Agenda – Finance Committee – 19 November 2025
Below is the agenda for the Finance Committee meeting for 19 November September 2025.
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CHICHESTER CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO ATTEND A MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 5.30PM ON WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025
12 November 2025
FIN2025/17. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To note apologies, receive from members of the Committee prior to the meeting.
FIN2025/18 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Declarations of interest by Members of the Committee in matters on the agenda of this meeting.
FIN2025/19 – PUBLIC QUESTIONS
To answer questions (if any) from members of the public being pursuant to Standing Order 3(e) of Chichester City Council’s Standing Orders (April 2025).
FIN2025/20 – MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the ordinary committee meeting held on the 17 September 2025. Finance Committee – 17-09-2025 – minutes
FIN2025/21 – UPDATE ON ACTIONS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
| Minute ref. | Action | Assigned |
| FIN2025/23.1 | Recommend repairs to The Council House roof to the next meeting of the Full Council | Officers |
| FIN2025/23.1 | Recruit a professional specialist conservation surveyor to assess the planned programme of works | PMM |
| FIN2025/23.3 | The committee noted the request from the sub-committee that the terms of reference be updated as a part of the annual review of the terms of reference and scheme of delegation. | Officers |
| FIN2025/24 | Establish a small working group comprised to review Councilor’s IT needs. | Officers |
| FIN2025/26. | Public Sector Property fund be liquidated and placed in the Public Sector Deposit Fund. | DTC |
| FIN2025/26. | The committee requested that a cashflow forecast on all planned projects and activities for the next five years be brought back to the next meeting. | Officers |
| FIN2025/29. | Consider the Terms of Reference and delegated powers of the Business Plan Sub-Committee at the November Finance Committee meeting. | Officers |
| FIN2025/30. | Recommend the proposed amendment to the financial regulations to next meeting of the Full Council. | Officers |
| FIN2025/32. | Include items on the next agenda for the Finance Committee Meeting | Officers |
FIN2025/22 – MINUTES FROM SUB COMMITTEES
To note minutes and consider recommendations (if any) from sub-committee meetings held since last Finance Committee meeting.
FIN2025/22.1 – IT WORKING GROUP
- To receive the notes of the IT Working Group meeting held on 17 October 2025 (attached)
- To approve the Terms of Reference of the IT Working Group (attached)
- To review the following City Council policies and recommend adoption to Full Council
- IT Equipment and Systems Acceptable Use Policy (attached)
- Social Media Policy (attached)
FIN2025/23 – COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) UPDATE
Update on CIL allocations and funding
FIN2025/24 – CONCLUSION OF AUDIT 2024-2025
FIN2025/25 – INTERIM INTERNAL AUDIT TO 31ST MARCH 2026
FIN2025/26 – DRAFT BUDGET 2026-2027
To consider the Draft Budget Report for 2026-2027 To note Financial Regulation 4.8 Any member with council tax unpaid for more than two months is prohibited from voting on the budget or precept by Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 and must and must disclose at the start of the meeting that Section 106 applies to them.
FIN2025/27 – FLORENCE PARK COMMUNITY HALL UPDATE
Report from Project Manager to follow
FIN2025/28 – CITY COUNCIL CHRISTMAS CLOSURE
To agree the closure dates for the City Council over the Christmas period
FIN2025/29 – ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA
FIN2025/30 – DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Date of next ordinary meeting: Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 5.30pm
To :
Members of the Finance Committee
- Councillor Loxton
- Councillor Miall
- Councillor Pramas
- Councillor Scicluna
- Councillor Squire
Ex-Officio Member :
- The Mayor (Councillor McHale)
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