Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Date:
29 Nov 2011
Time:
6pm
Venue:
Shimkent Room
Contact:
Guy Moody
Tel:
01438 242203
Email:
committees@stevenage.gov.uk
Members:
Members: Councillors L Chester (Chair), J Gardner (Vice Chair) P Bibby CC, D Cullen, S Walker and M Yarnold-Forrester. Independent: B Mitchell.

Agenda

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*Supplementary Agenda

PART I

1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2 MINUTES - 6 SEPTEMBER 2011 and 19 SEPTEMBER 2011
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 6 September 2011 and of the meeting held jointly with the Statement of Accounts Committee on 19 September 2011.
Minutes attached - 6 September 2011
Minutes attached - 19 September 2011

3 ANNUAL AUDIT LETTER 2010/2011
The Committee is requested to receive and note the Annual Audit Letter, relating to the audit of the 2010/11 accounts, from the Council's Auditors, Grant Thornton.
Letter attached

4 FINANCIAL RESILIENCE REPORT
The Committee is requested to receive and note the Financial Resilience report from the Council's Auditors, Grant Thornton,
Report attached

*5 CHANGES TO FINANCIAL REGULATIONS
The Committee is requested to receive and note an update on Financial Regulations.
See supplementary agenda

6 SIAS INTERNAL AUDIT MONITORING REPORT
Members are requested to note the Internal Audit Progress Report and to approve the amendments to the Audit Plan as at 15 November 2011.
Report attached
Appendix attached

7 TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STATEMENT AND ANNUAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY MID-YEAR REVIEW 2011/2012
To consider a report to Executive for recommendation to Council that reviews the operation of the 2011/12 Treasury Management and Investment strategy for the first six months of the year.
Report attached
Appendix A
Appendix Bi
Appendix Bii

8 URGENT PART I BUSINESS
To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent

9 EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
To consider the following motions:

  1. That under Section 100 (A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1-7 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by SI 2006 No.88.
  2. That Members consider the reasons for the following reports being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

PART II

10 PART II MINUTES - 6 SEPTEMBER 2011
To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting held 6 September 2011.

11 STRATEGIC RISK REGISTER QUARTER 2 2011/2012
To note the latest Strategic Risk Register for Stevenage Borough Council.

12 URGENT PART II BUSINESS
To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent.

 

Published:
21 November 2011
Republished:
25 November 2011