The Performance, Audit and
Governance Oversight Committee monitors the budget and oversees the
performance of the Council’s services by considering a range
of information such as
performance indicators, inspection
reports and action plan monitoring. It
approves the Council’s Statement of Accounts and is also the
Council’s audit committee. This
committee also carries out treasury management
functions.
The terms of reference of the
Performance, Audit, Governance
and Oversight Scrutiny Committee
are that it will:
(i)
assist the Council and the Executive in
the development of
the annual budget;
(ii) act as the Council’s Audit
Committee;
(iii) consider means of improving and promoting
the
performance management and audit
functions of the
Council;
(iv) promote and maintain the Ethical Standards
Framework; and
(v) make recommendations taking into account the advice
of
the Monitoring Officer of periodic
amendments and
updating of the Council’s
Constitution.