February 2025 Agenda
NOTICE OF A FINANCE COMMITTEEE MEETING OF HECKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Sir/Madam
I hereby give you notice that the Finance Committee meeting of Heckington Parish Council will be held in the Parish Council Chambers, St Andrews Street, Heckington, on Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 7.30pm.
Members of the Press and Public are invited to attend. Members of the Parish Council Finance Committee are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting, as set out hereunder.
Signed: Heidi Wilson, Clerk Dated: Thursday 6 February 2025
The Finance Committee may pass a resolution on any agenda item, even if the agenda does not specifically state ‘to resolve to approve’. This wording ‘to resolve to approve’ in certain circumstances could be interpreted as predetermination. The parish council have received advice from LALC in relation to this matter.
AGENDA
1. Chair’s Welcome
2. Public Forum: Fifteen minutes will be set aside for members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the committee about finance related matters. The council may choose not to answer any question; a response may instead be given in writing. Matters raised may be added to an agenda for a future meeting. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the parish council meeting after the public session, but they are not permitted to speak during that meeting unless invited to do so.
3. Councillors present
4. Apologies
5. To receive any reports of member’s interest, pecuniary or otherwise in relation to the agenda and any dispensations in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
6. Approval of Minutes
To resolve to approve the minutes of the Finance Committee meeting on 15 November 2024 and 16 December 2024 as a true and accurate records of those meeting.
7. Finance Matters
a) To review applications for funding from the following groups:
i) Heckington Cricket Club and to discuss their request to install an all-weather pitch.
ii) 2nd Heckington Scouts Group.
iii) HAVCS (s26 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997).
b) To discuss proposals in relation to HAVCS’ use of the parish council chambers including charges.
c) Budget Review (2025/26) – Eclipse PC Repair annual contract.
d) To review of ring-fenced reserves with a view to providing recommendations to the full parish council.
e) Third quarter budget review.
8. Date and time of the next meeting
9. Questions from the public (time permitting at the discretion of the Chair).
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