Agenda and minutes
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Minutes from the previous meeting The Committee is asked to confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 11th June 2019.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 11th June 2019 were confirmed as a correct record and signed.
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Disclosures of pecuniary and personal interest Minutes: No disclosures were made.
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Questions under other committee procedures 12.8 No questions were submitted. Minutes: No questions had been submitted. |
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EXTERNAL AUDIT - 2018/19 ANNUAL GOVERNANCE REPORT A report of the External Auditors, to follow. Minutes: A report of theExternalAuditorwassubmittedsummarisingthekeyissues identifiedduring theExternalAuditor’s auditoftheCouncil’sfinancial statementsfortheyearended31March2019andtheExternalAuditor’s 2018/19 assessmentoftheCouncil’s arrangementsto secure value for money (item5 onthe agendafiledwith theseminutes).
J. Machej, representingthe ExternalAuditors, attended the meetingtoassisttheCommitteewith theconsideration ofthisitem.
The Committee was advised that there was some outstanding work to complete on the audit surrounding the Local Government Pension Scheme but once the information had been received the audit could be completed.
RESOLVEDthatthereport be noted.
Reason
TheCommitteewascontentwiththereportandhadnospecificareasof concernor actions thatit wished toincludeaspart of its decision.
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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2018/19 A report of the Head of Finance and Property Services. Additional documents:
Minutes: A reportoftheHeadofFinanceandProperty Serviceswassubmittedsetting out the Council’sStatementofAccounts2018/19(item6 ontheagenda filed with theseminutes).
TheStrategicDirectorofCorporate Servicesattendedthe meetingto assisttheCommitteewiththe consideration of this item.
TheCommitteewasadvisedthattheChair had met with the Strategic Director for Corporate Services and the Head of Finance and Property Services to ask questions andwas satisfiedwith theresponse.
The Committee were informed that clarification was still awaited on the Local Government Pension Scheme, and that this may require some further minor amendments to certain items in the statement of accounts.
TheChairthankedtheHeadofFinanceandPropertyServicesonbehalfof theCommitteeforthe hardworkoftheteamin producingtheaccounts in time for the deadline.
RESOLVED
1. thattheStatementofAccountsfortheyearended31stMarch2019,as submittedatAppendixA tothereport,beapprovedandthattheChair (as presiding person) be authorisedtosignth ... view the full minutes text for item 70. |
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ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT 2018/19 AND REVIEW OF CODE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE A report of the Head of Strategic Support. Additional documents: Minutes: A reportoftheHeadof StrategicSupport wassubmitted settingoutthe AnnualGovernanceStatement2018/19andtheresultsoftheannualreview of theCouncil’sCode of CorporateGovernance(item 7onthe agenda filed with theseminutes).
TheHeadofStrategicSupportattendedthemeeting toassistthe Committee with theconsideration ofthis item.
RESOLVED
1. thatthe Annual Governance Statement, as includedin theStatement of Accounts,beapproved;
2. thatthe revised CodeofCorporateGovernance be approved.
Reasons
1. So that the Annual Governance Statement can be finalised and signedby theLeaderoftheCouncil andtheChiefExecutivein accordancewith therequired timescales.
2. ToensurethattheCodeofCorporateGovernanceis keptupto date and complies with bestpractice.
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