Policy & Resources 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 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 13 July 2026 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 meeting held on 1^st June 2026

  Attachments:

  • 26.06.01 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 23^rd May to 3^rd July 2026

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 5-payments schedule

• 6QUARTER 1 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS

  To update members on the Quarter 1 Management Accounts

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 6i - Q1 report 26-27
  • Agenda 6ii - Q1 accounts YE27

• 7INTERNAL AUDITOR 5 YEAR PLAN

  To review arrangements for the Internal Auditor

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 7 - Internal Auditor
  • Agenda 7 - Internal Auditor plan

• 8MEDIUM TERM FINANCIAL PLAN

  To receive an update on the progress of the Medium Term Financial Plan

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 8 - MTFP July 2026

• 9SHREWSBURY BIG TOWN PLAN

  To receive an update on the Big Town Plan

• 10SERVICE DELEGATION UPDATE

  To receive a report on the Service Delegation

• 11QUARRY CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

  To receive the results of The Quarry Park Conservation Management Plan Survey

• 12MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE

  To consider the Management of Public Open Space paper previously presented to the Communities & Environment Committee but referred to this Committee for financial consideration.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 12 - Management of Land on Development Sites

• 13DEVELOPMENT OF A FLOWER FESTIVAL

  To consider the Town Council’s involvement in the development of a Flower Festival within the town

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 13 - Flower Festival

• 14MERESIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE LEASE EXTENSION

  To consider an extension to the lease granted to the Mereside Community Centre which has recently expired

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 14 - Mereside Community Centre Lease

• 15WATER TESTING IN THE RIVER SEVERN

  To consider contributing to the cost of water testing by the Environment Agency following the conclusion of Defra funding in the previous Bathing Water season

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15 - Water Testing River Severn

• 16COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR MEOLE ESTATE

  To consider the Town Council’s involvement in developing a Community Centre on the Meole Estate (Councillor Bentick)

• 17EXCLUSION 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).

• 18SERVICE DELEGATION UPDATE