Agenda - Finance and Policy committee - 16 August 2021
Finance & Policy committee
Monday 16th August 2021, 19:40
Bracebridge Heath Community Library
Members of press and public are welcome to observe this council meeting.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the above meeting. The business to be transacted will be as follows:-
1. To consider apologies and accept valid reasons for absence
2. To receive members’ declarations of disclosable pecuniary, non-disclosable pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in relation to any agenda item.
3. To confirm the minutes of the Finance & Policy committee held on 19th April 2021
4. To consider budget, income and expenditure
5. To consider payment of accounts
6. To consider levels of earmarked reserves
7. To consider changes to bank signatories
8. To receive an update and consider any action regarding Council’s application for a credit card
9. To consider Parish Council grants
10. To consider policies and governance documents for review
a. Adoption policy
b. Maternity Policy
c. Paternity policy
d. Shared Parental Leave
e. Absence policy
f. Grant Awarding policy
g. Councillor and employee protocol
h. Code of Conduct
i. Freedom of Information
j. Document Retention policy
k. Action Plan
11. To consider Councillor and employee training
12. To consider purchase of a replacement laptop for the clerk and set a schedule for regular replacement of IT equipment
13. To consider a parish information sheet
14. Items for the agenda of the next committee meeting
Items of a confidential nature to be debated in the absence of the press and public. Under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 (due to the confidential nature of business)
15. To consider legal matters relating to Red Hall Farm Lane
S Knowles, Clerk to Council – Bracebridge Heath Parish Council 10 August 2021