Issue - meetings

(i)       to concur with the thanks given from the Convener to the Chief Officer Finance and his team for the significant amount of work undertaken to complete the accounts early and have them before the Committee;

(ii)      to note the thanks from the Chief Officer Finance to his team, external partners and External Audit for the commitment and constructive communication throughout preparation of the accounts and the audit process;

(iii)      to approve the Council’s audited Annual Accounts for the financial year 2018/19 for signature by the Chief Officer Finance, Chief Executive and the Council Co-leader; and

(iv)     to approve the audited Annual Accounts 2018/19 for those registered charities where the Council is the sole trustee and nominate a trustee to sign the accounts.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an overview of the Council’s 2018/19 audited accounts and for those registered charities where the Council was th sole trustee and where subject to statutory requirements for separate accounts and audit opinions.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee

(a)      approve the Council’s audited Annual Accounts for the financial year 2018/19 for signature by the Chief Officer Finance, Chief Executive and the Council Co-leader; and

(b)      approve the audited Annual Accounts 2018/19 for those registered charities where the Council is the sole trustee and nominate a trustee to sign the accounts.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to thank the Chief Officer Finance and his team for the significant amount of work undertaken to complete the accounts early and have them before the Committee;

(ii)      to note the thanks from the Chief Officer Finance to his team, external partners and External Audit for the commitment and constructive communication throughout preparation of the accounts and the audit process; and

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