Present:
| Members | Present | Apologies | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair: Cllr M Horwood | ✓ | Work Commitments | |
| Deputy Chair: Cllr P Brown | ✓ | ||
| Cllr G Darrington | ✓ | ||
| Cllr P Darrington | ✓ | ||
| Cllr J Ferrari | ✓ | ||
| Cllr C Prestedge | ✓ | ||
| Cllr L Taylor | ✓ | ||
| Cllr E Uttley | ✓ | ||
| Cllr R Wood | ✓ |
Officers:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Ryan Hayman
Senior Executive Assistant – Adele Farrier
Executive Assistant – Marisa Levy
Responsible Finance Officer (RFO) – Stephen Innes
Also Present:
Cllr S Durden
Cllr J Ettridge
Public: NONE PRESENT
MEETING COMMENCED: 19:08
12432 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
Cllr M Horwood
12433 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
NONE
12434 – MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
To approve as correct the Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday 22nd October 2025.
APPROVED AND SIGNED
12435 – TO RECEIVE THE MONTHLY FINANCES
Civic Centre
4084 Minibus – It was mentioned by Cllr G Darrington that government reviewing of the restrictions on driving licences for minibus may improve usage.
4605 Netball – £656.70 was queried but it was confirmed by the RFO that they had recently been invoiced for £2,500 and this would appear in November figures.
4911 Donations – £40 was donated by a kind resident of Swanley as a thank you and appreciation for the floral display within the town.
4001
4607
4900
7600 legal Fees – for the surveys required on the nine assets for transfer following devolution.
Alexandra Suite
4078 Car Parking
7800
Olympic
Cllr J Ferrari noted on recent visits to the Olympic the site had been closed. IT was advised that the Olympic could be closed due to private function, all staffing resources reallocated to cover the Alexandra Suite and Swanley Town Council’s Firework Night1
Swanley Park
7800 Repairs & Maintenance – £605.51 for repairs and replacing the broken water heater in the ladies toilet at the park.
RFO commented that the income revenue for the park was at £465,853.42 which had already exceeded the total from last year if £429,899.18 due to a successful summer this year.
7804 Materials – £112.47 for the concrete and cement to secure in the pagoda being built at the park.
7012 Security
Housing Stock
Cllr G Darrington commented that it was pleasing to see that the housing stock for this year was all on target and doing well.
CEO added that all the five departments at Swanley Town Council to date were in profit
Swanley Link
Swanley Link is currently without a manager and the position vacancy is currently open via KCC till 30 November and to date we have received 10 applications.
7001 Pensions
Estates
4209 Trollies – Income from the trollies has increased tremendously over the past six months. We had budgets £14,000 and to date we are on £22,120.
CEO advised that our Neighbourhood Operative has a new van and this will make collecting trollies even easier going forward.
5021 Equipment/ Machinery Repairs £418.66 – For general repairs to the John Deere mower.
Payments Out
Debtors & Creditors
RESOLVED – accepted reports A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H/I/J
Date of next meeting – Wednesday 21st January 2026
MEETING CLOSED AT: 19:42
SIGNED: 19/11/2025
Cllr P Brown
Deputy Chair of Policy and Finance
