Agenda

The Chair will consider the admission of any late reports, related to any items for consideration under those agenda items. Any new items of urgent business will be considered under Agenda Item 8.

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 judgment of the public interest and if this interest affects their financial position or the financial position of a person or body as described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct and/or if it relates to the determining of any approval, consent, license, permission or registration in relation to them or any person or body described in paragraph 8 of the Code of Conduct.

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Pensions Committees held on 4 December 2007.

Report of the Chief Financial Officer to:

(i)                 report the results of the triennial actuarial valuation as at 31 March 2007

(ii)               to report the revised Funding Strategy Statement (FSS) for approval.

Joint report of the Chief Financial Officer and the Assistant Chief Executive, People, Organisational and Development to consider a review of our governance arrangements and the requirement to publish a Governance Compliance Statement by 1 March 2008.

Report of the Chief Financial Officer to report progress made in tendering the investment advice and actuarial advice contracts and to seek approval for a further extension of the current contract with Hymans Robertson.

To consider any new items of urgent business admitted under Agenda Item 2 above.

13 March 2008, 7:00pm, Civic Centre.

The following items are likely to be the subject of a motion to exclude the press and public as they contain exempt information relating to the business or financial affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information).

Note from the Head of Local Democracy and Member Services: The following items allow for consideration of exempt information (if required) in relation to Item 7 which appears earlier on this agenda.

Report of the Chief Financial Officer to report progress made in tendering the investment advice and actuarial advice contracts and to seek approval for a further extension of the current contract with Hymans Robertson.