Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved :-

(i)            to note the content of the report and the accompanying results of the Executive team review contained at Appendix A; and

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer, ACHSCP, to review the role of the Chief Finance Officer to ensure sufficient support is available to allow the CFO to undertake the responsibilities allocated to the post and provide assurance to the Committee via a report when completed.

The Committee had before it the report from the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), ACHSCP which presented the results of the review undertaken by the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (AHSCP) Leadership Team, as at Appendix A, against financial governance requirements contained in the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)’s statement on the ‘Role of the Chief Financial Officer in Local Government (2016)’ .

Members heard a summary of the report and that the CFO had been nominated the Deputy Chief Officer and been allocated additional responsibility.

Members stated that they wished assurance that the primary functions of the CFO would still be delivered and that the additional responsibilities would not impact on that role.

The report recommended :-

that the Committee note the content of the report and the accompanying results of the Executive team review contained at Appendix A.

The Committee resolved :-

(i)            to approve the recommendation; and

(ii)          to instruct the Chief Officer, ACHSCP, to review the role of the Chief Finance Officer to ensure sufficient support is available to allow the CFO to undertake the responsibilities allocated to the post and provide assurance to the Committee via a report when completed.