Agenda and minutes

To receive verbally from members any disclosures which they are required to make in accordance with the Council’s code of conduct or in pursuance of Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.  This is in addition to the need for such disclosure to be also given when the relevant matter is reached on the Agenda.

No interests were declared at this stage.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting of the Finance Audit & Performance Committee held on 12 December 2011.  Copy attached.

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 December 2011 be agreed and signed by the Chairman.

Minute No. 281

The procedure undertaken to determine write-offs will be brought to the next meeting in March.

Minute No. 283

The breakdown of refurbishment works on the Leisure Centre to be re-circulated to Members.

Members gave consideration to the draft audit plan presented by the Council’s external auditors, Price Waterhouse Coopers.  The MIRA development was reported as a potential risk that was not raised as a specific risk.  A watching brief will be kept on this project.  Mark Jones explained that all risk in the audit plan would go through the reporting process and presented to Council.

It was agreed that a follow-up on MIRA would be presented to Finance, Audit and Performance or Scrutiny in the next one to two months.

Mr Jones asked the Committee if they still wished to be informed of any errors detected over a threshold of £10,000.  It was agreed that this be raised to £50,000.  Mr Jones confirmed that any significant items would be brought to the attention of the Committee as a matter of course.