Issue - decisions

Appointment of an Independent Member to the Audit and Governance Committee and Changes to the Terms of Reference of the Audit and Governance Committee

26/03/2020 - Appointment of an Independent Member to the Audit and Governance Committee and Changes to the Terms of Reference of the Audit and Governance Committee

To take the following urgent decision:

(1)  That, from the Civic Year 2020/21, an Independent Member is co-opted on to the Audit and Governance Committee on a non-voting basis;

(2)  That the appointment of the Independent Member is delegated to the Audit and Governance Committee;

(3)  That the process for selecting and recommending an appropriate candidate is delegated to the Head of Policy and Resources in consultation with the Chair of Audit and Governance Committee;

(4)  The appointment panel will comprise of cross party representation from within the Audit and Governance Committee and supported by the Chief Financial Officer, Monitoring Officer and Chief Internal Auditor as required;

(5)  The Independent Member will be required to observe at all times the Members Code of Conduct as set out in Part 5 of the Constitution and will be provided with an appointment letter which will include a provision for either party to terminate the arrangement on 1 months notice;

(6)  That, from the Civic Year 2020/21, the Chair of the Audit and Governance Committee shall not be a member of the political group or groups forming the administration; and

(7)  The Audit and Governance Committee’s Terms of Reference as set out in Attachment 1 (Appendix 2).