Notice of a public meeting of

 

Audit and Governance Committee

 

To:

Councillors Pavlovic (Chair), Fisher (Vice-Chair), Lomas, Mason, Wann, Webb and Carr

 

Date:

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

 

Time:

5.30 pm

 

Venue:

The George Hudson Board Room - 1st Floor West Offices (F045)

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

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1.         Declarations of Interest 

 

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare:

 

·        any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        any prejudicial interests or

·        any disclosable pecuniary interests

 

which they might have in respect of business on this agenda.

 

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2.         Public Participation 

 

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have

registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak

on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.

The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Monday 29 November 2021.

 

 

To register to speak please visit

www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online

registration form. If you have any questions about the registration

form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services. Contact

details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

 

Webcasting of Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will

be webcast, including any registered public speakers who have

given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on

demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

 

During coronavirus, we've made some changes to how we're

running council meetings. See our coronavirus updates

(www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on

meetings and decisions.

 

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3.         Mazars Audit Completion Report 

 

Report to follow.

 

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4.         Treasury Management Mid-year review 20/21 and review of prudential indicators  (Pages 3 - 20)

 

Audit & Governance Committee are responsible for ensuring effective scrutiny of the treasury management strategy and policies, as stated in the Treasury Management Strategy 2021/22 approved by full Council on 25 February 2021.

 

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5.         Final Statement of Accounts including Annual Governance Statement  (Pages 21 - 210)

 

This report provides the Committee with the Final Statement of Accounts including Annual Governance Statement for consideration.

 

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6.         Annual Report of the Monitoring Officer  (Pages 211 - 222)

 

To provide an annual report in respect of governance arrangements for the Council and supports Council’s Annual Governance Statement prepared for the Statement of Accounts.

 

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7.         Progress against the Action Plan  (Pages 223 - 232)

 

To receive the initial report from the Local Government Association in response to the Committee’s request for their views with regards the Council’s approach to delivery of the Action Plan prepared in response to the Report in the Public Interest dated 19 April 2021.

 

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8.         Review of the Constitution  (Pages 233 - 284)

 

The Committee has invited the Scrutiny Committee Chairs to provide their feedback in respect of the draft Article 8 – Policy, Overview and Scrutiny and Appendix 5 – Scrutiny Procedure Rules as part of this process.

 

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9.         Audit and Governance Work Plan  (Pages 285 - 286)

 

To receive a draft plan of reports currently expected to be

presented to future meetings of the Committee up to April 2022.

 

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10.      Urgent Business 

 

Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the  Local Government Act 1972.

 

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Democracy Officer:

 

Name: Robert Flintoft

Telephone: (01904) 555704

Email: Robert.flintoft@york.gov.uk

 

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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democracy Officer responsible for servicing this meeting:

 

·        Registering to speak

·        Business of the meeting

·        Any special arrangements

·        Copies of reports

 

Contact details are set out above.

 

 

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