Notice of a public meeting of

 

Audit and Governance Committee

 

To:

Councillors Fisher (Vice-Chair), Lomas (Chair), Wann, Webb, Musson, Cuthbertson and Baker

 

Date:

Wednesday, 7 September 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

disclosable pecuniary interest or other registerable interest they

might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have

not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests.

 

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2.         Minutes  (Pages 1 - 6)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 29 June 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 5 September 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 out an online

registration 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 5 September 2022.

 

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4.         Key Corporate Risks monitor 1  (Pages 7 - 44)

 

This report present updates the Committee on the key corporate risks for City of York Council.

 

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5.         Embedding Good Governance  (Pages 45 - 54)

 

During the previous municipal year, the Audit & Governance 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’s scoping report was approved by the committee on 29th September 2021 and their second report is now available for consideration.

 

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6.         Exit Strategies Guidance  (Pages 55 - 100)

 

This report provides the Committee with the Council’s response to DLUHC’s publication on 12th May 2022 of “Statutory Guidance on the making and disclosure of special severance payments by local authorities in England”.

 

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7.         Amendments to the Constitution  (Pages 101 - 136)

 

This report provides the Committee with an update on amendments to the Constitution.

 

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8.         Audit and Governance Work Plan  (Pages 137 - 140)

 

To receive a plan of reports currently expected to be presented to

future meetings of the Committee up to March 2023.

 

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9.         Urgent Business 

 

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

 

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Democracy Officer:

 

Telephone: (01904) 551088

Email: democratic.services@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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