Notice of a public meeting of
Audit and Governance Committee
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To: |
Councillors Pavlovic (Chair), Fisher (Vice-Chair), Lomas, Mason, Wann, Webb and Carr
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Date: |
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
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Time: |
5.30 pm
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Venue: |
George Hudson Room, West Offices, Station Rise, York YO1 6GA
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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. Minutes (Pages 3 - 8)
To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 8 September 2021.
3. 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.
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 at this meeting is at 5.00pm on Monday 27
September 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 on the
details at the foot of the 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.
4. Progress against the Action Plan (Pages 9 - 14)
The Committee requested the assistance of the Local Government Association to offer external support in assurance monitoring against the delivery of the Action Plan. The Local Government Association has agreed to assist and their scoping document is now provided for consideration.
5. Public Interest Report - Exit Strategy: Guidance on the use of settlement agreements including special severance payments (Pages 15 - 68)
Following the meeting on 8 September 2021, the observations on the draft Guidance have been taken into account and accordingly a revised document is now attached. Should the Committee agree to the revisions, it is invited to make a recommendation to the Staffing Matters and Urgency Committee for this document to be approved.
6. MIY Contract Management (Pages 69 - 74)
To provide an update on actions taken in response to the Veritau report on Make It York contract arrangements.
7. Audit and Governance Work Plan (Pages 75 - 78)
To receive a draft plan of reports currently expected to be
presented to future meetings of the Committee up to April 2022.
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:
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