Finance and Staffing Committee Minutes

August 2024

CLAXBY PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of Meeting of Finance and Staffing Committee held on 27th August at 2.30 p.m.

  1. Apologies for Absence 
  2. Declarations of Interest 
  3. Review the need for Finance Committee: In the light of reduced projected income and expenditurethe committee resolved to suspend activities until further notice, but recognised that the committee could be reconvened on an ad hoc basis if financial and staffing needs arise. 

Other administrative matters

  • Bank signatories: As Julia Lindley-Baker has now resigned from the Council another signatory is required for the Lloyds account and Judith Pilbrow agreed to take this on.
  • Wicksteed payments (Community Field): It was agreed to transfer £5000 from the village hall savings account to cover the Wicksteed invoice payment until the VAT refund has been received. VAT will be reclaimed to the end of August.
  • Colin Saywell pointed out that there was a need to review Financial Regulations in light of new issue from LALC – this to go on the main PC agenda.
  • Colin Saywell suggested that the clerk’s contract be reviewed in the light of new template from LALC, once the new salary scales were published later in the year.

The meeting closed at 3.00 p.m.