MINUTES of November4th20165.00pm RIPLEY TOWN COUNCIL
FINANCEAND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING
In Attendance: Cllrs: Ms L D Cox, Mrs S Emmas-Williams, I Fisher, S Freeborn, P Lobley (Chair), N Weaving
Also L McCormick Town Clerk
AGENDA
041116/1. To receive apologies for absence - None
041116/2. Variation of Order of Business – None required
041116/3. Declaration of Members Interests – None declared
041116/4. Public speaking – None
041116/5. Discuss valuation of Hippodrome and appoint Elder & Twells S Barlow to carry out a valuation
RESOLVEDto appoint S Barlow Elder & Twells to carry out the valuation of the property up to a maximum cost of £2000
041116/6. Financial Regulations amendments
RESOLVEDto recommend to the Full Council to accept the amendments (circulate to all Cllrs)
041116/7. Proposals for the local government finance settlement for 2017/18 response
RESOLVEDto respond to the proposal as agreed (circulate to all Cllrs)
041116/8. Youth Service Report
RESOLVEDto engage with DCC Adventur and Blend to provide a mobile climbing wall on two evenings at Ripley Skate Park and Cedar Avenue Play Area inviting youngsters aged 10 to 18 years to come along enjoy the climbing wall and complete a questionnaire about themselves and the activities they would like to be involved in. The outcome will be reported back in December, spending up to a maximum of £1000
041116/9. To Discuss Finance and Reports
RESOLVEDto agree the finance reports (previously circulated)
041116/10. To Confirm and agree cheques to be paid
RESOLVEDto agree the payments as listed below
Chq No / Payee / VAT / Total504474 / Lumb Farm / £ £729.80 / £729.80
504475 / And 504476 and 504477Employee Costs / £3178.35 / £3178.35
504478 / Focus magazine Christmas Events adverts / £250.00 / £50.00 / £300.00
504479 / Plantscape extra maintenance hanging baskets for two weeks / £190.00 / £38.00 / £228.00
504480 / Staples Ink Cartridges and copier paper / £84.85 / £16.97 / £101.82
504481 / Keptkleen Ripley Toilets wks 31,32,33,34,35 / £364.00 / £364.00
504482 / Keptkleen Heage Toilets wks 31,32,33,34,35 / £234.00 / £234.00
504483 / Keptkleen Ripley Toilets wks 35,36,37,38,39 / £338.00 / £338.00
504484 / Keptkleen Heage Toilets wks 35,36,37,38,39 / £234.00 / £234.00
504485 / Konica Minolta copier lease and copies / £177.01 / £35.40 / £212.41
504486 / AVBC Heage Toilets Rates October / £38.00 / £38.00
504487 / Harrison’s Packaging Ltd Dog Bags / £500.00 / £100.00 / £600.00
504488 / Newhall Band playing Crossley Park replacement cheque 504433 / £295.00 / £295.00
504489 / DALC one place for Finance for Cllrs training / £25.00 / £25.00
504490 / Christmas lights 50% payment / £15000.00 / £3000.00 / £18000.00
504491 / Faithfull Gould appraisal of buildings for community centre / £16507.22 / £3301.44 / £19808.66
504492 / Salvation Army donation towards children’s toys for Christmas / £200.00 / £200.00
504493 / Royal British Legion donation / £200.00 / £200.00
Total / £38,545.23 / £6541.81 / £45,087.04
Income / Fair Dinner L McCormick / £44.00
Fair Dinner Cllr R Emmas-Williams / £44.00
Fair Dinner V Boswell / £44.00
Fair Dinner Cllr I Fisher / £66.00
Fair Dinner Cllr R Ashton / £44.00
Fair Dinner Cllr D Williams / £44.00
Fair Dinner A Weston / £22.00
Fair Dinner Ms Parke & Towndrill / £44.00
Fair Dinner Cllr A Bridge / £44.00
Fair Dinner Cllr Ms L D Cox / £44.00
Refund from Severn Trent Water re Heage Toilets / £100.03
Total / £ 540.03
041116/11. Close meeting at 5.40pm – the next Finance Committee meeting to be December 9th 2016 at 5.00pm
Next RTC Monthly Full Council Meeting November 15th 2016
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