FINANCE

PRINCES RISBOROUGH TOWN COUNCIL

 

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY 22ND JANUARY 2008 AT 7.30PM IN TOWER COURT,

HORNS LANE, PRINCES RISBOROUGH

 

PRESENT

Cllr R Orsler (Chairman)

Cllrs A Turner, Mrs M Wooster, J Coombs, Mrs E Clifford, and Cllr L A Benifer.

Mrs S Griffiths (Clerk)

 

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

 

Apologies were received and accepted from Cllrs G Hall and W Streule

 

2. MINUTES

 

The Minutes of the previous meeting, having been previously circulated, were approved by the Meeting and signed by the Chairman.

 

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

Members were asked to declare any personal interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting. None were declared.

 

4. ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENTS AND NOTE ITEMS OF INCOME.

 

The income and expenditure for January were examined by the Committee. Cllr Mrs E Clifford requested that the cheque for Sure Care Maintenance Services, 004370 is not signed until further discussions have taken place concerning the clearing of the stream in Wades Park. After a short discussion concerning payment of this cheque, Cllr J Coombs proposed and Cllr Mrs M Wooster seconded that the accounts be recommended to the Council and the necessary cheques, except cheque number 4370, be signed.  All present agreed.

 

5. CORRESPONDENCE

 

None.                                    

                                   

 6. ADDITIONAL INVOICE PAYMENTS REQUESTED BY SURECARE MAINTENANCE SERVICES.                                                                                   

 

At the previous meeting in December 2007, Sure Care Maintenance Services advised the Town Council that there had been a mistake in the amount that they had invoiced for grass cutting in the months of June, July, August, September and October resulting in an amount of £5,110.40 to be paid by the Town Council. After a short discussion on the amount of the invoices      

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presented by Sure Care Maintenance Services, it was agreed that the amount would not be paid until the Parks Committee had an opportunity to examine the request in detail. Cllr Mrs E Clifford advised the members that the Parks Committee were satisfied the payment is correct and recommended a cheque is raised for the outstanding payment. Seconded by Cllr A Turner. All present agreed.

 

7. PAYMENT OF CHEQUE NUMBER 004340

 

Further to a meeting between the Contractor, Cllr Mrs E Clifford and the Clerk, the Parks Committee were satisfied that the Yeoman’s’ duties were fully explained and recommended that cheque number 004340 is signed and issued. All present agreed.

 

8. UPDATE ON THE CONTRACTS WORKING GROUP

 

The Clerk informed the members that Cllrs B Bendyshe – Brown, J Coombs, R Orsler and W Woolf had volunteered to form the Contracts Working Group.

The Clerk is requested to place this item on the agenda for the Town Council meeting at the end of the month, for the members to consider and agree on the composition and remit for this group.

 

 

AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING

 

To decide on the payment of cheque number 004370. (Cllr E Clifford)

 

NEXT MEETING

 

The next meeting of the Committee will take place on Tuesday 19th February 2008 at 7.00pm in Tower Court, Horns Lane, and Princes Risborough.

 

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 7.55pm 

                                                                                                                       

 

 

 

 

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