Minutes 22/06/2026
Please note these minutes remain in draft format until approved at the next F&GP Committee meeting.
Meeting Pack 22/06/2026
Agenda – Meeting 1 (2026/27)
1. Appointment of Chair
To appoint a Chair to serve until the Annual Town Council Meeting in May 2026.
2. Appointment of Vice Chair
To appoint a Vice Chair to serve until the Annual Town Council Meeting in May 2026.
3. Apologies for absence
To receive apologies and reasons for absence.
4. Declarations of interest
To note any declarations of interest
5. Requests from the public to speak
Members of the public are invited to speak on items which are on the agenda.
6. Minutes of the meeting held on 20th April 2026
To accept and sign the minutes as a true and accurate record of the meeting.
7. Frodsham Town Council accounts
(a) To note that the income in April 2026 was £306,890 which included the annual precept of £300,309.
(b) To note that the expenditure in April 2026 was £13,961.
(c) To note that the sum of all accounts as at 30th April 2026 was £ £620,751.
(d) To approve the M1 Finance Report.
(e) To note that the bank reconciliation checks as at 30th April 2026 were checked to bank statements and cashbook by Cllr Wood on 17/06/2026.
(f) To appoint a councillor to carry out the bank reconciliation checks as at 30th June 2026.
8. External Audit
To note the report provided by the Town Clerk.
9. Finance & General Purposes Committee Terms of Reference
(a) To note the F&GP Committee ToR.
(b) To recommend the F&GP Committee ToR to the full council meeting to be held on 27th July 2026.
10. Staffing Committee Terms of Reference
(a) To note the Staffing Committee ToR.
(b) To recommend the Staffing Committee ToR to the full council meeting to be held on 27th July 2026.
11. Appraisal Policy
To note and approve the Staff Appraisal Policy
12. Grants Scheme 2026
(a) To approve the 2026 Grants Scheme documentation and note that Frodsham Town Council has allocated a total grants budget of £10,500 for 2026, which includes a £3,000 contribution from the monthly Saturday Artisan Market provider.
(b) To approve the date for commencement of the Scheme as 1st September 2026 with the last date for submissions as 23rd October 2026.
(c) To agree to appoint a Grants Working Group which may include Councillors who are not members of the F&GP Committee.
(d) To note that all meetings of the Grants Working Group will be held via Zoom with a report to be submitted to the F&GP Committee at the meeting to be held on 26th October 2026.