Agenda

Governance Committee - Tuesday, 12th November, 2024 6.30 pm

Venue: Barum Room - Brynsworthy. View directions

Contact: Corporate and Community Services 01271 388253

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for absence
2.	To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23rd September 2024 PDF 502 KB
3.	Items brought forward which in the opinion of the Chair should be considered by the meeting as a matter of urgency.
4.	Declarations of Interests. Please telephone the Corporate and Community Services team to prepare a form for your signature before the meeting. Interests must be re-declared when the item is called. A declaration of interest under the Code of Conduct will be a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, an Other Registrable Interest or a Non-Registrable Interest. If the item directly relates to your interest you must declare the interest and leave the room for the item, save in the case of Other Registrable Interests or Non-Registrable Interests where you may first speak on the item as a member of the public if provision has been made for the public to speak. If the matter does not directly relate to your interest but still affects it then you must consider whether you are affected to a greater extent than most people and whether a reasonable person would consider your judgement to be clouded, if you are then you must leave the room for the item (although you may speak as a member of the public if provision has been made for the public to speak) or, if you are not, then you can declare the interest but still take part).
5.	To agree the agenda between Part 'A' and Part 'B' (Confidential Restricted Information).
	PART A
6.	Review of Chief Officer Salary Levels PDF 328 KB View the background to item 6. Report by the Leader (attached) Additional documents: LGA North Devon Briefing Note , item 6. PDF 382 KB
7.	Government Consultation - Enabling remote attendance and proxy voting at council meetings PDF 466 KB Proposed response to Government Consultation (attached). Chief Executive to report.
8.	Internal Audit In-Year Monitoring Report 2024-25 PDF 976 KB Report by Devon Assurance Partnership (DAP) (attached).
9.	External Audit Completion Report PDF 2 MB Report by Bishop Fleming (attached).
10.	External Audit - Auditors Annual Report PDF 2 MB Report by Bishop Fleming (attached).
11.	Letter of Representation PDF 234 KB View the background to item 11. Letter of Representation (attached). Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive to report.
12.	Audit Recommendation Tracker PDF 474 KB Report by the Chief Executive (attached). Additional documents: Appendix A , item 12. PDF 271 KB Appendix B , item 12. PDF 126 KB Appendix C , item 12. PDF 125 KB Appendix D , item 12. PDF 77 KB Appendix E , item 12. PDF 271 KB
13.	Work Programme PDF 481 KB To consider the work programme for 2024-2025 (attached).
14.	Exclusion of Public and Press and Restriction of Documents RECOMMENDED: (a) That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended from time to time), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). (b) That all documents and reports relating to the item be confirmed as “Not for Publication”.
	PART B (Confidential Restricted Information)