Agenda item

A report of the Head of Finance and Property Services.

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 authorisedtosigntheaccountsonbehalfofthe Committee;

2.         thattheLetterofRepresentation,assubmittedatAppendixB tothe report,beapprovedforsignaturebytheChiefFinancialOfficer;

3.         thatauthoritybedelegatedto theChairandVice-chairoftheCommittee to  agree  any  minor  amendments  or  adjustments  to  the  2018/19 Statementof  Accounts  with  the  Chief  Financial  Officerfollowing  the meeting,shouldanysuchchangesbenecessary and subjecttothose beingcirculated to other members of theCommittee beforehand.

Reasons

1.&2.  Tocomplywith the AccountsandAudit (England) Regulations 2015.

3.         Toenableanysuchminoramendmentsoradjustmentsto bemade without   the   requirement   for   a   further   decision/meeting   of   the Committee.