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, 9 March 2022

 

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.         Minutes  (Pages 3 - 18)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 21 January 2022 and 2 February 2022.

 

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3.         Public Participation 

 

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Please note that our registration deadlines have changed to 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings. The deadline for registering is 5.00pm on Monday, 7 March 2022. Members of the public can speak on agenda items or matters within the remit of the committee.

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an onlineregistration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting please contact the Democracy Officer for the meeting whose details can be found at the foot of the agenda.

 

Webcasting of Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this public meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The public meeting can be viewed 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.

 

Written representations in respect of items on this agenda should be submitted to Democratic Services by 5.00pm on 7 March 2022.

 

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4.         Scrutiny of the Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Prudential Indicators  (Pages 19 - 56)

 

This report is a statutory requirement setting the strategy for treasury management and specific treasury management indicators for the financial year 2022/23.  The strategy is set against a context of projected interest rates and the Council’s capital expenditure programme and leaves investment criteria and limits largely unchanged.

 

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5.         Progress against the Action Plan  (Pages 57 - 60)

 

This report provides an update on the progress being made with regards to delivery of the Action Plan prepared in response to the Report in the Public Interest dated 19 April 2021.

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6.         Audit & Governance Work Plan  (Pages 61 - 62)

 

To receive a plan of reports currently expected to be presented to future meetings of the Committee up to April 2022.

 

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7.         Audit & Governance Draft Work Plan 2022-23  (Pages 63 - 66)

 

To receive a draft plan of reports expected to be presented to the Committee in the next Municipal Year, 2022-23.

 

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8.         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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