Finance and General Purposes Meeting March 3rd 2026
Finance and General Purposes Meeting 3rd March 2026 at River Bourne Community Farm Parish Office. Meeting commences at 7pm
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For further information please contact the Parish Clerk at parish-clerk@laverstockford-pc.gov.uk
AGENDA
FGP26.001 Apologies for absence
To receive, and consider for acceptance, apologies for absence. (LGA1972 s85)
FGP26.002 Declarations of interest
To declare any interests relating to the business of the meeting and receive any dispensation requests from the Clerk. (Localism Act 2011 s29-34)
FGP26.003 Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting held on 2nd December 2025
To confirm, as a correct record, the minutes of the previous meeting of the Committee. (LGA1972 sch12)
FGP26.004 Review of Corporate Risk Register
Deferred from December 2025 meeting.
FGP26.005 RFO Report and Correspondence
To consider/note RFO’s report, including Annual Investment Strategy possible amendments and borrowing from Reserves instead of PWLB.
FGP26.006 Clerk’s report
To receive a verbal report from the Clerk.
FGP26.007 Review of Draft Agenda for Full Council Meeting 3rd March 2026
To review the draft agenda
Date of next meeting:
To note the date of the next meeting, which is scheduled for 2nd June 2026 at 7.00pm, and held at Parish Office, River Bourne Community Farm, Laverstock, SP1 2SR.
DRAFT Minutes
Councillors Present: Waller (Chair), McDonald, Williams
In attendance: Sloan (Clerk), Prince (Responsible Financial Officer). No members of the public were present or online. The meeting commenced at 7pm.
FGP26.001 Apologies for absence
Apologies received from Cllrs Jones and Schneider. Resolved: to accept apologies from Cllr Jones and note apologies from Cllr Schneider.
FGP26.002 Declarations of interest
There were no declarations of interest.
FGP26.003 Confirmation of minutes of previous meeting held on 2nd December 2025
Resolved: to adopt the minutes of the meeting held on 2nd December 2025.
FGP26.004 Review of Corporate Risk Register
Resolved: to recommend the Draft Corporate Risk Register circulated with the agenda be adopted by Full Council.
FGP26.005 RFO Report and Correspondence
The RFO delivered a verbal report on the Annual Investment Strategy in relation to the purchase of the CCLA fund by a private investment company. FGP noted the RFO’s report. The Annual Investment Strategy will be debated at the March Full Council meeting. FGP noted a report on matters involved in borrowing from Reserves instead of PWLB. Any determination on this concept deferred till next FGP Meeting.
FGP26.006 Clerk’s report
The Clerk delivered a verbal report updating members on venues matters, councillor recruitment, newsletter distribution, CEV, planning matters, health and safety matters, and current grant applications. The report was noted.
FGP26.007 Review of Draft Agenda for Full Council Meeting 3rd March 2026
The draft agenda was discussed. No changes were proposed.
Date of next meeting:
Noted the date of the next meeting, which is scheduled for 2nd June 2026 at 7.00pm, and held at Parish Office, River Bourne Community Farm, Laverstock, SP1 2SR.
The meeting closed at 8.02pm.
