Committee Agendas - 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026

Notice of a meeting of the Finance Committee

Dear Sir/Madam,

I hereby give you notice that a meeting of the Finance Committee of Ruskington Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 6.00pm at Ruskington Parish Office, 7-9 High Street North, Ruskington, NG34 9DY. Members of the public and press are welcome to attend and may ask questions or make short statements to the Committee at this time.

All members of the Finance Committee are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting, as set out hereunder.

Agenda

1. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.

2. To receive declarations of interest and to consider applications for dispensations in relation to DPIs. Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests is to be in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to DPIs.  The need for Disclosure is to be based upon agenda items or at any suitable time during the Meeting when it becomes apparent to a Member.

3. To approve as a correct record the notes of the last meeting held on 7 January 2025.

4. To receive the end of year financial report from the RFO.

   4.1. To review the AGAR forms for recommending to Council.

   4.2. To receive the end of year internal audit, if available.

   4.3. To discuss and make recommendations on the schedule of reserves for recommending to Council.

   4.4. To review Council’s budget monitoring process and consider using virement, as and when required.

   4.5. To consider ways of raising income for the parish council.

5. To review / approve the asset register.

6. To review the insurance policy and receive information on the introduction of Martyn’s Law for public venues and events.

   6.1. To consider an independent valuation of the parish council owned properties (parish office, changing rooms and pavilion) as recommended by the insurance company and internal auditor to inform the insurance policy from 1 June 2025.

7. To review the following and make recommendations to Council: -

   7.1. Council’s Financial Regulations (revised in April 2025 following changes to the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulation 2024 which came into force on 24 February 2025).

   7.2. Standing Orders (revised in April 2025 to reflect changes to Financial Regulations).

8. To confirm the date for the next committee meeting as Tuesday 1 July 2025.