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RESOURCES
/ PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY
28TH APRIL 2008
Present
: Cllr C. Stanger (Chairman),
Cllr P. Allen, Cllr V. Baker, Cllr M. Johns,
Cllr C. Lofts, Cllr D. Linney, Cllr A. Maycock,
Cllr A. Wardle
1.
Apologies for Absence
Cllr
J. Hart, Cllr R. Mills, Cllr D. Yates
2.
Declarations of Interest
Cllr
Wardle declared an interest in Planning Application S/2008/0429/P.
Cllr Wardle signed the Declarations of Interest Register accordingly.
3.
Open to the Public
No
members of the public were present.
4.
PLANNING
a)
Decisions
No
decisions were received.
b)
Amendments
No
amended planning applications were received.
c)
Applications
S/2008/0429/P
2 Watling Street East,
Towcester
Increase
number of places in children's nursery from 25 to 65.
The committee made observations
regarding the impact
on traffic movement in this
area and if the available
parking would be sufficient.
S/2008/0440/P
Land adj to Bell Plantation, Watling Street, Towcester
Change of use from agricultural
to sports pitches.
The committee strongly
support the provision of
additional sports
pitches in the town.
5.
Insurance – Allianz PLC
Correspondence
from Allianz Insurance confirms the TC insurance premium for the
renewal of its policy on 1st June 2008 is £5502.00. This represents
an increase of 6% on the previous year. The committee discussed
whether the amount covered under the TC Fidelity Guarantee Insurance
should be increased.
Proposal
Cllr
Linney proposed that TC maintains its current level of Fidelity
Guarantee Insurance of £175,000; seconded by Cllr Johns, All
in favour.
6.
FINANCE
a)
Cheques Issued
The
Clerk distributed copies of the Cheques Issued List (cheque numbers
008662 to 008690). Most items were ongoing, the following cheque
numbers being of note-
008671
/ £170.38 to Towcester Allotment Association for skip hire.
008675
/ £3114.00 to SNC in respect of Non-Domestic Rates for Moat
Lane Toilets
008687
/ £125.63 to Accounting by Computer for completion of the
TC end of year payroll.
Proposal
Cllr
Allen proposed that the Cheques Issued List be signed by the Chairman
and R.F.O; seconded by Cllr Linney, All in favour.
b)
Accounts for Year Ending 31st March 2008
A
copy of the TC accounts for the 2008/09 financial year had been
distributed to committee members prior to the meeting. The Clerk
summarised the accounts and confirmed that the issue of the TC shares
had been resolved with Computershare. The Clerk has requested a
revaluation of the TC shares so this may be correctly recorded in
the TC accounts in future and will notify the external auditor,
BDO Stoy Hayward, to this effect. The Clerk confirmed that monies
for the Town Hall roof works is being held in the account, explaining
why the closing balance is higher than it would usually be.
c)
Annual Return for the Year Ending 31st March 2008
Section
1 – Statement of Accounts
Balances
c/forward
£182645
Annual
precept
£229564
Total
other receipts
£141654
Staff
costs
(incl
PAYE/NIC/pensions/
expenses
£106949
Loan
interest repayments
-
Total
expenditure
£223463
Total
balances
£223451
Total
cash/investments
£212220
Total
fixed assets
£445949
Proposal
Cllr
Allen proposed that Section 1 – Statement of Accounts be signed
by the Chairman and R.F.O; seconded by Cllr Wardle, All in favour.
Section
2 – Annual Governance Statement
The
Clerk put forward statements 1 to 8 on Section 2 – Annual Governance
Statement. The committee agreed each statement.
Proposal
Cllr
Johns proposed that the Annual Return be referred to the next Full
Council meeting for acceptance; seconded by Cllr Maycock, All in
favour.
7.
ASHTAV
a)
ASHTAV News
A
copy of the latest issue of ASHTAV News is available from the Clerk.
b)
Renewal of Subscription 2008/09
Correspondence
from ASHTAV confirmed the TC subscription to its newsletter is due
for renewal at a cost of £35.00.
Proposal
Cllr
Allen proposed that the TC renews its subscription to ASHTAV News;
seconded by Cllr Johns, All in favour.
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