Reconvened Audit Committee - 31 July 2018 at 7pm

RECONVENED AUDIT COMMITTEE

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Tuesday 31 July 2018 at 7pm.

Members of the Audit Committee:-

Councillors:-      Keith Martin (Chairman)

Marilyn Butler

Joanna Clemens

David Coltman

Steve Drury

Sarah Nelmes (Vice Chairman)

Margaret Hofman

Joan King

Joy Mann

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

25 July 2018

The Audit Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person.

Recording and reporting the Council’s meetings is subject to the law and it is the responsibility of those doing the recording and reporting to ensure compliance. This will include the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Legislation and the laws of libel and defamation.

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2. NOTICE OF ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced,

together with special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

1. DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

1. EXTERNAL AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE (JULY 2018) AND APPROVAL OF THE STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2017/18

This report allows the Committee to ask questions of the External Auditor concerning his ‘Report to those charged with Governance’ and to approve the Statement of Accounts (including the Annual Governance Statement) for 2017/18.

5. OTHER BUSINESS

6.  EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

If any confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s) and a resolution to be passed in the following terms

“that under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under the respective paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act”.

1. OTHER BUSINESS – if approved under item 3 above