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Statement of Accounts 2018/19

Meeting: 31/07/2019 - Performance, Audit and Governance Oversight Committee (Item 98)

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Minutes:

The Head of Strategic Finance and Property submitted a report updating Members on the timing of the 2018/19 audit of the Statement of Accounts and provided the Council’s overall financial position in the Balance Sheet, and of revenue activities for the General Fund and Collection Fund.   The Financial Services Manager provided a summary of the report.

 

Members were advised that Ernst Young (EY) were still unable to give East Herts a definitive date for the completion of the audit which was now likely to be until the end of September.

 

The Committee was also advised that, due to these delays, approval and authorisation of the Council’s Statement of Accounts for the financial year 2018/19 would not be able to take place until Tuesday 19 November 2019.

 

It was moved by Councillor S Bull and seconded by Councillor A Alder that the Committee support the recommendations now detailed.  After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

 

RESOLVED – that (A) authority be delegated to the Chairman of Performance, Audit and Governance Oversight Committee to approve and authorise the signing of the Council’s Statement of Accounts for the financial year 2018/19 following the conclusion of the external audit; and

 

(B)   Authority be delegated to the Chairman of Performance, Audit and Governance Oversight Committee and the Head of Strategic Finance and Property to authorise and sign the Letter of Representation.