Notice of a public meeting of
Audit and Governance Committee
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Councillors Lomas (Chair), Fisher (Vice-Chair), Baker, Cuthbertson, Musson, Wann, Webb and Leigh (Independent Member)
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Date: |
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
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5.30 pm
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Venue: |
The Thornton Room - Ground Floor, West Offices (G039)
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AGENDA
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.
2. Minutes (Pages 1 - 6)
To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 30 November 2023.
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 Executive.
Please note that our registration deadlines are set at 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 5:00pm on Monday, 16 January 2023. 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 made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.
4. Consultation on the annual audit work programme (Pages 7 - 14)
The purpose of the report is to seek the Audit and Governance Committee’s initial views on priorities for internal audit work during 2023/24.
5. Annual review of the counter fraud framework (Pages 15 - 38)
This report presents the outcomes of the annual review of the counter fraud framework. It also includes a brief summary of national and local trends in counter fraud.
6. Treasury Management Strategy (Pages 39 - 78)
This report is a statutory requirement setting the strategy for treasury management and specific treasury management indicators for the financial year 2023/24. 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.
7. Report of the Monitoring Officer (Pages 79 - 82)
To update the committee on any significant issues considered by the Monitoring Officer.
8. Update on the Member induction plan (Pages 83 - 100)
The member induction programme was discussed at Audit and Governance Committee on 30 November 2022 when it was confirmed it would be brought to the Committee for consideration on 18 January 2023.
9. Key Corporate Risks monitor 2 (Pages 101 - 140)
The purpose of this paper is to present Audit & Governance Committee (A&G) with an update on the key corporate risks (KCRs) for City of York Council (CYC), which is included at Annex A.
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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