Staffing Finance & General Purposes Committee

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The Staff and General Finance Committee acts

• To exercise on behalf of the Council powers and duties within existing policies and practices of general concern to Bideford excluding those matters specifically dealt with by another Committee.
• To pre-investigate all financial decisions to ensure they fit with best value and are in the best interest of the tax payer and general public.
• To prepare and recommend to Council annually, no later than its December meeting, a budget for the following financial year.
• To consider and approve orders and expenditure which are within the Council’s existing budget.  
• To consider and approve/refuse all applications for grants, loans or other financial assistance received by the Council.
• To approve and oversee any contracts or agency agreements entered into by the Council.
• To monitor the financial affairs of the Council and spending against the agreed budget.
• To consider and report to Council matters of a financial nature which may result in write-off of public monies.
• To monitor spending and use of resources to ensure the Council obtains best value.
• To consider all matters relating to the running of the Council, including administration, staffing and property management.  This includes staff appraisals, pay and conditions of service, disciplinary and grievance procedures.
• To review and ensure Financial Regulations are kept up to date.
• To ensure compliance with Financial Regulations.
• To ensure clear communication with other Council Committees where matters under consideration have an impact across more than one Committee.
• The Documents Working Group will be a subset of the Staffing, Finance & General Purposes Committee.