Agenda item

• Merger of the Audit and Risk Committee and Standards Advisory Committee

It was moved by Councillor Chohan,

Seconded by Councillor M Holledge,

(a)  “That the Standards Advisory Committee be disbanded and its terms of reference subsumed into the terms of reference of the Audit and Risk Committee with effect from the Annual Council meeting in May 2015.

(b)  That the Audit and Risk Committee be renamed the “Audit and Corporate Governance Committee”.

(c)  That Article 9 of the Constitution (Standards Advisory Committee be deleted and subsequent Articles re-numbered).

(d)  That existing Article 10 (Audit and Risk Committee) be amended as shown in Appendix A and the terms of reference and working arrangements of the Committee therein be approved.

(e)  That the membership of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee comprise*:

   Seven councillors (politically balanced) (not the Leader, Mayor or Deputy Mayor, Chairs and Vice Chairs of Planning and Licensing Committee and Group Leaders*)

  Up to four co-opted (non-voting) independent members

   The Council’s Independent Person (as an observer).

  * executive members limited to one

  *one Member from each of the three Parish Councils in the Borough to be invited to attend and speak at the Committee if it is considering a report relating to changes to the Code of Conduct

(f)  That the existing independent members on the Audit and Risk and Standards Advisory Committees be appointed to the ACGC for the 2015/16 municipal year as follows:

Mr G Davies

Mr R Roberts

Mr A Sunderland

Mr A Kwatra

(g)  That a Standards and Determination Sub Committee be appointed by the Committee with membership, terms of reference and operating procedures as set out in Appendix A.

(h)  That an allowance of £2,858 be paid to the Chair of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee. 

(i)  That the Head of Democratic Services make any consequential administrative amendments to the Constitution.”

The recommendations were put to the vote and carried unanimously.

Resolved –

(a)  That the Standards Advisory Committee be disbanded and its terms of reference subsumed into the terms of reference of the Audit and Risk Committee with effect from the Annual Council meeting in May 2015.

(b)  That the Audit and Risk Committee be renamed the “Audit and Corporate Governance Committee”.

(c)  That Article 9 of the Constitution (Standards Advisory Committee be deleted and subsequent Articles re-numbered).

(d)  That existing Article 10 (Audit and Risk Committee) be amended as shown in Appendix A and the terms of reference and working arrangements of the Committee therein be approved.

(e)  That the membership of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee comprise*:

Seven councillors (politically balanced) (not the Leader, Mayor or Deputy Mayor, Chairs and Vice Chairs of Planning and Licensing Committee and Group Leaders*)

Up to four co-opted (non-voting) independent members

   The Council’s Independent Person (as an observer).

    * executive members limited to one

*one Member from each of the three Parish Councils in the Borough to be invited to attend and speak at the Committee if it is considering a report relating to changes to the Code of Conduct

(f)  That the existing independent members on the Audit and Risk and Standards Advisory Committees be appointed to the ACGC for the 2015/16 municipal year as follows

Mr G Davies

Mr R Roberts

Mr A Sunderland

Mr A Kwatra

(g)  That a Standards and Determination Sub Committee be appointed by the Committee with membership, terms of reference and operating procedures as set out in Appendix A.

(h)  That an allowance of £2,858 be paid to the Chair of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee. 

(i)  That the Head of Democratic Services make any consequential administrative amendments to the Constitution.