Havant Borough Council
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Meeting
Governance, Audit and Finance Board (20/06/2018 - 01/02/2021) - Havant
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 28th January 2020
5:30 PM
Tuesday, 28th January 2020
5:30 PM
End:
Tuesday, 28th January 2020
9:30 PM
Tuesday, 28th January 2020
9:30 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Tuesday, 28th January 2020
5:30 PM
Tuesday, 28th January 2020
5:30 PM
Finished:
Tuesday, 28th January 2020
10:30 PM
Tuesday, 28th January 2020
10:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
28 Jan 2020
28 Jan 2020
Location:
Tournebury Room , Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant PO9 2AX
Tournebury Room , Public Service Plaza, Civic Centre Road, Havant PO9 2AX
Meeting Attendees
Chairman
Councillor Anthony Briggs
Present, as expected
Committee Member
Leader - Independent Group
Councillor Prad Bains
Present, as expected
Committee Member
Leader of the Labour Party
Councillor Terry Hart
Present, as expected
Committee Member
Councillor Kenneth Smith
Apologies
Committee Member
Councillor Joanne Thomas
Present, as expected
Committee Member
Chairman of Audit and Finance Committee
Councillor Mark Inkster
Present, as expected
Co-Optee
Councillor Malc Carpenter
Apologies
Secretary
Democratic Services Officer
Mark Gregory
Expected
Agenda
1
Apologies
To receive apologies for absence.
Minutes
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors, Carpenter, Patel, Smith and Wade.
2
Minutes
To confirm the minutes of the Governance and Audit Committee held on 27 November 2019.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes of Previous Meeting 20 Jan 2020
Minutes
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Governance and Audit Committee held on 27 November 2019 be agreed as a correct record and be signed by the Chairman.
4
Declarations of Interest
Minutes
There were no declarations of interests relating to matters on the agenda.
6
Serving You - Challenge Session (Presentation)
Minutes
The Board received a presentation updating the Board on the Serving You publication.
The Cabinet Lead and officers answered questions raised by Members of the Board.
The Board expressed its continued concern that an overreliance on the web to communicate its latest news excluded a large part of the Borough’s communities.
The officers agree to look at alternative ways of engaging the public.
The Cabinet Lead and officers answered questions raised by Members of the Board.
The Board expressed its continued concern that an overreliance on the web to communicate its latest news excluded a large part of the Borough’s communities.
The officers agree to look at alternative ways of engaging the public.
7
Exclusion of the Press and Public
The Board is asked to consider whether to pass a resolution excluding the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the agenda. If members wish to do so then this could be achieved by passing the following resolution. Members are not required to pass the resolution but the Interim Head of Legal recommends this as to the items set out below.
That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the items headed and numbered as below because:
it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during that item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information of the descriptions specified in paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 shown against the heading in question; and
in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
Item 8 Budget Update
(Paragraph 3)
Item 9 Corporate Services Contract
(Paragraph 3)
Paragraph 3 Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
That the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the items headed and numbered as below because:
it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during that item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information of the descriptions specified in paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 shown against the heading in question; and
in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
Item 8 Budget Update
(Paragraph 3)
Item 9 Corporate Services Contract
(Paragraph 3)
Paragraph 3 Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)
Minutes
RESOLVED that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the minutes headed and numbered as below because:
it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during those minutes there would be disclosure to them of exempt information of the descriptions specified in paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 shown against the heading in question; and
in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
Minute 38 - Budget Update (Paragraph 3)
Minute 39 – Corporate Services Contract (Paragraph 3)
it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during those minutes there would be disclosure to them of exempt information of the descriptions specified in paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 shown against the heading in question; and
in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
Minute 38 - Budget Update (Paragraph 3)
Minute 39 – Corporate Services Contract (Paragraph 3)
8
Budget Update (Presentation)
Minutes
The Board was given an opportunity to comment on the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel.
The Board expressed concern over the lack of evidence to support the recommendations set out in the report.
RESOLVED that Council be recommended not to agree to the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel but to adopt the scheme recommended by the Board at its meeting held on 27 November 2019.
The Board expressed concern over the lack of evidence to support the recommendations set out in the report.
RESOLVED that Council be recommended not to agree to the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel but to adopt the scheme recommended by the Board at its meeting held on 27 November 2019.
9
Corporate Services Contract (Presentation)
Minutes
The Board was given opportunity to comment on the Corporate Services Contract.
RESOLVED that the verbal report be noted.
RESOLVED that the verbal report be noted.
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