Agenda item

The Committee received a report of the Chair of the Audit Committee that provided the proposed report that was to be presented to County Council in October which would inform Council of the work of the Audit Committee during the period September 2022 to August 2023 and set out details of how the Audit Committee continued to oversee good governance across the Council. 

The report also contained proposals to extend the term of office of the two co-opted members to the Audit Committee until 30 August 2024 with a recruitment exercise to be undertaken to appoint two independent members to the committee for a three year period from April 2024, which would be confirmed via the Council Annual General Meeting in May 2024 (for copy see file of minutes).

P Darby explained that the extra term of office for the co-opted members was an oversight and should have been discussed and agreed last year.  He confirmed that the situation had been discussed with Mr Robinson and Mr Rudd who had kindly agreed to extend their term of office whilst a recruitment process was followed and agreed by Council in line with the constitution to recruit two co-opted independent persons to the Audit Committee. Both Mr Robinson and Mr Rudd were free to reapply.

Resolved:

i)               That the contents of the report be noted.

ii)             That the extended terms of office for the two co-opted Independent Persons to 30 April 2024 subject to a recruitment exercise being concluded in advance of that date to appoint co-opted members for a three year period from May 2024 be agreed.