Issue - meetings

(i)       to approve the Council’s audited Annual Accounts 2017/18 for signature by the Director of Resources, Chief Executive and Council Co-Leader;

(ii)      to approve the audited Annual Accounts 2017/18 for those registered charities where the Council was the sole trustee and to nominate a trustee to sign the accounts;

(iii)      to note that the Interim Chief Officer Finance would provide a response to a question from the Convener relating to Music School Tutors;

(iv)     to request the Director of Resources and the Interim Chief Officer Finance to relay the thanks from the Committee to their teams for the work undertaken to get the annual accounts audited earlier than previous years; and

(v)      to note the thanks to the External Audit Team for the work in relation to auditing the accounts.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which (1) provided an overview of the Council’s 2017/18 audited Annual Accounts; and (2) presented the 2017/18 audited Annual Accounts for those registered charities where the Council was the sole trustee and were subject to statutory requirements for separate accounts and audit opinions.

The report recommended:

That the Committee -

(a)      approve the Council’s audited Annual Accounts 2017/18 for signature by the Director of Resources, Chief Executive and Council Co-Leader; and

(b)      approve the audited Annual Accounts 2017/18 for those registered charities where the Council was the sole trustee and to nominate a trustee to sign the accounts.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to note that the Interim Chief Officer Finance would provide a response to a question from the Convener relating to Music School Tutors;

(ii)      to request the Director of Resources and the Interim Chief Officer Finance to relay the thanks from the Committee to their teams for the work undertaken to get the annual accounts audited earlier than previous years;

(iii)      to note the thanks to the External Audit Team for the work in relation to auditing the accounts; and

(iv)     to otherwise approve the recommendations contained in the report.