cabinet Report
   
  To consider the involvement of the Town Council in the future provision of Swimming in Shrewsbury in light of the Cabinet discussions of 28th September.  Link to the Cabinet Report:
   
  (iii)  Procurement & Funding of External Support
   
  To consider setting aside a sum of money to assist with any actions as agreed in (ii) above.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20828ii2920-20App20120Terms20of20Refe20for20new20swimming20provision20in20Shrewsbury
  • Agenda20828ii2920-20Appendix20220Legal20Advice20fv
  • Agenda20828ii2920-20Improved20Swimming20Facilities20for20Shrewsburypdf

• 9EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC

  To consider exclusion of the Press & Public on the grounds that the consideration of the following items may involve the likely disclosure of confidential information (s1(2) Public Bodies (Admission of Meetings) Act 1960).

• 10THE FUTURE OF LOCAL SERVICES

  To receive an update regarding ongoing discussions with Shropshire Council in relation to the future management of local services in Shrewsbury

• 11RELOCATION OF ACCOMMODATION

  To receive an update regarding the proposed move into the Library building

• 12SERVICE REDESIGN CONSULTANCY

  To receive an update regarding the appointment of Consultants to review the work of the Town Council, the programme of work and the timeline for reporting back