26 March 2013 – Agenda
SUMMONS TO ATTEND A MEETING OF POLICY & RESOURCES COMMITTEE
TO: All Members of the Policy & Resources Committee
Cllrs D W Bretherton, D G Butler, D W Dodds, M L Dyer (Chairman), L Emery, H M Fickling, A Gunn (Vice Chairman), V F Humphries, J Matelot Green and M P Welply
Ex Officio (Voting) Members – N G Champken-Woods (Town Mayor) and P Lambert (Deputy Mayor)
To all other Members for information
VENUE: Upper Chamber, Thame Town Hall
DATE: Tuesday 26 March 2013
TIME: 6.30 pm (maximum two hours)
Helen Stewart
Clerk of the Council
Date: 20 March 2013
AGENDA
1 Apologies for Absence
2 Declarations of Interest
3 Public Participation
To consider applications from members of the public to address the Committee (5 minutes maximum), applications having been received by the Town Clerk no later than 5pm on the last working day preceding the meeting.
4 Minutes
To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Policy & Resources Committee Meeting held on 22 January 2013.
5 Budget / Finance Summary
To receive a summary of the accounts for the Policy & Resources Committee to 28 February 2013.
6 Service Priorities
To receive a progress report on the priorities of this committee.
6. Service Priorities – Progress Report
7 Reports from Representatives on Outside Bodies
a) Citizens Advice Bureau – Cllr Lambert
b) Thame Museum Trust – Cllrs Laver and Matelot Green
c) Barns Centre – Cllrs Butler and Matelot Green
d) 21st Century Thame – Cllrs Bretherton, Fickling and Laver
8 Scheme of Administration
To agree Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation.
8b. Report – Scheme of Delegation
9 Member’s Allowances
To agree the policy for Member’s Allowances.
9. Report – Members’ Allowance Scheme
10 Mayor’s Allowance
To review the level of funding to cover civic expenses.
10. Report – Mayor’s Allowance
11 Internal Audit
To receive the Internal Audit Interim Report for 2012-13.
12 Treasury Management Policy
To agree the policy for managing the balances within the revenue account.
12. Report – Treasury Management Policy
13 Chalgrove Road
To decide whether the request to dispose of a piece of amenity land meets the policy requirements.
13. Report – Disposal of Amenity Land
14 Youth Memorial
To consider the risk.
15 CCTV
To approve expenditure in excess of estimated budget for 2012-2013.
16 IT Software
To agree the purchase of Illustrator and Photoshop software packages.
17 Complaints and Compliments
To note the report.