Policy & Resources Committee

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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 Policy & Resources Committee

Councillors: R Wilson (Chair), B Bentick, R Dartnall, J Dean, A Fejfer, A Mosley, D Vasmer & A Wagner

All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Policy & Resources Committee scheduled to take place on Monday 8 December 2025 at 6.00pm in the Committee Room, Livesey House 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 Policy & Resources Committee meeting held on 15^th September 2025

  Attachments:

  • 25.09.15 P&R Minutes

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS

  To consider any matters arising from the previous meeting

• 5PAYMENT SCHEDULES

  To approve the payments schedules for the period 6^th September to 30^th November 2025

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5 - Schedule of payments

• 6QUARTER 2 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS

  To update members on the Quarter 2 Management Accounts

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 6i - Q2 report 25-26
  • Agenda 6ii - Q2 accounts YE26

• 7BUDGET PROPOSALS

  To consider the following in readiness for further discussions regarding the setting of a budget and precept levy for the 2026/27 financial year.

  1. General principles, implications and assumptions including:
  1. 1. Forecast outturn of the 2025/26 budget
     2. Resulting impact of the Autumn Budget and Local Budgetary Pressures
     3. Inflationary pressures and potential impact on The Revenue Budget
     4. Interest rates
     5. Tax Base Calculations
  1. Revenue expenditure items from officers, committees and members for consideration into budget preparations
  2. To receive an update from the Service Delivery Working Group

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7 - Budget Proposals YE27

• 8INTERNAL AUDITOR

  To receive and accept the report of the Internal Auditor following his first inspection of the 2025/26 Accounts

  Attachments:

  • Shrewsbury TC First Interim report 2025-26

• 9FEES & CHARGES REVIEW

  To receive recommendations from the Working Group following its review of the Fees & Charges for 2026/27

  Attachments:

  • Scale of charges 2026-27 Draft

• 10INDEPENDENT REMUNERATION PANEL

  To receive an update on the Independent Remuneration Panel

• 11SHREWSBURY BIG TOWN PLAN

  To receive an update on the Big Town Plan

• 12COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE

  1. To receive an update on the responses so far to Shrewsbury’s Future Service Survey
  2. To receive a communications update on the Communications Strategy

• 13SPORTS HALL PROJECT

  To consider providing financial support to bridge the funding gap for the development of Shrewsbury Academy Sports Hall

  Attachments:

  • Business Case for a Sports Hall at Shrewsbury Academy