F.L.H & S Meeting Minutes May 2021

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1	Register of members in attendance Cllrs Sheila Beilby, Gail Nicholls, Stuart Jones, Nicola Macdonald & Rita Hancocks.
2	Acceptance of apologies. Cllr David Salter
3	Public Participation. None
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: None
5	Election of Chair of Finance Committee: Cllr Beilby was unanimously re-elected.
6	To accept and confirm minutes of the last Finance, Legal, Health & Safety Committee Meeting March 23^rd March 2021. Signed & approved
7	Finance. Current financial position & transactions for approval as at 25^th May 2021 Nat West Current Account £905.00, Nat West Business Reserve £53,313.30, Nat West Liquidity Account Ring Fenced funds for earmarked projects £162,300.63. Unity Account £185,605.09.
7	Review and adopt Financial Terms of Reference & Regulations. Approved & adopted.
8	Notification of Lichfield District Council Maintenance Contract RPI increase of 1.4% The Committee were comfortable with the increase & commended LDC on their work to date.
9	Consider internal auditor Topliss Associates for 2021/22 & make recommendation to Council RECOMMENDATION: Topliss Associates to remain as internal auditor.
10	Consider external auditor Mazars for 2021/22 & make recommendation to Council RECOMMENDATION: Mazars to remain as external auditor.
11	Consider investigating purchasing Footherly Rough to create a nature reserve. Cllr Jones would like Council to consider the possibility of purchasing a small area of ancient woodland which may be for sale & develop it into a nature reserve. RECOMMENDATION: Unanimously supported to take to Full Council with more information & photographs.
12	A.O.B. Cllr Beilby would like Council to consider resurfacing the right of way from Stonnall Playing Fields to Church Lane. RECOMMENDATION: Unanimously supported to take to Full Council. Cllr Beilby shared an email from Cllr Salter requesting that Council move to a recorded calls system whereby callers to the Parish Office are notified that for security purposes calls will be recorded. The Clerk has contacted BT for further info.
13	Next meeting of F,L,H&S Committee July 20^th at 5.30. at Shenstone Library.