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, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

2018

January, February, March, April, 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. No Meeting in 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.

** 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

In January 2019, the Finance Committee received a ‘working document’, which highlighted the medium-term financial considerations for Biddulph Town Council:

3 Year Forecast January 2019

** 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

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, July. No Meeting in August. September.

Recreation and Amenities Committee

2019

2020

2021

Planning Committee

2019

May, June, July, August, September, October, November (No meeting in December)

2020

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

2021

January, February,

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.