F&GP Minutes January 2025
Washingborough Parish Council
Minutes of the Finance and General Purposes Committee Meeting held on Monday 8th January 2025 at 2pm.
Present:
• Cllr Mrs W Skelton (Chairman)
• Cllr Mrs B Bland
• Cllr Mrs A Nixon
• Cllr Mrs L Simons
Also Present: Clerk, Miss K Broddle and Assistant Clerk, Mrs E Salter.
In Attendance: None
24/24-25. APOLOGIES, DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION:
a. APOLOGIES: were received and accepted from Cllr Mrs L Hannam and Cllr G Peck.
b. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST: Cllrs Mrs B Bland, Mrs A Nixon and Mrs L Simons.
c. APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATION were accepted from Cllrs Mrs B Bland, Mrs A Nixon and
Mrs L Simons for item 33 (Precept)
25/24-25. NOTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING held on the 9th October 2024 had previously been circulated
and were approved for signature as the Minutes.
26/24-25. MATTERS OUTSTANDING:
None.
27/24-25. REVIEW COUNCILS RISK ASSESSMENT:
The Risk Register was reviewed with no amendments needed.
28/24-25. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The third quarter financial statements were discussed with no issues arising.
29/24-25. BANK RECONCILLIATION:
The bank reconciliations, for October, November and December were proposed, seconded and resolved and
signed.
30/24-25. UPDATE OF GRANTS AND DONATIONS APPLICATION FORMS:
The recommended update to both policies is the addition of the following – payment of the
grant/donation will only be made to the bank account of the organisation or their responsible
finance person.
31/24-25. The item regarding the recommendation of the project for 2025/26 had previously been resolved and
was not discussed at this meeting.
32/24-25. AUTHORITY FOR THE CLERK TO MOVE FUNDS TO EARMARKED RESERVES IN MARCH 2025:
The authority was proposed, seconded and resolved and to report the movement at the next F&GP meeting.
33/24-25. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PRECEPT 2024/25:
The recommendations to Council regarding the precept is to be £214,314 – this is a 3.2% increase on
a band D property.
a. The assumed salary increase from April 2025, pending the confirmation of the new NALC rates.
b. Applicable incremental increases.
c. The Grant Budget cap – the recommendation as from now is to be, the amount received from the telecoms mast, currently £1750.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 3.40pm