Issue - meetings

Report by Chief Executive

The Council considered a report which advised of the Accounts Commission findings on the Controller of Audits Statutory Report on the Council and on the statutory requirements in relation to the Council’s consideration of the Commission’s findings together with the draft action plan in response to the findings.

Decision

1.     The Council welcomes the findings, particularly in relation to the progress the Council has made; the significantly improved relationships amongst elected members and between elected members and officers, which provide a sound basis for tackling future challenges, and the Council’s sound approach to financial planning and budgeting which has allowed it to achieve financial balance in the short term.

2.     Agreed to accept the recommendations and the development of an action plan to take forward the Statutory Report and Accounts Commission findings.

3.     Agreed the draft action in appendix 2 of the report which sets out how the Council will implement the recommendations of the report.

(Ref: Report by the Chief Executive dated 1 June 2020, submitted)