F25/018 PRESENT
Councillors Robertson, Hartley, Johnson, McCulloch, Mears and Wood
A Keppel-Green (Town Clerk).
F25/019 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Apologies were received from Cllrs Coan (personal business).
F25/020 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS
No member declared an interest in any item.
F25/021 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
No members of the public were present.
F25/022 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
It was RESOLVED to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 6th June 2025.
F25/023 REVIEW OF YEAR-TO-DATE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
The year to day committee income and expenditure and summary full council income and expenditure reports were noted
F25/024 ANNUAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
It was RESOLVED to amend section 3.4 to read:
The Town Clerk may, having informed the members of the relevant committee, incur expenditure on behalf of the Council which is necessary to carry out any repair replacement or other work which is of such extreme urgency that it must be done at once, whether or not there is any budgetary provision for the expenditure, subject to a limit of £5,000. The Town Mayor or committee chairman may instead require that the matter is referred to an extra-ordinary meeting of the committee or council.
F25/025 COMMITTEE BUDGET 2026/27
It was agreed that the deadline for large grant applications should be amended to 31st October.
It was RESOLVED to approve the budget as drafted.
F25/026 COMMITTEE WORKPLAN
The draft report was noted.
F25/027 QUESTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK
The Town Clerk advised that arrangements had not yet been made for the budget engagement activity.
F25/028 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
It was noted that the next scheduled meeting will be held on 1st December 2025.
F25/029 OUTSTANDING DEBTORS
It was RESOLVED to exclude the public and press on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.
The outstanding debtors report was noted.