18 February 2026
Dear Councillor
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Finance, Legal, Health & Safety Committee on Tuesday 24 February 2026 at Parish Council Office Main St Shenstone at 5.30pm.
ojghent
Odette Ghent Parish Clerk/RFO

1 Register of Members in attendance

2 Acceptance of apologies.

3 Public Participation.

Members of the public are invited to address Council for a maximum of 15 minutes.

4 Declarations of interest.

Members should consider whether they should partake in any discussion or vote on matters on the agenda unless they have a dispensation:

5 To accept and confirm minutes of the last Finance, Legal, Health & Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday 25 November 2025

6 Finance.

• Current financial position as of Tuesday 24 February 2026

• Consideration of current financial position against budget and forecast to March 2026 year end.

• Agree breakdown of ringfenced funds

• To consider removing £16,772 (remainder of cemetery pot) from earmarked reserves to general reserves

7 Review of Financial Committee Terms of Reference

8 Review of Financial Regulations

9 Banking arrangements update

1. Unity bank

2. Nat west

10 Lengthsman (temporary) contract update

Lengthsmen scope of works

11 To review contracts

1. Telephone

2. IT support & licences

3. Website

4. Electricity – office

12 Cemetery

1. Scale of fees to be reviewed

2. Cemetery records update

13 Playing fields grounds maintenance grants

1. Review of 2025

2. Shrubbery Shenstone PF £350 request for SPC to pay

3. Stonnall steps repair in play area

4. Procedure from April 2026

14 Community Grants 2025 & 2026

15 Other matters to be raised for future discussion

16 Next meeting of Finance, Legal, Health & Safety Committee to agree to change the date from Tuesday 28 April 2026 to Tuesday 21 April 2026, at 5.30pm Shenstone Parish Office.