NORTH MYMMS PARISH COUNCIL

 

 

Minutes of a MEETING of the FINANCE COMMITTEE held in the Council Office, Annexe to No 1 Bungalow, Bushwood Close, Welham Green on Wednesday,

28 November 2007.

 

PRESENT :               Councillors     W A Storey

 

C Everard     

                                                            P Hastings     (from 7.20 pm)

                                                            R N Horrocks

                                                            K Pieri

                                                           

                                    Clerk               Mrs J Schettino

 

 

1.         APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Mrs M Race, Mrs T Travell and S J Boulton and for lateness from Councillor P Hastings.

 

2.         MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

 

The Minutes of a Meeting of the Finance Committee held on Wednesday, 31 October 2007 were agreed as being a true record of the proceedings and signed by the Chairman.

 3.       MATTERS ARISING

 

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Councillors K Pieri and W A Storey had attended a meeting on behalf of the Parish Council on Tuesday 13 November to discuss Special Expenses and it had been agreed that the system applied at present was the best that could be managed.
 

4.         ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT

 

A Schedule of Accounts for Payment totalling £14,283.97 inclusive of Imprest Expenditure of £258.77 was presented.   After careful consideration of each item it was agreed that the total amount be recommended to Council for approval and payment in full.

 

An additional amount as under was discussed and was also being recommended to Council for approval and payment, bringing the total of Accounts for Payment to £14,333.97:

 

Royal British Legion Poppy appeal – Wreath       £18.00

Additional donation                                                   £32.00

                                                                                    £50.00

                                                                       

5.         STATEMENT OF BALANCES

 

Consideration was given to a Statement of Balances held with the National Westminster Bank plc as at 27 November 2007 and it was noted that income totalling £2,923.07 had been received.

 

6.         TRANSFER OF MONEY

Approval was given to the Clerk’s action in arranging the following transfers of money from the Council’s Capital Reserve Account to Current Account with effect from the dates shown:

 

£ 9,000                       15 November 2007

£11,000                      29 November 2007

 

7.         BUDGET/PRECEPT 2008-2009

 

The Chairman said that, as arranged at the last meeting, he had circulated to all Councillors a Schedule of the Council’s estimated income and expenditure for the next financial year, and based upon earlier discussion with members of the Council and a budget meeting held on 15 November 2007, final figures had been produced for approval by the Finance Committee.

 

Following a discussion it was agreed that the precept against Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council should be increased by 2.5% to £175,100 for 2008-2009 and this was being recommended to full council for approval.

 

It was proposed and unanimously agreed that a vote of thanks be recorded to Councillor Storey for his work and guidance in preparing the budget/precept figures for approval.

 

8.         NATIONAL PAY NEGOTIATIONS

 

The Finance Committee had been advised that notification had been received from the National Joint Council that agreement had been reached on pay scales and provided for an increase of 2.474% on pay and allowances for the Clerk and Groundsmen from 1 April 2007.

Councillor W A Storey proposed, and it was unanimously agreed, to recommend to Council the above increases, backdated to 1 April 2007.

 

7.         DATE OF NEXT MEETING

 

To be agreed at the following Full Council meeting.

The meeting closed at 7.50 pm.