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Essington Parish Council Finance Sub-Committee Meeting held on the 12th of February 2024 at 7pm in the Council Chamber.
Public and Press – None
Present: Councillors Chris Steel, Warren Fisher, Adrian Nicklin & Ken Moseley
Also Present: RFO Kate Roberts

Minutes
1.) Apologies – Hilary Southern
2.) Declarations of Interest – None
3.) Minutes of the last Meeting held on the 15th of January 2024 – Proposed by Chris, seconded by Adrian, all in favour that the minutes were a true and accurate record of the meeting.
4.) Schedule of Payments – February 2024 – Water Plus would be contacted to check that the meter is operating correctly. It was agreed to recommend the list of payments to Full Council for ratification with the addition of a transfer of £50k from the Current to the Savings account. Proposed by Chris, seconded by Adrian, all in favour.
5.) Income and Expenditure – January 2024 – Proposed by Ken, seconded by Warren, all in favour to approve the Income and Expenditure report for January 2024.
6.) Bank Reconciliation – January 2024 – It was agreed to approve the Bank Reconciliation Statements for January 2024. Proposed by Warren, seconded by Chris, all in favour.
7.) HMRC Direct Debit – Proposed by Warren, seconded by Ken, all in favour to recommend to full council to set up a direct debit to pay HMRC.
8.) Reserves Policy – The SLCC model document would be adapted and added to a full council meeting agenda for approval.
9.) Land Titles – The Chairman would contact the Council’s Solicitor for additional land titles.
10.) Internal Auditors – Enquiries had been made with five Internal Auditors from the Internal Audit Forum about engaging their services for the next financial year (2024-25).
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Proposed by Warren, seconded by Ken, all in favour to confirm availability of the two preferred Auditors and for the appointment of one to be approved by full council.
11.) Date of the next meeting – The 11th of March.
12.) Closure – The meeting closed at 20.38.

Signed by Kate Roberts RFO 13th of February 2024