Agenda and minutes

Audit, Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 28th January, 2016 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Ryedale House, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7HH. View directions

Contact: Audrey Adnitt 

Items
No. Item

65.

Treasury Management Training - Capita Asset Services

Minutes:

A training session was provided by Mr David Chefneux of Capita Asset Services on Treasury Management.  This training session was open to all Members and Councillors Cowling, Raper and Shields attended the training session, in addition to the members of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

66.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillors Cussons, Sanderson and Gardiner.

 

67.

Minutes of the meeting held on the 5 November 2015

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Decision

 

That the minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on the 5 November 2015, be approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record, subject to the following amendment to the list of attendees:

Councillor Acomb to be recorded as the Vice Chairman.

 

 

68.

Urgent Business

To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business.

 

69.

Declarations of Interest

Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.

 

Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest.  This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

70.

Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy 2016/17

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered the report of the Finance Manager (s151).

 

Recommendation

 

That Council is recommended to approve:

i.    Members receive the report;

ii.  The Treasury Management and Investment Strategies be noted and approved by  the Council;

iii.  The Minimum Revenue Provision Policy Statement be approved by the Council

iiii. That the Prudential Indicators in the report be approved by the Council.

 

 

 

71.

Certificate of Claims and Returns 2014/15 Annual Report January 2015

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered the Certificate of Claims and Returns 2014/15 Annual Report from Deloitte.

 

Decision

 

That the report be received.

 

 

72.

External Audit Letter on Wentworth Street

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered the External Audit Letter on Wentworth Street Car Park from KPMG.

 

Decision

 

That the contents of the letter be noted.

 

 

73.

Risk Strategy Annual Review

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered the report of the Head of Corporate Services

 

Decision

 

That the content of the annual review of the Risk Management Strategy be noted.

 

 

74.

Corporate Risk Register

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered the Corporate Risk Register 2014/18

 

Decision

 

That the report be noted.

 

 

75.

Internal Audit Report

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered the report of the Finance Manager (s151).

 

Recommendation

 

That the results of the audit and fraud work undertaken so far during 2015/16 be noted.

 

 

76.

Annual Governance Statement Action Plan

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered the report of the Finance Manager (s151).

 

Decision

 

That the progress made to address identified actions in the 2014-15 AGS action plan be noted.

 

 

77.

Any other business that the Chairman decides is urgent.

Minutes:

There being no items of urgent business, the meeting closed at 8.35pm.