Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE POLICY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

For the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee to note the progress made against the Action Plan for 2019/20.

RESOLVED: That the progress made against the individual actions as outlined in the Action Plan for 2019/20 at Appendix A be noted.

REASON FOR DECISION: The Annual Governance Statement must be considered by Members of the Committee and approved under Regulation 6(4)(a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations (‘AAR’) 2015/234, before the Statement of Accounts.

Audio Recording – 15 Minutes, 9 Seconds

The Policy and Community Engagement Manager presented the report entitled Annual Governance Statement 2018/19: Updated Action Plan for 2019/20.  The following appendix accompanied the report:

·                Appendix A – Action Plan Update

The following Members asked questions and sought clarification regarding the report:

·                Councillor Michael Weeks

·                Councillor Sam North

·                Councillor Kate Aspinwall

Councillor Sam North expressed his appreciation and offered his thanks to the Officers who had led the training and implementation of New Member Protocol stating it had been successful and had given him and other Members an insight into North Hertfordshire District Council. 

The Policy and Community Engagement Manager responded to questions and comments as they arose.

RESOLVED:

That the progress made against the individual actions as outlined in the Action Plan for 2019/20 at Appendix A be noted.

REASON FOR DECISION:

The Annual Governance Statement must be considered by Members of the Committee and approved under Regulation 6(4)(a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations (‘AAR’) 2015/234, before the Statement of Accounts.