The Committee’s terms of reference are given on the Terms of Reference page. 

Members are Jim Emerson (Chair), Mike Stares, Brian McKenzie and Toby Thurston. (Reserve Cllr in case of lack of quorum: Robin Williamson).

For financial governance see the Finance Policies on the Policies page

See below for details of the meetings of the Finance Committee.  This includes Agenda, Appendices and in due course, Minutes of those meetings, when approved.

All committee meetings are public meetings to which the public and press are invited to observe.  The meetings are primarily to discuss payments, receipts & budgets. The committee may occasionally need to resolve to move to a confidential period and ask all public and press to withdraw from the meeting during the period of debate. 

Meeting Dates:

Generally meetings will be held monthly at a time depending on the amount of anticipated business, at the Old School, Station Road RG8 9HB

2026

• Thursday 5th March 2026 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; 09:30 The Old School, Station Road ;Agenda_5March26_Finance Appendices to be uploaded by Tuesday 3rd March
• Friday 13th February 2026 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; 10:00 The Old School, Station Road ; Agenda_13February26_Finance; Appendix A;   Appendix B;   Appendix C; Appendix D ;  Appendix E ; Appendix F; Action List 2026-02;  Minutes_13February26_Finance_DRAFT
• Monday 12th January 2026 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; 17:30 The Old School, Station Road Agenda_12January26_Finance; Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C;  Appendix D; Appendix E; Action List; Appendix FMinutes_12January_Finance_Approved

2025

• Tuesday 2nd December 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  17:30 The Old School, Station Road Agenda_02December_Finance; Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Action List; Minutes_02December_Finance.Approved
• Monday 3rd November 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  17:30 The Old School, Station Road Agenda_03November25_Finance; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Minutes_03November25_Finance_Approved
• Tuesday 7th October 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  17:00 The Old School, Station Road Agenda_07October25_Finance; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D;  Appendix E Income Q2;  Appendix F Expenditure Q2;   Appendix G Aggregate Q1&Q2;   Appendix I;   Appendix J;   Appendix K; Minutes_07October25_Finance.Approvec
• Tuesday 16th September 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  17:00 The Old School, Station Road Agenda_16September25_Finance; Appendix A Payments;   Appendix B Receipts;   Appendix C;   Appendix D Accounts&Rates_2025-09-16;   Appendix E Finance-Action-List_2025-09-16;   Appendix F Council-Decisions_2025-09-16 ;  Minutes_16September25_Finance Approved
• Thursday 14th August 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  09:00 The Old School, Station Road Agenda_14August25_Finance: Appendix A July 25;  Appendix A June 25; Appendix B July 25;  Appendix B June 25;  Appendix C July 25;  Appendix C June 25; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Appendix H; Appendix I; minutes_14August25_Finance_approved
• Tuesday 3rd June 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;Agenda_03June25_Finance;  Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C;  Appendix D;  Appendix E;  Appendix F;  Appendix G;  Appendix H ; Appendix I; Appendix J;  Appendix K; Appendix L.1Appendix L.2 Minutes_03June25_Finance_approved
• Tuesday 6th May 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_06May25_Finance; Appendix A;  Appendix B; Appendix C;  Appendix D; Appendix F;  Appendix G; Appendix H;  Appendix I; Appendix J;  Appendix K AssetRegister; Appendix L Reserves-Policy_2025-05-12; Appendix M;  Appendix N; Appendix O;  Appendix P; Appendix Q;  Appendix RMinutes_06May25_Finance_Approved
• Tuesday 8th April 2025 – Meeting of the Finance CommitteeAgenda_08April25_Finance; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Action List; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G;  Minutes_08April25_Finance- Approved
• Tuesday 18th March 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_18March25_Finance; Appendix A;   Appendix B; Appendix C; Action List as updated in last meeting; Appendix D CIL Register; Appendix E Accounts & Rate; Appendix F Summary 2025-03-18 updated;   Minutes_18March25_Finance.Approved
• Tuesday 25th February 2025 – Meeting of the Finance CommitteeAgenda_25February2025_Finance; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Finance-Action-List 2025-01-06 updated; Appendix D;  Appendix E; Appendix F ;  Appendix G; Appendix I; Appendix J;  Minutes_25February2025_Finance_Approved
• Monday 6th January 2025 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  16:15 Agenda_06January2025_Finance;  Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C; Appendix D ; Appendix E;   Finance-Action-List 2024-11-25 updated; Minutes_06January2025_Finance_Approved inc Action List 

2024

• Monday 25th November 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  Agenda_25November2024_Finance; 
  Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C; Appendix D,  Appendix E; Appendix G
  Minutes_25November2024_Finance.inc action list-approved
• Monday 28th October 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  18:30 The Old School, Station Road Agenda_28October2024_Finance;
   Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C;   Action List;  Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix G;  Appendix H;
  Minutes_28October2024_Finance_APPROVED
• Monday 23rd September 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;  18:30 Gardiner Pavilion
  Agenda_23September2024_Finance.  Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C;  Appendix D;  Appendix I;  Minutes_23September2024_Finance_Approved
• Monday 12th August 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; 18:30 Gardiner Pavilion Agenda_12August2024_Finance Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Finance-Action-List-August2024; Appendix D ; Appendix E1 CIL Register; Appendix E2;  Minutes_12August2024_Finance inc Action List -approved 
• Monday 15th July 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; 18:00 Gardiner Pavilion Agenda_15July2024_Finance; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E;  AppendixF;  Finance-Action-List-2024-07-15; Finance-Action-List-2024-07-15 updated; Minutes_15July2024_Finance APPROVED
• 17th June 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_17June2024_Finance ;Appendix A; Appendix B;  Appendix C;  Finance Action List; Minutes_17June2024_Finance APPROVED
• Tuesday 21st May 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_21 May2024_Finance; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Minutes_21 May2024_Finance Approved
• Tuesday 23rd April 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;Agenda_23April2024_Finance; Appendix A Payments; Appendix B Income; Appendix C Reconciliation; Appendix D Financial Summary FY2023-4; Appendix E AnnualReturnForm1PC_2023-24MOORE_e-OXON_1; Appendix F1 AnnualReturnForm2PC_2023-24_e; Appendix F2 AnnualReturnForm3PC_2023-24_e; Appendix H FinancialRegulations_2023; Appendix I ReservesPolicy 2023; Appendix J Statement-of-Internal-Controls-2023 2023-09-11 DRAFT; Appendix K Financial-Risk-Assessment-And-Management-2023; Appendix L Review of Effectiveness of Internal Audit 2023;  Appendix M Cash-Receipts-Policy 2023; Appendix N Expenses Policy 2023; Appendix O LoanAgreement 2022; Appendix P Grants-Policy-2023; Appendix Q Risk Management Scheme 2021-10-04; Appendix R ToR Finance 2023; Appendix S Asset Register (Scribe); Appendix T Finance Action List 2024-04-23v2.xlsx ; Minutes_23April2024_Finance APPROVED
• Thursday 21st March 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_21 March2024_Finance; Appendix A; Appendix B;  Appendix C; Appendix D Finance Action List 2024-03-21 v2; Appendix E funding new playgrounds 2024-03-21; Appendix F Summary 2024-03-16; Appendix G Virements 2024-03-16; Minutes_21 March2024_Finance.Approved
• Tuesday 27th February 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_27February2024_Finance; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix F; Appendix G; Minutes_27February2024_Finance_APPROVED
• Tuesday 23rd January 2024 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_23January2024_Finance;  Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C;  Appendix D;  Appendix E;  Appendix F;  Appendix J Action List ; Appendix_I; Minutes_23January2024_Finance_APPROVED

2023

• Tuesday 28th November 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_28November2023_Finance: Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E_Finance Action List; Minutes_28November2024_Finance_Approved
• Tuesday 24th October 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_24October2023_Finance;  Appendices A-F;  Minutes_24October2023_Finance_Approved
• Tuesday 12th September 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee Agenda_12September2023_Finance;
  Appendices A-G;
  Minutes_12September2023_Finance
• Tuesday 8th August 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;
  Agenda; Minutes_08August2023_Finance
  CashReceiptsPolicy2023 DRAFT ExpensesPolicy2023 DRAFT  LoanAgreementForm2023 DRAFT  Statement-of-Internal-Controls-FY2023-2024_SepDRAFT  Appendix C  Appendix E  AppendixF.1  AppendixF.2  AppendixF.3 Finance Action List_8August2023  PAYMENTS LIST July_23  Receipts List July 23 
• Tuesday 11th July 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda; Appendices A-D; Minutes_11July_Finance
• Tuesday 13th June 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; 18:00 , Gardiner Pavilion Agenda_13June2023_Finance; Appendix A;  Appendix B;  Appendix C; Minutes_13June_Finance
• Tuesday 23rd May 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_23May2023_Finance; Appendices A-E; Minutes_23May2023_Finance
• 11th April 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; 18:30; Gardiner Pavilion Agenda_11April2023_Finance Appendices A-D; Minutes_11April2023_Finance
• 14th March 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_14March2023_Finance Appendices A-D Minutes_14March2023_Finance
• 14th February 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_14February2023_Finance  Appendix A  Appendices B-E  Minutes_14February_Finance
• 10th January 2023 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_10January2023_Finance Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D  Minutes_10January2023

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2022

• 13th December 2022 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_13December2022_Finance,  Appendix A Minutes_08November2022_Finance_Draft, Appendices B-D,  Minutes_13December2022
• 8th November 2022 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_08November2022_Finance,    , Appendices A-F,Appendix G, Minutes_08November2022_Finance
• 27th September 2022 – Meeting of the Finance Committee; Agenda_27September2022_Finance, Appendix A,  Appendix B,,Appendix C pdf, Appendix D, Appendix E, Appendix F,Minutes_27September2022_Finance
• 23rd August 2022 – Meeting of the Finance Committee;
  Agenda_23August2022_Finance Minutes_23August2022_Finance
  Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D, Appendix D EMR info