Minutes

 

Finance Committee Meeting Minutes

Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 6.30pm 

Function Room, St Andrews Community Centre, Saxilby.

 

 

Members Present

Cllrs Barratt, Hillman, and Roberts

 

Absent

Cllrs Crump, Hewes, and Waller

 

In Attendance

Zarina Belk, Assistant Clerk

 

Meeting 

To appoint a committee chair for the meeting due to the chair and vice-chair being absent.

Having been proposed (Cllr Roberts) and seconded (Cllr Barratt), it was RESOLVED: 

That Cllr Hillman chair the meeting.

 

F24/001 1. Receive apologies and accept valid reasons for absence.  

Having been proposed (Cllr Roberts) and seconded (Cllr Hillman Spurr), it was RESOLVED: 

To receive the apologies of absence from Cllrs Crump, Hewes, and Waller and accept the valid reasons for Cllr Waller.  

 

F24/002 2. Receive Declarations of Interest as per Localism Act 2011

None 

 

F24/003 3. Review the internal auditor report(s) and agree any recommended actions for December accounts (on 11 January 2024). 

Noted – actions already completed.

 

F24/004 4. Quarterly review of the risk register and agree updates.

The committee undertook a quarterly review of the risk register. The queries will be added to the action log. 

This was proposed by Cllr Barratt, seconded by Cllr Roberts, and resolved. 

 

F24/005 5. Receive the annual health and safety audit report (2024) and make recommendations to full council

Deferred.

 

F24/006 6. Receive the annual parish tree inspection report (2024) and make recommendations to full council.

The annual parish tree inspection report was received. 

Having been proposed (Cllr Hillman) and seconded (Cllr Barratt), it was RESOLVED: 

To delegate actions to officers to progress. 

 

 

F24/007 7. Annual review of salary budgets and clerk and committee chair to sign schedule. 

18:54 The Assistant Clerk declared a pecuniary interest and left the room.

 

Having been proposed (Cllr Roberts) and seconded (Cllr Barratt), it was RESOLVED: 

That the annual review of salary budgets report be received and signed by the committee chair. 

 

18:56 Assistant Clerk returned.

To approve the December 2023 financial reports (month 9):

 

F24/008 8. Explanations of variances report for income and expenditure and agree virements. 

No explanations of variances report was received.

 

F24/009 9. Income and expenditure report

Having been proposed (Cllr Barratt) and seconded (Cllr Roberts), it was RESOLVED: 

To approve the income and expenditure report.

 

F24/010 10. Verified bank reconciliations and sign the reconciliation and bank statements.

Having been proposed (Cllr Hillman) and seconded (Cllr Barratt), it was RESOLVED: 

To approve the verified bank reconciliations and the chair signed them.

 

F24/011 11. Income, payments, and transfers reports

Having been proposed (Cllr Hillman) and seconded (Cllr Barratt), it was RESOLVED: 

To approve the income, payments, and transfers reports 

 

F24/012 12. Note the meeting action log.

Deferred.

 

F24/013 13. Approve notes of the finance committee meeting as minutes for 20 December 2023 

Having been proposed (Cllr Roberts) and seconded (Cllr Barratt), it was RESOLVED: 

To approve the 20 December 2023 finance committee meeting notes as minutes.

 

F24/014 14. CLOSED SESSION – Committee to resolve to go into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 for the following item on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.  

Having been proposed (Cllr Barratt) and seconded (Cllr Roberts), it was RESOLVED: 

For committee to go into closed session.

 

F24/015 15. Review outstanding sales receipts due and make any recommendations to council.

The outstanding sales receipts due were reviewed.

Having been proposed (Cllr Barratt) and seconded (Cllr Roberts), it was RESOLVED: 

To recommend to full council that formal action should be taken for outstanding amounts where customers who do not respond to office reminders regarding payment. 

 

F24/016 16. Note quarterly timesheet data.

Deferred.

The meeting closed at 19:21pm

 

Please be advised these are notes of the meeting taken by the assistant/clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as the official minutes of council proceedings until they are approved and signed at the next meeting.

 

List of Payments

A detailed list of all payments shall be disclosed within, or as an attachment to, the minutes of the meeting at which payment was authorised (Financial Reg 5b).

 

Saxilby with Ingleby Parish Council 2023/24

Coop Everyday Account

 

List of Payments made between 01/12/2023 and 31/12/2023.

Date Paid Payee Name Amount Paid Transaction Detail

01/12/2023 Lincoln Security Limited £ 90.00 CCTV & Alarm Annual contract

01/12/2023 Amazon £ 28.95 Electric kettle

01/12/2023 Amazon £ 45.59 Printer ink

01/12/2023 Currys £ 199.00 Undercounter fridge

01/12/2023 West Lindsey District Council £ 28.16 011223 to 311223

01/12/2023 Tradepoint £ 196.35 Entered twice 1422492672

01/12/2023 One Stop Convenience Store £ 1.55 Milk

04/12/2023 Spaldings £ 36.62 Wasp destroyer aerosol

04/12/2023 LCS IT Solutions £ 101.64 Business basic license CB

04/12/2023 LCS IT Solutions £ 101.64 Business basic license PB

04/12/2023 LCS IT Solutions £ 180.00 Renewal of 5 x antivirus licen

04/12/2023 Nicholsons £ 576.00 Book Keeping

04/12/2023 L.A.B Planning Services Ltd £ 1,350.00 NDP review support

04/12/2023 LCS IT Solutions £ 2,679.60 Renewal of 21 office 365 licen

04/12/2023 Home Bargains £ 11.94 Tea & Coffee containers

04/12/2023 Smarty £ 5.40 011223 TO 311223

05/12/2023 Cooperative Bank £ 5.97 Commission

05/12/2023 Cooperative Bank £ 10.00 Service Charge

05/12/2023 Cooperative Bank £ 2.10 Fee Delta Card Purchases

08/12/2023 Tesco Mobile Ltd £ 15.99 2311 TO 231223

08/12/2023 Amazon £ 2.19 Index sticky marker

08/12/2023 Amazon £ 26.99 Digital recorder

08/12/2023 Amazon £ 33.24 Headphones

11/12/2023 Tanvic Commercial Newark £ 42.00 Agricultural puncture repair

11/12/2023 One Stop Convenience Store £ 1.30 Milk

11/12/2023 Tesco £ 2.65 Milk

11/12/2023 Cooperative Bank £ 18.00 Xero accounting sub

12/12/2023 Screwfix Direct £ 135.12 Overalls,gloves,masks,specs

12/12/2023 LINDUM GROUP LTD £ 252.00 Skip

13/12/2023 One Stop Convenience Store £ 3.10 Milk

13/12/2023 TOOLSTATION LTD £ 315.31 Masks,lights,pads,socket

14/12/2023 R.Blanchard window Cleaning £ 25.00 Cleaning bus stops

14/12/2023 Nest £ 436.24 Pensions October - ER -

15/12/2023 Tesco Mobile Ltd £ 63.72 021223 to 010124

15/12/2023 West Lindsey District Council £ 665.00 150523 TO 150524

19/12/2023 Smarty £ 5.40 181223 to 170124

20/12/2023 Witham Oil & Paint Ltd £ 38.35 Blue antifreeze

21/12/2023 Engie Power Ltd £ 513.05 011123 to 301123

21/12/2023 GRS Signs Ltd £ 2,066.95 Signs inc fitting Saxilby

21/12/2023 British Telecom £ 58.40 011223 to 311223

27/12/2023 Anglian Water £ 112.37 100623 to 091223

27/12/2023 Stallard Kane Associates Ltd £ 275.00 H&S, Emp Law Dec

28/12/2023 Lincolnsh. Association of Loca £ 48.00 Clerks Networking Day ZB,LH

28/12/2023 Society of Local Council Clerk £ 42.00 Appraisal process

28/12/2023 Lindum Fire Services £ 74.16 Annual inspection

28/12/2023 Lindum Fire Services £ 141.58 6 month alarm inspection

28/12/2023 Nicholsons £ 204.00 Book keeping Nov

28/12/2023 Stallard Kane Associates Ltd £ 288.00 Face fit tests

28/12/2023 Kram Contract Cleaning Ltd £ 912.60 011123 to 301123

28/12/2023 December Wages £ 9,301.33 December Wages

28/12/2023 Internal auditor £ 84.50 December Audit

28/12/2023 Kram Contract Cleaning Ltd £ 43.40 Bin bags

29/12/2023 British Gas £ 117.92 131123 to 121223

29/12/2023 West Lindsey District Council £ 28.16 010124 to 310124

Total Payments £ 22,043.53