Issue details
To adopt updated Audit Committee Terms of Reference and incorporate these into the Council’s Constitution.
Following consultation with the Chair of
Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Chair of Audit Committee, Leader
and Deputy Leader, Monitoring Officer and S151 Officer, it
is:
RECOMMENDED that the Terms of Reference below be adopted and
incorporated into the Council’s Constitution for the Audit
Committee – Part 3a Responsibility for Functions
(i) The appointment of an Independent Member to the Audit Committee
and to approve the role description, skills and knowledge and
person specification at Appendix 1.
(ii) Amend the Audit Committee’s Terms of Reference to
incorporate the inclusion of an Independent Member.
(iii) Amend the Audit Committee’s Terms of Reference to
incorporate Treasury Management Strategy
(iv) Amend the Overview and Scrutiny Committee’s Terms of
Reference to remove Treasury Management Strategy (para 19 in Table
2 – Council Functions – Part 3a: Responsibility for
Functions) and transfer the function to the Audit Committee
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/05/2021
Decision due: 27 May 2021 by Council
Lead member: Councillor Tony Schofield, The Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Finance and Governance Cllr.Schofield@reigate-banstead.gov.uk
Lead director: Head of Legal and Governance
Contact: Natasha Jindal, Solicitor Email: Natasha.Jindal@reigate-banstead.gov.uk.
Agenda items
- 27/05/2021 - Council Updated Audit Committee Terms of Reference for Incorporation into the Council’s Constitution. 27/05/2021
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- To adopt updated Audit Committee Terms of Reference and incorporate these into the Council’s Constitution.