6 January 2026 - 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 6 January 2026 at 6.30pm 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.
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Signed: K H Locke Clerk to the Parish Council |
K H Locke |
Dated: 31 December 2025 |
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 October 2025.
4. To receive a financial update from the RFO.
5. To consider/ agree the budget requirements for FY2026-2027 for recommending to Council.
6. To consider/agree the precept requirements for year 2026-2027 for recommending to Council.
7. To resolve whether to exclude the public and press, in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, to discuss the staffing matters below. Should this resolution be passed, members of the public and press will be required to leave the meeting. The meeting will end, and a further meeting of the Committee will be convened immediately.
8. To consider the resolutions approved by Council regarding staff pay, sick pay, and working hours for FY 2026-2027.
9. To consider the staff pension provider from 1 April 2026 (enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for its recognised benefits for staff members, or continuation with the current provider - Nest) for recommending to Council.
9.1. To consider increasing the Council’s contribution to staff pensions, if enrolment into the LGPS is not approved.
10. To adjust the budget as required to include any financial recommendations for staff wages and pension resolutions, above, for recommending to Council at its next meeting on 13th January 26.
11. To adjust the precept as required to include any financial recommendations for staff wages and pensions, above, at its next meeting on 13 January 2026.
12. To confirm the date of the next scheduled Finance Cttee meeting as Tuesday 28 April 2026 (end of year review of finances and AGAR).