Agenda item

Joint Report of the Treasurer to the Joint Committee and Corporate Director: Resources / Corporate Director: Neighbourhood Services.

The Principal Accountant referred Members to the final report within the agenda papers setting out the Small Bodies Return for the year ended 31 March 2012 (for copy see file of minutes).

The Joint Committee were asked to note that the Annual Return, Statement of Accounts and Annual Governance Statement fed into the Small Bodies Return and that the Chair would need to sign the Small Bodies Return on behalf of the Joint Committee and the Return would need to be submitted to the Auditors, BDO.

Councillor J Graham asked whether the reserve amount was generating interest.  The Principal Accountant noted that interest was generated and was reinvested into the reserve.

Resolved:

(i)         That the Small Bodies Return be noted.

(ii)        That the Chair sign the Small Bodies Return on behalf of the Committee and the Small Bodies Return be submitted to the Auditor, BDO.