Seaton Town Council
FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE MINUTES
8th January 2007
PRESENT:
- Cllr R Morgan (Chairman)
- Cllrs P Burrows
- W Buskin
- R Farlow
- Mrs S Jones
- J Meakin
- R Parry
- Mrs Partridge-Hogbin
- J Pigott
- J Seward
In Attendance
Cllrs L Garner, J Knight
QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Mrs Biggs referred to the planning application for the Seaton regeneration site and the land on that site that belonged to EDDC. She queried what financial benefit Seaton would receive from the sale of that land. She said she had established that the land was being given a high value and requested the District Councillors to submit a written question at the next Executive Board meeting.
Mrs Biggs commented that it was difficult for the public to hear proceedings and asked that consideration be given to the purchase of microphones for use at Council and committee meetings.
Mrs Cotterall queried whether Members could establish whether Seaton ratepayers would be expected to meet any of the costs incurred in the regeneration of the town.
Mrs Webber congratulated the chairman of the council on his statement in a local paper that the Council would do their utmost to achieve the best proposals possible for the regeneration site.
405/06APOLOGIES
There were no apologies
406/06DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllrs Garner and Knight declared that they were not members of the committee and would therefore not vote on any matters.
407/06MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting held on 11th December 2006 were approved and signed by the Chairman.
408/06TO NOTE AND APPROVE THE MONTHLY SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
The monthly schedule of payments was noted and approved.
409/06TO NOTE THE BUDGET AND BANK BALANCES TO DATE
The budget and bank balances to date were noted
410/06TO AGREE THE BUDGET FOR 2007/8
There was some discussion on the provision for a handyman to be employed. It was agreed by 8 votes in favour and 2 against to retain the figure of £6,000 in the budget. Cllrs Buskin and Pigott asked for their names to be minuted as against this provision.
The proposed Budget for 2007/8 was approved by 8 votes to 2.
Cllr Pigott asked that it be minuted that he thought the increase in budget was too high.
Cllr Seward asked that it be minuted that he believed that the budget demonstrated considerable increased commitments by the Council and improvements for the town, particularly the support for the Visitor Centre and Project Manager.
411/06CORRESPONDENCE
a) Devon Primary Care Trust – Recovery Programme
The Clerk was requested to circulate details to members to enable them to respond individually if they wished to.
b) Hugh Swire MP – St Clare’s Close
Hugo Swire’s letter to Mr E Chorlton, DCC, in which he stated his support for the residents of St. Clare’s Close in achieving resolution to the problems of parking in St. Clare’s Close, was noted.
c) Townsend House Medical Centre – Practice group representative
Cllr Mrs Partridge-Hogbin was nominated as the Council’s representative on this new group.
d) EDDC – response re. provision of public toilets in Seaton
Noted. Cllr Burrows gave a brief report on the discussion which took place at the recent Scrutiny Committee regarding public conveniences within the district. He said reports were awaited on alternative arrangements for this provision.
The Meeting closed at 8.14 pm
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