Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Monday, 3 February 2014

Date:
03 Feb 2014
Time:
6.00 p.m.
Venue:
Shimkent Room, Daneshill House, STEVENAGE, SG1 1HN
Contact:
Guy Moody
Tel:
01438 242203
Email:
committees@stevenage.gov.uk
Members:
Councillors: L Chester (Chair), J Gardner (Vice Chair), P Bibby, D Cullen, J Hollywell, C Latif and R Parker CC. Independent: B Mitchell

Agenda

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Summary of Decisions

PART I


1.APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2.MINUTES - AUDIT COMMITTEE - 18 NOVEMBER 2013  
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Audit Committee held on 18 November 2013.
Minutes attached

3.CERTIFICATION REPORT 2012/2013
The Committee is requested to receive the Certification Work Report for the year 2012/2013 as prepared by the Council's Auditors, Grant Thornton.
Report attached.

4.PRUDENTIAL CODE INDICATORS AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
The Committee is requested to recommend to Council the approval of the revised Treasury Management Strategy including its Annual Investment Strategy and the Prudential Indicators.
Report And Appendices attached.
Report
Appendix A
Appendix A Attachment 1
Appendix A Attachment 2
Appendix A Attachment 3
Appendix A Attachment 4
Appendix A Attachment 5
Appendix A Attachment 6

5.CHANGES TO CONTRACT STANDING ORDERS
The Committee is requested to recommend to Council the approval of the revised Contract Standing Orders.
Report and appendices attached.
Report
Appendix A
Appendix B

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

7.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


8.PART II MINUTES - AUDIT COMMITTEE - 18 NOVEMBER 2013  
To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting of the Audit Committee held on 18 November 2013.
Minutes attached (Committee members only)

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

Published:
24 January 2014