Agenda and minutes

Annual Meeting, Margam Crematorium Joint Committee - Friday, 18th June, 2021 2.15 pm

Venue: On site

Contact: Naidine Jones 

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chairperson 2021-22

Minutes:

Prior to the election of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, Mr C.Griffiths opened the meeting.

 

RESOLVED:        That Councillor E.V.Latham be appointed Chairperson of the Margam Crematorium Joint Committee for the Civic Year 2020/21.

 

2.

Appointment of Vice Chairperson 2021-22

Minutes:

RESOLVED:      That Councillor S.Smith be appointed Vice Chairperson of the Margam Crematorium Joint Committee for the Civic Year 2020/21

3.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 61 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 20 January 2021, be confirmed as a true and accurate record of the proceedings.

 

4.

Outturn Report and Annual Return 2020/21 pdf icon PDF 183 KB

Minutes:

 

 

Members stated there were 217 cremations more last year which

was an increase income of £140,000, but was a reduction in

expenditure of £10,000. Officers explained certain areas had

increased in terms of expenditure, of which, the main reduction

was in regards to capital works.

 

 

RESOLVED:    1.        That the Outturn report for 2020/21, as detailed in the circulated report, be approved.

 

                          2.        That the Annual Return, prior to external audit certification, for the year ended 31st March 2021, be approved and signed by the Chair of this Committee.

 

                          3.        That the Annual Governance Statement was confirmed.

 

5.

Participating in the Institute of Cemetery and Cremation Management Scheme pdf icon PDF 49 KB

Report of the Superintendent Registrar

 

Minutes:

Members discussed local bereavement charities, and which charity they agreed to nominate for the current year.

 

RESOLVED:              1.  That Margam Crematorium continues to participate in the Institute of Cemetery and Cremation Management.

 

                                    2.  Agreed to support a further charity for the current year which was Ty Hafan.

 

                                   

 

6.

Comparison of Monthly Cremations pdf icon PDF 50 KB

Report of the Superintendent Registrar

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Officers gave an update with the monthly comparison of cremations undertaken from the 1st April 2017, as detailed in the circulated report.

Members wanted to give their thanks to Officers for all their hard work during the past year.

 

RESOLVED:      Members to note the number of cremations held at Margam Crematorium since the 1st April 2017.

7.

Urgent Items

Any urgent items at the discretion of the Chairperson pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972

Minutes:

The Chair wanted to give his thanks to all the staff at Margam Crematorium, for all their hard work during the pandemic.