Issue - meetings

The Head of Strategic Finance and Property introduced the report. He said that following the 2020 Redmond Review and subsequent Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) guidance it was now mandated that at least one independent member should sit on Audit Committees.

The Head of Strategic Finance and Property said that the Council wished to move to recruit up to two independent members to its Audit and Governance Committee before this became a statutory requirement.

Councillor Curtis said that this was a sensible suggestion and agreed that the independent members should be non-voting.

It was moved by Councillor Fernando and seconded by Councillor Curtis that the recommendation as detailed, be approved. After being put to the meeting and a vote taken, the motion was declared CARRIED.

RESOLVED – that (A) the appointment of two independent people (known as independent members) to sit on the Audit and Governance Committee for a period of four years, with a possible extension of a further six months to align to the municipal year be recommended to Council for approval; and

B) that the job advert and job pack as at Appendix A and Appendix B be recommended to Council for approval.