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Finance & General Purposes Committee

Finance & General Purposes Committee

SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Livesey House
7 St John’s Hill
Shrewsbury
SY1 1JD

(Please be aware that this meeting is not recorded)

To Members of the Finance & General Purposes Committee

Councillors: A Mosley (Chair), P Moseley (Vice-Chair), R Dartnall, J Dean, N Green, A Phillips, D Vasmer & R Wilson

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 on Monday 15 July 2024 at 6.00pm in the Council Chamber, Shirehall in order to transact the following business

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

  • 1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

    To receive and accept apologies for absence

  • 2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

    To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct

  • 3MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

    To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 3rd June 2024

    Attachments:

  • 4MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

    To consider any matters arising from the previous meeting

  • 5GRANTS

    1. To Update members on the spending of both the Community Grant and the Councillor Grant Fund
    2. To consider any Community Grant Applications Received
    – Applicant                          Purpose of  Application Amount requested
    (a) 1st & Bowery Anti-drink spiking project £700  (awarded)
    (b) Shropshire Supports Refugees Access to English language classes for non-refugee overseas workers in Shrewsbury £2,232
    (c) Shrewsbury Arts Trail CIC Community Building Arts Project for Shrewsbury Children (including SEND) £3,000
    (d) The Severn Community Charitable Trust Babystop event: equipment for recollection and redistribution of preloved and new baby items at monthly baby shares £700
    (e) Shropshire Beekeepers’ Association Visitor Information Centre works – timber and toughened glass £3,000
    (f) Crane Quality Counselling Counselling for children ages 7-18 struggling with their mental health (for 2 years) £10,000
    (g) Harlescott Grange Community Hub To help fund the Harlescott Grange Community Hub Family and Youth Engagement Day 19th July 2024 £790
    (h) Shrewsbury Samaritans To allow ongoing training and expenses for volunteers providing face-to-face support to residents using foodbanks in Shrewsbury £3,000
    (i) Loopfest in the Community CIC Providing music workshops at The Hive prior to Loopfest 2025 £3,000
    (j) Evolution Roller Derby To cover hall hire (Sports Village) for 6 months £2,964
    (k) Shropshire European Organisation CIC To fund 2 community events for Shrewsbury residents: International Community Buffet and Children’s Day. £3,000
    (l) Shrewsbury Food Hub To purchase additional fruit and vegetables for Food Hub. £3,000
    (m) Meole Brace Peace Memorial Hall Redecorating the interior/exterior of the Hall, replacing sill and door/window refurbishment. £1,500
    (n) 4 All Foundation Weekly learning workshops to engage and educate the local adult population (Ditherington). £2,540

    Attachments:

  • 6PAYMENT SCHEDULES

    To approve the payments schedules for the period 25th May to 5th July 2024

    Attachments:

  • 7QUARTER 1 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS

    To update members on the Quarter 1 Management Accounts

    Attachments:

  • 8YOUTH ACTIVITIES

    To receive an update on recent youth activities

    Attachments:

  • 9SLA FOR DITHERINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE

    To consider a draft Service Level Agreement for the management of Ditherington Community Centre with 4All Foundation

    Attachments:

  • 10TENDER WORK

    To receive a report on recent tendering activity

    Attachments:

  • 11CAPITAL PROGRAMME

    To receive an update on the Capital Programme

    Attachments:

  • 12MARKETS UPDATE

    To receive an update on the Markets’ operations within Shrewsbury

  • 13ANNUAL TOWN MEETING 2025 FORMAT

    To discuss the format of the Annual Town Meeting 2025

  • 14TERMS OF REFERENCE

    To discuss the reporting structure for working groups

    Attachments:

  • 15LET’S ROCK

    To approve Let’s Rock’s request for distribution of their community music funding

    Attachments:

  • 16EXCLUSION 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).

  • 17CCTV

    To consider the Town Council’s contribution to CCTV provision