Notice of a public meeting of

 

Audit and Governance Committee

 

To:

Councillors Hollyer (Chair), J Burton (Vice-Chair), Fisher, Mason, Whitcroft, Merrett and Rose

Mr Binney (Independent Member)

 

Date:

Monday, 14 October 2024

 

Time:

5.30 pm

 

Venue:

West Offices - Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

 

 

AGENDA

 

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1.         Declarations of Interest  (Pages 1 - 2)

 

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted 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. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

 

[Please see attached sheet for further guidance for Members].

 

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2.         Minutes and Action Log  (Pages 3 - 28)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meetings held on 8 August 2024 and 4 September 2024.

 

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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. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the Committee.

 

Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 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 Thursday, 10 October 2024.

 

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.

 

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4.         Report of the Monitoring Officer on Suggested Constitutional Changes  (Pages 29 - 60)

 

To provide the first tranche of suggested constitutional changes to the committee for consideration and discussion. Annex 1 provides the clean version of the Council Procedure Rules and Annex 2 provides the consolidated comments. (Annex 2 to follow).

 

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5.         Audit and Governance Committee Work Plan  (Pages 61 - 64)

 

To consider the committee’s work plan.

 

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6.         Urgent Business 

 

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

 

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Democracy Officer:

Name: Louise Cook

Telephone: (01904) 551031

Email: louise.cook@york.gov.uk

 

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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