Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director – Enterprise, Community and Resources, which sought approval of the draft Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2019/20.

            It was noted that the AGS, attached to the report at Appendix 1, provided an overview of the governance framework in place for 2020/21.  Further, a key aspect of the Annual Governance Statement was the identification of any areas where the Council’s governance arrangements needed to be developed further and to provide a commitment to addressing those issues.

            The draft Annual Governance Statement had been reviewed and agreed by Management Team and the document was also shared with the Chair of the Audit and Governance Board for input and comment.  The responsibility to review and approve the AGS was for this Board and once any feedback had been taken into account, the document would be signed by the Council Leader and Chief Executive and published on the Council’s website.

            RESOLVED:  That the Board

1)    approves the 2020/21 Annual Governance Statement, subject to any changes or additions that Members feel appropriate; and

2)    delegates authority to the Strategic Director – Enterprise, Community and Resources, to make any further minor amendments to the Annual Governance Statement prior to the inclusion of the final version in the Statement of Accounts.