F25/001 PRESENT

Councillors Robertson, Hartley, Johnson, Mears and Wood

A Keppel-Green (Town Clerk).

 

F25/002 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies were received from Cllrs Coan (personal business) and McCulloch (health).

 

F25/003 DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

No member declared an interest in any item.

 

F25/004 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

No members of the public were present.

 

F25/005 TERMS OF REFERENCE

The committee’s terms of reference were noted.

 

F25/006 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

It was RESOLVED to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 3rd March 2025.

 

F25/007 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

 

F25/008 COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS

It was RESOLVED to appoint Cllrs Banks and Wood to the Internal Audit working group and Cllrs Robertson and Wood to the Banking and Investments working group. The terms of reference of the Internal Audit working group were reviewed.

 

F25/009 INTERNAL AUDITOR’S REPORT 2024/25

The Internal Auditor’s report and RFO response was noted.

 

F25/010 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY MONITORING REPORT

The draft report was noted. The Town Clerk confirmed that no CIL held was due to reach the five-year limit during the current financial year.

 

F25/011 MODEL MULTI-YEAR FUNDING AGREEMENT

It was RESOLVED to approve the policy and model agreement, subject to specific reference to the “Knutsford community” in the policy, a requirement to inform the council of any changes to an organisation’s governance or financial position which could affect the delivery of the agreed funding in the model agreement and a requirement to record service users by Knutsford residents/non residents in the model agreement.

 

F25/012 CORPORATE CREDIT CARD LIMITS

It was RESOLVED to amend Financial Regulations to increase the Town Clerk’s corporate credit card limit to £3,000 with a maximum single transaction of £2,000.

 

F25/013 BUDGET ENGAGEMENT

It was RESOLVED that the proposals to:

  • publish the full draft budget following approval of draft committee budgets alongside a condensed budget and explanatory document
  • invite feedback from residents via a feedback form with any questions answered in bulk at the end of the consultation and the summary of comments forming part of the report to this committee when agreeing a draft budget recommendation
  • hold an in person and a virtual budget conversation event
  • meet the committee’s objective of delivering further engagement on the council’s budget and should be trialled in the 2026/27 budget process.

 

F25/014 COMMITTEE WORKPLAN

The committee workplan was noted.

 

F25/015 QUESTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK

No question were raised.

 

F25/016 DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

It was noted that the next scheduled meeting will be held on 15th September.

 

F25/017 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.