Page no. 2785

 

Aintree Village Parish Council

 

At a meeting of the Parish Council held on 13 August 2007 at 7.00pm

the following Parish Councillors were present:-

 

G Downey (Vice Chairman in the Chair)

P Carlton, T Baldwin, M Duggan, F Forrest, P Gill, J Harkins, G Payne and M Varney

 

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor C Mitchell and J Rooney

 

Prior to the commencement of the formal business, Parish Councillors discussed the Parish Council's decision not to allow football matches before 1 September 2007 with two representatives of the Over The Hill Football Club.

 

4430 Minutes – 23 July 2007

The minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2007 were received as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

 

4431 Financial Matters

The Parish Council

1)      approved the following invoices for payment:-

 

Payee

Details

Amount

£-p

Cheque no.

J Harkins

Locks/keys

207-39

4775

Arco

Fire exit signs

22-65

4776

ASDA

Fuel

42-81

D/D

HMR&C

Tax/NI – month 5

1,353-64

4777

Autopay

Payroll – month 4

3,175-60

D/D

K Ellis

Refreshments/stationery

12-98

4778

J Gordon

Taxis

39-40

4779

R Atherton

Chainsaw equipment

108-69

4780

Aitkens

Fertiliser

111-04

4781

CAS

Fertiliser

68-15

4782

 

Councillor Harkins declared an interest in the payment for cheque 4775 and took no part in the discussion or decision for that payment.

 

2)      agreed that the above payments were lawfully payable under the General Powers of the Parish Council and Open Space legislation

3)      noted the following budget comparison statement for April 2007 to June 2007:

 

 

Expenditure to 30 June 2007

£-p

Budget

allocation

£

Bank charges

172.75

500

Capital purchases

0

30,000

Heat/light/telephone

624.16

2000

Loan repayment

7,099.27

14,200

Mileage

35.44

350

Purchases (see breakdown)

5,381.63

10,000

Repairs and renewals (see breakdown)

841.44

10,000

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Sundries (see breakdown)

7,762.37

15,000

Section 137

1847.50

1,000

Wages

17,795.52

67,000

Water

136.32

1,500

VAT

1,260.67

-

Totals

£42,957.07

£151,550

 

Breakdowns

 

1) Purchases

 

Work wear

 

£-p

271.19

Petrol

17.05

Paint

40.32

Herbicide

70.00

Maintenance equipment

565.32

Pitch renovation

2,000.00

Skips

110.00

Cleaning

31.76

Seed

208.00

Annual alarm maintenance (Sefton Security)

190.00

Hedge cutting

300.00

Skips

220.00

Taxis (locking park)

92.80

Grass treatment

209.00

Park equipment

165.76

Total

£5,381.63

 

2) Repairs and renewals

 

Drainage

£-p

137.50

Paint

32.94

Door repair

155.00

Electrical work

516.00

Total

£841.44

 

3) Sundries

 

Mini bus hire

 

£-p

90.00

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50% Chair's Allowance

250.00

50% Website upkeep

200.00

LAPTC

 

100.00

Zurich Insurance

 

7122.37

 

Total

£7,762.37

 

4)      noted the following income and expenditure for July 2007:

 

Summary of receipts/payments

 

Receipts

£-p

Payments

£-p

Balance

£-p

Total balances b/f

 

 

 

          137,580.45

Bowls

 

           110.64

 

 

Capital Reserve interest

 

           733.09

 

 

Donations

 

                9.03

 

 

Golf

 

              24.90

 

 

Sefton Precept

 

        9,500.00

 

 

Tennis

 

           102.13

 

 

VAT collected

 

              41.58

 

 

Vat refunded

 

           836.87

 

 

Wages returned to bank K Ellis

 

           265.55

 

 

Admin expenses

 

 

56.97

 

Bank charges

 

 

29.81

 

Electricity/gas

 

 

                      -  

 

Fuel

 

 

15.29

 

Mileage

 

 

110.28

 

Park expenses (see breakdown)

 

 

1,439.95

 

Petty cash

 

 

107.87

 

Repairs and renewals

 

 

                      -  

 

S137 Donations

 

 

                      -  

 

Sundries – health and safety report

 

 

267.30

 

Tax/NI

 

 

1,389.07

 

Telephone

 

 

81.63

 

Vat

 

 

306.43

 

Water

 

 

                      -  

 

Wages

 

 

4395.33

 

Totals

 

      £11,623.79

          £8,199.93

          £141,004.31

 

Breakdown of park expenses

 

 

 

 

Alarm Maintenance

             515.00