The
Committee considered the report of the Head of Audit Partnership,
which set out the advantages and disadvantages of different
compositions of committee models elsewhere in Local
Government.
It was
noted that:
·
The reason for adding co-opted members to this
Committee was to enhance the model and not because the current
model of this Committee was seen as insufficient.
·
The cost of employing a co-opted member for this
Committee could range from £800 to £1000 for the
year.
·
The co-opted members would be non-voting.
The
Committee was not convinced that two co-opted members were
required, as both internal and external auditors already attended
the meetings of this Committee, as well as non-voting Parish
Council representatives.
The
Committee voted on the following recommendations set out in the
report:
- That
this Committee RECOMMENDED to COUNCIL the changes in the constitution to allow the Audit,
Governance and Standards Committee to include co-opted independent
members.
- That
the Director of Finance and Business Improvement be given delegated
powers to, in consultation with the Chair of the Audit, Governance
and Standards Committee and following the above constitutional
changes, fill the role of the co-opted independent members. This
will include composing a job description, setting pay and managing
recruitment.
The
voting was as follows: For – 1
Against – 6