Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies for absence from those Members who are unable to attend the meeting and details of substitutions and for whom they are attending to the Committee membership.

Toapprovethe Minutesofthemeetingof the Committeeheld on the 27^th September 2024.

RESOLVED- That the minutes of the meeting held on 27th September 2024 be approved as a correct record.

Members will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have any disclosable pecuniary interests or any other interests, which may prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items.

Most agenda items take place in public. This only changes where there is a need to consider exempt information, as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. You will be informed at this point which items are to be recommended for exclusion and to be resolved by the Committee.

The Committee will receive any petitions and/or deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also submit a petition at the meeting relating to a matter on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10, Members of the Public must submit a deputation in writing, at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting and shall subsequently be notified if the deputation shall be heard. A maximum of four deputations shall be heard at any one meeting. 

To receive any public questions.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, the period for the asking and answering of public questions shall not exceed 15 minutes.

Any questions must be submitted in writing at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting.

To receive an update on the appointment of a second Independent Person.

Contact: David Stickley, Principal Lawyer.

RESOLVED- That the Notice of appointment of 2^nd Independent Person report be noted.

To receive the Annual Bad Debt Write-Off 2023-24 report.

Contact: Sarah S Brown, Head of Welfare & Exchequer Services.

RESOLVED- That the Annual Bad Debt Write-Off 2023-24 report be noted.

To consider the Half Yearly Monitoring report on Treasury Management activities 2024-25.

Contact: James Anderson, Head of Accountancy

RESOLVED- That the half-yearly treasury management activities in 2024-25 as set out in the report be noted.

To receive the Quarterly report of Internal Audit Q2 July – September 2024.

Contact: Martin Dearnley, Head of Audit & Risk.

RESOLVED- That the Quarterly report of Internal Audit Q2 July -September 2024 be noted.

To review the 2024/25 agenda plan.

RESOLVED- That the Agenda Plan for 2024/25 be noted.

To resolve that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

RESOLVED – That acting under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as specifically state in the undermentioned minute.

Exempt appendix in relation to agenda item 10

The Committee noted the exempt information, which was an appendix to Agenda Item 10.