Finance & Policy Agenda 18-02-2019
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Finance & Policy Committee to be held at Memorial Hall, High Street, Newmarket on Monday 18th February 2019 at 7.15pm
Membership from May 2018
Cllr A Drummond -Chairman
Cllr J Lay – Deputy Mayor
Cllr P Winter – Chairman Community Services
Cllr J Morrey-Chairman D&P
Cllr R Nobbs – Chairman Leisure Services
Cllr R Hood – Mayor
The meeting is held in public and the public are encouraged to attend and participate. Just occasionally matters such as contractual or staffing
matters do have to be held in the confidential part of the meeting.
Members of the public and press may not orally report or comment about a meeting as it takes place if present at a meeting of the Council, but
otherwise may:
a. film, photograph or make an audio recording of the meeting;
b. use any other means for enabling persons not present to see or hear proceedings at a meeting as it takes place or later;
c. report or comment on the proceedings in writing, during or after a meeting or orally after the meeting.
The Council will where possible facilitate such recording unless it is being disruptive. It will also take steps to ensure that children, the vulnerable
and members of the public who object to being filmed are protected without undermining the broader purpose of the meeting.
1. Chairman to read fire safety notice and announce that proceedings may be filmed or recorded.
2. Apologies for absence
3. Declaration of members interests & to remind Councillors of the need to keep up to date their
Register of Members’ Interests and to consider any requests received for Members’ Dispensation.
4. Minutes – To receive and confirm for accuracy the Minutes of the Meeting held on 21st January 2019 and
any matters arising.
5. Public participation ‘An invitation to members of the public to put questions/statements of not more
than 3 minutes duration. Resolutions may only be made on items on the agenda, but Councillors are very
happy for matters relating to the Town to be brought to their attention.
6. Submission of schedules of payments for information – to review cashbooks for the previous
month
7. Finance – To confirm that the Bank Statement balances & related bank reconciliations have been signed by
the Chair of the Finance & Policy Committee
8. Finance – To receive the income and expenditure for the previous month
9. Grants – to consider grant request from the CAB
10. Charitable fund– to consider setting up
11. Health and safety – To receive an update on H and S issues
12. Correspondence (no recommendations/resolutions can be made)
13. Date of next meeting Monday 18th March 2019
14. To note items for consideration at the next meeting
Signed Roberta Bennett, Town Council Manager 12th February 2019
To: Chairman and Members of F&P Committee Other Council Members, the press and public