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Minutes of a meeting of the GENERAL PURPOSE/FINANCE COMMITTEE, Arlesey Town Council held in the Village Hall, Arlesey on Tuesday 18 March 2008.
PRESENT: Cllrs: I Dalgarno (Chairman) C Howitt Mrs D Archer Ms C Marshall D Beatham Mrs S Sarll N Daniels D West H Harper V Williams R Harris Also present: Mrs L Rowe (Assistant Clerk) 70 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies were received from Cllr J Caffrey and Cllr D Page 71 MEMBERS’ INTERESTS No declarations of personal or prejudicial interest were received. 72 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None 73 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 19 February 2008 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman as a true record 74 MATTERS ARISING There were no matters arising from the previous meeting. 75 CORRESPONDENCE (a) Mid Beds District Council – press release regarding the Government announcement on 6 March 2008, confirming two new unitary authorities in Bedfordshire The Chairman reported that he had attended a briefing the previous evening and informed members that a Shadow Authority would be set up which would negotiate over the coming year with the County Council and District Councils. There would be no elections this year, elections were expected to be held early in 2009 AGREED to note this information (b) Accounting Solutions from DCK Beavers Ltd – Year End Closedown The Chairman read the letter from DCK Beavers Ltd and explained their role in the End of Year Closedown AGREED to note this information (c) Accounting Solutions from DCK Beavers Ltd – Mileage charges The Chairman read the letter from DCK Beavers Ltd explaining the increase in mileage charges AGREED to note this information (d) Bugle The Chairman reported that all members should have received their copies of the Bugle 76 RESOURCE CENTRE The Chairman reported that a booking form and conditions of hire had been drawn up for the hiring of the Resource Centre. This was based on the form and agreement for the hiring of the village hall AGREED to approve the booking form and conditions of hire for the Resource Centre 77 MID BEDS LINK-A-RIDE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD The Chairman read the letter received from Colin Poulter, Co-ordinator reporting on another successful year for the Link-a-Ride and asking for a grant to enable them to continue their work. Members wanted more information about the Link-a-Ride before making a decision and asked if literature about the service could be requested in order that this could be displayed in the Resource Centre AGREED to request further information about Link-a-Ride 78 ACCOUNTS FOR PAYMENT The following accounts due for payment were put forward to members for approval CEMETERY Handyman February 2008 590.47 Brookers White paint for lines 25.04 VILLAGE HALL Handyman February 2008 102.44 John Jones Litter pick 100.00 Bedford BC Refuse Collection 63.69 Brookers Tape for boarding up window 3.60 ALLOTMENTS Handyman February 109.27 MJ Ryall Allotment fence 6.96 GP & F Handyman February 185.02 Mello Resource Centre Manager February 743.69 4thenet Internet 19.99 Glebe Meadows Grant towards management costs 228.35 Hillarys Blinds Replacement for damaged office blind 126.00 Shaw & Sons Replacements for damaged books 34.25 Abacus Photocopier 18.80 Beds Police Final contribution towards PCSO 1,500.00 ADT Panic buttons for Resource Centre 300.29 Herts CC Stationery – RC & TC 140.17 Citizens Advice Contribution towards funding 200.00 BT TC telephone 212.35 BT TC fax 49.33 RESOLVED that these accounts should be paid CHAIRMAN
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