Minutes

Biddulph Town Council

2014

AGM May, Annual Town Meeting May, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

2015

January, February, March, April, AGM May, Annual Town Meeting, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

2016

January, February, March, April, AGM May, Annual Town Meeting, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

2017

January, February, March, April, May, Annual Town Meeting May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

2018

January, February, March, April, Annual Town Meeting May, May, Extra Ordinary May, June, July, No Meeting in August, September, October, November, No Meeting in December.

2019

January, February, March, Special March, April, Annual Town Meeting May, June, July, No Meeting in August, September, October, November, No Meeting in December.

2020

January, February, March. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, there was a short period of transition to virtual meetings. The following meetings were then held over Zoom:

May. Annual Town Meeting June, July. No Meeting in August, September, October, November. No Meeting in December.

2021

January, February, March, April, Annual Town Meeting May, June, July, Special July. No Meeting in August. September, October, November (Draft). No meeting in December.

** Every month all expenditure is reported to Town Council. This is recorded within the minutes above and broken down into expenditure in excess of £500 and below.

Budget setting

In January 2021, the Finance Strategy and Management Committee set the precept and budget for 2021-22. See below considerations in relation to income and expenditure requirements:

2021-22 Budget proposal

The press statement issued following this decision-making process is included below:

Precept press statement 2021-22

Our 3 year forecast document was received at Finance, Strategy and Management on 27 July 2021. Here’s a link: Three-year budget forecast – July 2021

** The Finance Strategy and Management Committee regularly receive an income and expenditure review.

The final 2020-21 year end information will be available here in June 2021. The 2019-20 figures are here: Income and Expenditure Account for Year Ended 31st March 2020

Further information can also be found in the Annual Report on this website.

In 2019-20, the Committee Structure has changed. Minutes for these Committees are displayed below. The Minutes from previous years have been retained towards the bottom of the Page.

** Please note, in order to ensure that our minutes are in an accessible format, some previous versions have been temporarily removed. If you need to see these before they are reinstated, please do let us know. **

Finance Strategy and Management

2019

June, September, November.

2020

June, July, September, November.

2021

January, February, March, April. No Meeting in May, June 1, June 2, July. No Meeting in August. September. No Meeting in October. November (Draft). No Meeting in December.

Town and Community Committee

2019

May, June, July. No Meeting in August. September, October, November. No Meeting in December.

2020

January, February. No Meetings due to Coronavirus pandemic. September, October, November. No Meeting in December.

2021

January, February, March, April. No Meeting in May or June. July. No Meeting in August. September, October, November (Draft). No Meeting in December.

Recreation and Amenities Committee

2019

June, July. No Meeting in August. September, October, November. No Meeting in December.

2020

January, February, March. No Meetings due to Coronavirus pandemic. September, October, November.

2021

July. No Meeting in August. September, October, November (Draft). No Meeting in December.

Planning Committee

2019

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November. No Meeting in December.

2020

January, February. No meetings between March and May due to Coronavirus pandemic, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

2021

January, February, March, April. No formal meetings in May or June. July, September 1, September 2, October, November (Draft). No Meeting in December.

The Town Council has a number of Working Groups:

Environment and Climate Change
Young People
Transport
Neighbourhood Plan
Christmas Lights

The Minutes and recommendations from these Working Groups are reported to the Standing Committees above. If you would like more information, please contact office@biddulph-tc.gov.uk or 01782 498480

Minutes from Committees prior to 2019 are included below.