Issue - meetings

(i)       in response to a question from Councillor Duncan regarding the contravention of the Council’s Procurement Regulations and Financial Regulations, to instruct the Fleet Services Manager to present a report to the Committee at its meeting in February 2018, providing an update on the position; and

(ii)      to note the content of the report and endorse the recommendations for improvement as agreed by the Service. 

The Committee had before it a report by the Internal Auditor which presented an audit on Vehicle Maintenance which considered whether adequate controls were in place in relation to Written Procedures, Security Arrangements, Fees and Charges, Income and Expenditure, Stocks, Payroll and Budget Monitoring.

The report recommended:

That the Committee review, discuss and comment on the issues raised within the report and attached appendix.

Councillor Duncan raised concerns relating to the contravention of the Council’s Procurement Regulations and Financial Regulations within the Fleet Service and requested that a report be submitted to this Committee providing more details on the issue and the actions taken to address the recommendations.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       in response to a question from Councillor Duncan regarding the contravention of the Council’s Procurement Regulations and Financial Regulations, to instruct the Fleet Services Manager to present a report to the Committee at its meeting in February 2018, providing an update on the position; and

(ii)      to note the content of the report and endorse the recommendations for improvement as agreed by the Service.