Agenda and minutes
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND SUBSTITUTIONS
Minutes: Apologies were received from Denis Fuller. David Harmer was appointed as a substitute. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
Notes: · In line with the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, declarations may relate to the interest of the member, or the member’s spouse or civil partner, or a person with whom the member is living as husband or wife, or a person with whom the member is living as if they were civil partners and the member is aware they have the interest. · Members need only disclose interests not currently listed on the Register of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests. · Members must notify the Monitoring Officer of any interests disclosed at the meeting so they may be added to the Register. · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest. Minutes: There were no declarations of pecuniary interests. |
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QUESTIONS AND PETITIONS
To receive any questions or petitions.
Notes: 1. The deadline for Member’s questions is 12.00pm four working days before the meeting (6 February 2013). 2. The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (5 February 2013). 3. The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.
Minutes: There were no questions or petitions. |
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Business Planning 2013-2018
On 1 February 2013 the Audit & Governance Committee joined the Council Overview & Scrutiny Committee to consider the Treasury Management Strategy, which formed part of the Business Planning 2013 – 2018 papers.
The Committee is asked to endorse any recommendations and/or decisions that were agreed in relation to the Treasury Management Strategy at the meeting on 1 February 2013. Minutes: Witnesses:
Sheila Little – Chief Finance Officer
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The recommendations from the 5 February Council Overview & Scrutiny Committee to Cabinet were tabled. Members noted that follow up action by the Committee was required on recommendations (b), (c) and (e). 2. It was suggested that with regards to recommendation (c), ‘That the PWLB borrowing strategy be supported by fixed trigger points at which instigation to borrow be taken’, there be a future report to both Audit & Governance and Council Overview & Scrutiny Committees to discuss these triggers and determine when borrowing is the correct course of action.
Recommendations:
That the decisions agreed in relation to the Treasury Management Strategy on 1 February 2013, be endorsed.
Actions/further information to be provided:
None.
Committee next steps:
That the actions required of the Committee under recommendations B, C and E be reflected in the Recommendations Tracker (Recommendations tracker ref: A1/13). |
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The Committee is being asked to grant dispensations to all members to enable them to fully participate in the Council’s budget meeting.
Minutes: Witnesses:
Sheila Little – Chief Finance Officer Allan Wells – Lead Manager, Legal
Key points raised during the discussion: 1. It was noted that the Council had received legal advice from Central Government that granting a dispensation was not necessary, as being a council tax payer was not a disclosable pecuniary interest in itself. However, government advice had not covered the issue of a Member being a freeholder or leaseholder of a property within Surrey, which would be a pecuniary interest. Therefore it was agreed to continue with the recommendation to grant a dispensation to all County Councillors, to enable them to participate and vote at the Council budget meeting.
Recommendations:
That all County Councillors are granted a dispensation to enable them to participate in and vote at the Council budget meeting on 12 February 2013.
Actions/further information to be provided:
None.
Committee next steps:
None. |