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Meeting Minutes:

Finance and Governance

Meeting Date: Monday 23 Jan 2023
Time: 19:45
Councillors Jon Aldridge, Angela Baker, Sarah Compton, Alan Damodaran, Michael Gemmell Smith, Alan Layland, Nick Lloyd Chairman, Stuart McGregor, Stephen Sumner Vice-Chairman, Bob Todd.
Committee: Finance and Governance
Venue: Rickards Hall. 72a High Street Edenbridge, TN8 5AR Kent
Notes:
Summary:

Apologies were received, noted and accepted from Cllrs Compton, McGregor and Todd.

Resolved: that the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting held on 14 November 2022 be duly signed by the Chairman as a true and accurate record of the meeting; pages 9813 - 9816.

Members, Ratified: the expenditure to the 31 December 2022

Members noted: there were no payments

Members, Ratified: the expenditure over £500 up to 31 December 2022

Members, Ratified: the income to the 31 December 2022.

Members received and, Resolved: the financial Income and Expenditure comparisons budget up to the 31 December 2022.

Members received and, Resolved: the Income and Expenditure Account to the 31 December 2022.

Members received and, Resolved: the Consolidated Balance Sheet

Members received and, Resolved: the Financial Summary Report Cashbook.

Cllrs Lloyd confirmed he had seen the reconciliations

. Members Ratified: the Bank Reconciliation statements and Procurement Card statements for November and December 2022

Members, Ratified: the transfers into, out of and between bank accounts

Members, Noted: the Precept request 2023-24 for £702,217 (Band D equivalent £180.43) had been submitted to Sevenoaks District Council following the full Council meeting in January. The budget for 2023/24 had also been was approved: Expenditure £771,841 income (estimated) £92,773 plus Precept.

Members, Received: the report as presented to full Council (October 2022) with an update noting actions progress and those completed

Members, Noted: WorkNest had been reviewed and updated the Council’s H&S policy and manual following the H&S audit.

Members, Noted: a request had been made to the solicitors with regards to the requested amendments to the lease.