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Frodsham Town Council

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Event Details

Meeting Pack 24/11/2025

Minutes 24/11/2025

Agenda

  1. Apologies and reasons for absence

To receive apologies and approve reasons for absence from members.

  1. Declarations of interest

To note any declarations of interest on items which are on the agenda.

  1. PCSO

To note the report provided by PCSO N Flanagan.

  1. Public participation

Members of the public are invited to speak on items which are on the agenda in accordance with FTC  policy on public speaking at meetings.

  1. Pubwatch

To receive a verbal update from a representative of the group.

  1. CWAC

To note the report provided by Cllr Garvey and Sumner.

  1. Minutes

(a) To approve the minutes from the meeting held on 22nd September 2025.

(b) To approve the minutes from the meeting held on 11th November 2025.

  1. Annual Governance and Accountability Return

To note that the external auditor (PKF Littlejohn) has completed the report and certificate, and no matters arose from the review. The Town Clerk/RFO published these documents immediately upon receipt on 12 August 2025, in accordance with regulations, and no further action is required. (This information was also noted at the Finance and General Purposes Committee Meeting held on 18/08/2025).

  1. Finance

(a) To approve and sign the Finance Report for the period 1st October 2025 to 31st October 2025.

(b) To note that the sum of all bank accounts as at 31st October 2025 was £466,369.

(c) To note that the October bank reconciliation has been signed against the bank statement and cashbook by Cllr Wood.

(d) To nominate a councillor to check and sign the bank reconciliation reports for month ending 30th November 2025.

  1. Policies

(a) To note and approve the proposed appendices to the Finance Regulation 2025.

(b) To approve the IT Policy, updated to incorporate Assertion 10 on the AGAR and based on the revised model policy issued by NALC on 14 November 2025.

(c) To approve the Internal Auditor Policy.

  1. Grants Meeting

To note the report provided by the Town Clerk and approve the recommendations of the Grants Working Group to award grants up to a sum of £7,250 in accordance with the Grants Policy 2025.

  1. Active Travel

(a) To note the report provided.

(b) To agree action to be taken.

13.  Exclusion of press and public[i]

To resolve that, in accordance with section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, and as extended by Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting because of the confidential and commercially sensitive nature of the following business to be transacted:

14.  Frodsham Thursday Market

(a) To note the report regarding a request from a partner of Northern Markets for the release of all correspondence from relevant parties, including (but not limited to) Frodsham Town Council, relating to the market charter and the operation of the weekly market.

(b) To agree recommended action to be taken.

15.  Frodsham Market Charter (if required)

(a) To note the Confidential Guidance Note – Assessment of “Risk Summary Sheet”,

(b) To note the report from Cllr Wood and Town Clerk on the estimated operating costs of running a weekly market, whether managed in-house or by an appointed market operator.

(c) To consider whether to submit a bid at the public auction (up to the maximum previously agreed at the meeting held 10th November 2025) to be held on 26th November 2025.

(d) To agree that, if successful, the Council will undertake a public consultation on the future use and operation of the market.

(e) To agree that, if successful, the Town Clerk will issue a press release and a public notice to explain the Council’s decision and outline the next steps.

16.  Close of Meeting

[i] https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/8–9/67/section/1