Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Mr Tarpey, and from Mr Liebeck (for whom Ms Hutchinson was substituting) and lateness and possible non attendance from Councillor Rainger.

NOTED

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business. (Late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear.

The Chair asked whether there were any items of urgent business. The Clerk advised the Board that the items were as stated on the agenda and there was no provision for other items of urgent business to be submitted.  The Clerk also advised that the comments of the Acting Director of Finance of the London Borough of Haringey were TABLED in respect of Items 6 and 7 on the exempt part of the Agenda. The Board were also asked to consider the deliberations of the Statutory Advisory Committee following their meeting on 20 July 2006 in respect of Item 7.  These deliberations had been circulated prior to the meeting and were also laid round the table.

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the interest becomes apparent.

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter if the interest is one which a member of the public, with knowledge of the relevant facts, would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member's judgement of the public interest.

Nil.     

To receive and consider the audited accounts, associated management accounts and management letter for 2005/06. (Report of the General Manager and external auditors) TO FOLLOW

The General Manager – Mr Holder advised the Board that as previously reported on 4 July to the Board the audited accounts were normally submitted to the first meeting of the Board in the Municipal Year. He apologised that that on this occasion, due to further delays caused by the application of SORP 2005 and associated allocation of costs within the SORP definitions together with the requirement for full application of FRS 17 in respect of pension deficits, the external independent auditors had not yet concluded their work. The accounts and audit opinion would be formally submitted to a meeting of the Board on 12 September 2006. 

Mr Holder TABLED a draft copy of the audit opinion that has been received earlier that afternoon. That opinion, although draft, showed there were not any underlying concerns over the accounts which were now waiting clearance through the internal Deloitte & Touche technical review. Further that the opinion as tabled would be sent to the Charity Commission should they request any information in respect of the 2005/06 accounts during their deliberations on the issuing of a sec. 36 order.

The Chair advised that the current auditors be advised that the Board had been unimpressed by their recent performance and that the Board’s use of them would be reviewed if there was not a marked improvement.

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The following items are likely to be subject of a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting as they contain exempt information as defined in section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972; namely information relating to the business or financial affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information), and information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

RESOLVED

                        That the Public and press be excluded from the proceedings as the following items contain  exempt information as defined in section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 namely; Para 3 – Information relating to the business or financial affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information).

SUMMARY OF EXEMPT/CONFIDENTIAL PROCEEDINGS

(In accordance with Standing Order 32(6) no business other than that listed shall be transacted at the meeting)

Agreed the recommendations contained within the report.

Agreed the recommendations contained within the report.

Item withdrawn.

Item withdrawn.