MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FINANCE, POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Held on 11th June 2007

Present: Cllr A Howard (in the Chair)

Cllrs P Jackson, Mrs C Lewis, Mrs M Morgan, Miss H Parkhurst, P K Prince, G Richards, Mrs M Rolls, R B Shields, MBE

Town Clerk

In Attendance: Cllrs B Dobbs, E Rolls

1. CHAIRMAN

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That Cllr A Howard be appointed Chairman for the ensuing year.
Note: The Mayor, Cllr A Howard, chaired the meeting for this item.

2. VICE-CHAIRMAN

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That Cllr P K Prince be appointed Vice-Chairman for the ensuing year.

3. APOLOGY FOR ABSENCE

An apology for absence was received and accepted from Cllr Mrs I Daw (personal).

4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Cllr Mrs C Lewis declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 6, items 46 and 65 due to being a member of St Peter’s Church P.C.C., Trusthorpe and her local business interests respectively.

Cllr G Richards declared a personal interest in minute 6, item 45 due to his wife being the secretary to St Mary’s Church P.C.C., Mablethorpe.

Cllr Mrs M Rolls declared a personal interest in minute 6, item 73 due to being a regular attender at St Clements Church, Sutton-on-Sea.

Cllrs A Howard and P K Prince each declared personal interests in minute 6, item 75 due to being governors of Mablethorpe Primary School and Nursery.

Cllr A Howard declared a personal interest in minute 6, items 4 and 50, and minute 8 due to being a member of Lincolnshire County Council.

Cllr A Howard declared a personal interest in minute 6, item 1, due to being a member of East Lindsey District Council.

Cllr A Howard declared a personal and prejudicial interest in minute 6, items 6, 7, 12, 36, 37, 38, 41, 56, 64, 65 and 76 due to his business interests in Mablethorpe.

5. MINUTES

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 13th February 2007, having been previously circulated, be signed by the Chairman as a correct record thereof.

6. STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE AS AT
4TH JUNE 2007

Members considered the attached statement of income and expenditure as at 4th June 2007.

It was agreed to include discussion of the following matters at a future meeting of the Coastal and Amenities Committee:-

- The provision of Broadband
- Design of the Council’s web page
- Review of dog warden provision in East Lindsey
- Review procedure for allotment rents

It was proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That the statement of income and expenditure as at 4th June 2007 be noted and approved.

7. MABLETHORPE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The Chairman referred to the work being undertaken by the recently appointed Mablethorpe Development Officer, Mr M McDonald. He added that the Council need to support him and also need to know what work he is doing. It was therefore important for him to report to this committee.
Without financial input from the Town Council, it was agreed to seek the views of his employer.

It was therefore proposed, seconded and
Resolved: That subject to receiving approval from his employer, to invite Mr M McDonald to attend a future meeting of the Town Council.

8. LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PENSION FUND – DISCRETIONARY POLICIES

The Clerk referred to the attached discretionary policies currently operated by employers who are members of the Lincolnshire County Council administered Local Authority Pension Scheme.

It was noted that, in the main, the policies relate back to regulatory changes made in 1997/98 and now in need of review to take account of changes in legislation, such as age discrimination and the tax regime applied to pensions.

It was also noted that, like most employing authorities in Lincolnshire, the Town Council had always adopted the County Council’s policies concerning the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations.

It was therefore proposed, seconded and
Resolved:

(i) That the Town Council adopt the policy decisions taken by Lincolnshire County Council in respect of the seven discretionary policies included in the 1997 Regulations and updated in 2007, and

(ii) That the Town Council agrees with the County Council’s proposals in respect of their Administering Authority Discretions.

Note: A recorded vote was called for. Cllr G Richards voted against the resolution. All other members voted in favour of the resolution.

9. MATTERS FOR URGENT DISCUSSION

Members asked for Standing Order 81 to be reviewed at the next meeting of the Committee.