Notice of a public meeting of
Audit and Governance Committee
To: |
Councillors Pavlovic (Chair), Fisher (Vice-Chair), Lomas, Mason, Wann, Webb and Carr
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Date: |
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
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Time: |
5.30 pm
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Venue: |
The George Hudson Board Room - 1st Floor West Offices (F045)
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AGENDA
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.
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.
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3. Mazars Audit Completion Report
Report to follow.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
10. Urgent Business
Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.
Democracy Officer:
Name: Robert Flintoft Telephone: (01904) 555704 Email: Robert.flintoft@york.gov.uk |
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Contact details are set out above. |