Carnforth Town Council Agenda – May 2023 Agenda Pack

A G E N D A – WEDNESDAY 17^th MAY 2023 at 7:00pm or on rise of the Annual Town Meeting, whichever is sooner

23047. Apologies: To receive apologies
23048. Declarations of Interest: To receive Declarations of Interest and Dispensations on items on the Agenda
23049. Urgent Business: To consider matters of urgent business
23050. Minutes: To consider Minutes of the meeting held on 15^th March 2023
23051. Public participation & information only updates: To adjourn the meeting for a period of public discussion and to provide ‘information only’ updates on activities in recent weeks.  (Note: Any matters needing a ‘decision’ will be considered as an agenda item at a future meeting)

• Public discussion
• Town Mayor and Members updates and information only reports
• Reports of Ward and County Councillors
• Reports from outside bodies

23052. 2022 / 2023 Year End Reports: To consider the following reports for the financial year ending 31^st March 2023:

• Clerk’s Report (See attached);
• Internal Auditor’s Report;
• Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR):
  • Accounting System Reports: Bank Reconciliation; Annual Return; Reserves; Explanation of Variances
  • Unaudited AGAR – approval of Annual Governance Statement (Section 1) and Accounting Statements for 2022 / 2023
• Exercise of public rights: To consider and approve the period for the exercise of public rights to inspect the accounts is set as Monday 19th June to Friday 28th July 2023 inclusive;
• Risk assessment and log;
• Annual Report: To consider and approve Annual Report for the year ended 31^st March 2023 (See attached)

23054. Insurance: To approve insurance renewal for 2023 / 2024 (Clerk to Report)
23055. Planning Applications & Temporary Road Closures:  To consider planning applications and temporary road closures set out below.  Planning applications can be viewed online at https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning/view-applications-and-decisions