A rate of 18.00p was set.
The Clerk reminded Board members of the need to declare interests in any relevant matters. Appropriate declarations were duly made.
The Board discussed the latest developments on the IDB Review and associated legal developments in particular the Public Bodies Bill. The Clerk referred to the continued need for vigilance, even though the most contentious elements of that Bill, so far as IDBs were concerned, had been removed. He referred to a Defra statement of £225,000 savings as regard IDBs due to the changes proposed under that Bill, without any supporting evidence yet published and to the implementation of the Flood and Water Management Act.
The update from the Cambridgeshire Flood Risk Management Partnership was noted.
The Clerk also reported on developments regarding the spreading/disposal of spoil, grant-in-aid and the Water Framework Directive.
The Environmental Officer's BAP update was noted and approved.
The Board received the report of the Consulting Engineers and concerns were expressed at the manner in which the installation of automatic weedscreen cleaning equipment at Reed Fen Pumping Station had been dealt with.
The Board noted the position regarding the unchanged precept figure.
The payments and accounts were approved and approval given to the Annual Governance Statement. The Board approved the report of their internal auditor, their Internal Audit Strategy and Plan and Risk Register and resolved that they were satisfied with the internal controls in place. The use of internet banking facilities was also authorised.