Finance and General Purposes Committee – 30/09/2019

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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 at 6.00 pm on Monday 30 September 2019 in Room SGH026 at the Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, in order to transact the following business.
 

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

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 meetings held on 15 July 2019

  Attachments:

  • 19.07.1520-20Finance_Minutes2028Access20Regs29_0

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

• 5MOTION - WHITEHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

  To consider the following motion by Councillor David Vasmer:
  Shrewsbury Town Council notes with great sadness the decision of the Shropshire CCG to close the Whitehall Medical Practice, resulting in many local residents struggling to find suitable and accessible GP facilities.  This Council wishes to seek the assurances of the CCG that the medical welfare of those residents has not been unduly compromised as a result of this decision and that they all have a continuity of GP care that they are able to easily and affordable access.

• 6PAYMENTS

  To approve the payments schedules for the period 01 July 2019 – 31 August 2019

  Attachments:

  • Agenda20620-20Schedule20of20payments_3

• 7PUBLICATION OF THE END OF YEAR ACCOUNTS

  To note the conclusion of the External Auditor in relation to the audit of the 2018/19 End of Year Accounts and approve the publication of such.

  Attachments:

  • AGAR2020Part203202018-19

• 8INTERNAL AUDIT

  To receive and consider the report of the Internal Auditor in relation to his interim audit of the 2019/20 accounts.

  Attachments:

  • Shrewsbury20TC2020First20Interim20report202019-20

• 9CLIMATE EMERGENCY

  To receive an update on the development of a Carbon Neutral Action Plan

• 102019 CAPITAL PROGRAMME

  To receive an update on the Capital Programme
   
  (i)   To receive an update on the Capital Programme & current progress on projects
  (ii)   To consider the BMX Tendering Report
  (iii)  To consider the Footpath Report
  (iv)  To consider the Pavillion Report
   

  Attachments:

  • Agenda201020Capital20Plan20for202019_2020-20Action20Plan
  • Agenda201028iii2920-20Footpath20Report
  • Agenda201028ii2920-20BMX20Facilities20report

• 11CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TENDERING

  To review the tendering arrangements for the 2020-22 Christmas Lights and approved the budget for tendering purposes

• 12CCTV

  To receive an update on the CCTV operation in the town
   

• 13ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE

  To note the following changes to the Assets of Community Value:
   
  (i)         Meole Memorial Hall – Added to the Register
  (ii)        Grange Youth Centre – Added to the Register
  (iii)       Quarry Pool – Removed from Register (5 year period of listing has expired)