Meeting documents

Audit Committee
Monday, 1 February 2016

Date:
01 Feb 2016
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 M McKay (Chair), R Broom, L Chester, D Cullen, J Gardner, G Lawrence, J Lloyd CC and A McGuinness.  Independent Member: B Mitchell

Agenda

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Summary of Decisions

PART I


1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2. MINUTES - AUDIT COMMITTEE - WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2015
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 11 November 2015.
Minutes attached

3. EXTERNAL AUDIT UPDATE REPORT
The Committee is requested to note the update report from the Council's external auditors Ernst and Young LLP.
Report attached.

4. PRUDENTIAL CODE INDICATORS AND TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 2016/2017
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.
Appendix A - Treasury Management Strategy
Appendix B - Minimum Revenue Provision Policy
Appendix C - Prudential Indicators
Appendix D - Specified and Non-Specified Investment Criteria
Appendix E - Approved Countries for Investment

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

6. 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


7. PART II MINUTES - AUDIT COMMITTEE - WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2015
To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday 11 November 2015.

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

Published:
22 January 2016