Agenda for this meeting

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the meeting held 10th October 2005 (See below)

3. Matters arising from these minutes

4. Applications for Financial Assistance

5. The Precept for 2006 - 2007

6. Any other financial business for discussion

  to include

• Improved street lighting to Lawrence Street Sandycroft 

• Directional sign for the Community Centre

• To sign the contracts for Street Lighting Maintenance and Gully Cleaning

• To adopt the NALC format form of Risk Assesment

• Recommendations to Full Council Meeting               

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QUEENSFERRY COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Minutes of the meeting of the Finance Committee held 7.00pm Monday 10 October 2005 at the Community Centre, Sandycroft.

Present: Councillors: Mrs. L Clare (Presiding) D. Clare, A. Parry, and the Clerk/RFO

1. Apologies: Cllrs. B. Humphries, D. Roberts, D. Wisinger, Mrs. S Wynn

2. The Minutes of the Meeting held 11 July 2005 were taken as read, and confirmed as a true and correct Record.

3. Matters Arising From the Minutes

 First steps taken to becoming a Quality Council / As ‘One Voice Wales’, were still ongoing with their arrangements.  Cllr. A Parry would make enquiries at the next regional meeting of the organisation.

3A. (Extra Item to Agenda) Letter of resignation received from Derek Vyse.

 As Derek Vyse had moved away from Flintshire, the Returning Officer would be informed that there was a vacancy on council for Pentre Ward. The Chairman and the Clerk would send a letter to Derek Vyse, who had served Pentre Ward for many years and a presentation from council would be made to him. Suggested items for the presentation being a clock or a glass plaque. Cllr. Alf Parry would make enquiries regarding the plaque.

4. Flintshire Optec Youth Exchange Trust re: Student from Sandycroft – Deferred until applications for financial assistance came under discussion in January 2006

5. Discussion of Financial Business

• Match funding /traffic signs for Queensferry – after discussion it was agreed that residents of the relevant streets would be consulted to seek their views on a one way traffic system. Once resident’s views had been obtained, if necessary match funding of street signs would come under discussion. Cllrs. Alan Jones and David Roberts would be consulting the residents

• Proposed Skate-Park for Sandycroft – enquiries ongoing, the planning application would require the re-imbursement of £200 to Flintshire County Council.

• A quotation had been received for sweeping of the Community Centre car park, cost £67 if to be included in the rear access cleaning programme.

• The Clerk mentioned that two items of office equipment would be useful – an adding machine with print out and an incinerator bin for the disposal of heavy documents which could not be shredded.

• Three Armistice wreaths would be ordered this year, one being for the Methodist Chapel.

6. Recommendations to be made by the Financial Committee to all members of Council

·         The sweeping of the Community Centre car park, cost £67 to be included in the rear access cleaning programme, which would be commencing shortly.

·   A commemorative plaque of Chairman & Clerks for the meeting room dating from 2000

·     Skate-Park – planning application re-imbursement to Flintshire County Council cost £200

·    Office Equipment required – adding machine with print out and incinerator bin for the disposal of heavy documents.

·     Three Armistice wreaths to be ordered –two for the council and one for the Sandycroft chapel.

7. Time and Date of Next Meeting / 7.00pm 9 January 2006                    

Meeting closed at 8.00pm

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