Finance & General Purposes Committee

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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: 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 9 January 2023 at 6.00 pm 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 5 December 2022.

  Attachments:

  • 22.12.05 F&GP Minutes

• 4MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

  To consider any matters arising from the previous meeting

• 5BUDGET 2023/24

  1. To consider a revenue budget for the 2023/24 financial year for recommendation to Full Council on 23 January 2023

  In considering the revenue budget the Town Clerk/RFO shall report on the following

  1. 1.   The forecast out-turn for the 2022/23 financial year;
     2.   The Taxbase for Shrewsbury required to calculate Precept;
     3.    The proposed Fees & Charges for the 2023/24 financial year (approved by both the Recreation & Leisure Committee and the  Finance Committee;
     4.    The capital programme for 2023/24 and any allocation from revenue budget and/or existing reserves;
  2. To consider the precept for 2023/24 for recommendation to Full Council meeting on 23 January 2022

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5i - Draft budget 23-24

• 6LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY COMMISSION CONSULTATION

  To consider representation to a Local Government Boundary Commission for England, in relation to its consultation on proposals for new council divisions and division boundaries for Shropshire Council. https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/west-midlands/shropshire/shropshire-unitary-authority-ua

• 7WARM ROOMS GRANT UPDATE

  To receive an update on the Warm Rooms Grant Applications

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7 - Warm Room Grant Update
  • Agenda 7 - Trinity Churches Warm Room Application (redacted)

• 8PENSION VALUATION

  To receive a report on the Pension Valuation

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 8 - Pension valuation