STATEMENT OF DECISIONS
MADE AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD
HELD ON 28TH
JUNE 2006
PRESENT:
Councillor Brian
Silvester
(Leader of the Council in the Chair)
Councillor Rachel
Bailey
(Portfolio Holder for Planning)
Councillor David
Brickhill
(Portfolio Holder for Economic Development)
Councillor John
Dwyer
(Portfolio Holder for Safer Communities)
Councillor Graham
Fenton
(Portfolio Holder for Finance)
Councillor John
Hammond
(Portfolio Holder for the Local Environment)
Councillor Margaret
Simon
(Portfolio Holder for Customers)
Councillor Ray
Westwood
(Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods)
NON-BOARD MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Councillors B H Dykes and M R Jones
OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE:
Jenny
Cross
(Executive Director, Treasury and Corporate Support)
Paul
Goodwin
(Assistant Director Accountancy)
Bill
Howie
(Democratic Services Manager)
Joanne
Smith
(Democratic Services Officer)
Alan
Wenham
(Chief Executive)
NOTE: The following Decisions should be read in
conjunction with the corresponding reports which accompanied the
Board Agenda issued on 20th June 2006. The
agenda and reports are available on the Council's Internet
Website. www.crewe-nantwich.gov.uk
30.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
No Member made any declaration of interest in any item of
business on the agenda.
31.
BOARD DECISIONS 15TH JUNE 2006
The Board received the Statement of Decisions made at a
meeting held on 15th June 2006.
32.
FINANCIAL OUT-TURN AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2005/06
The Board considered the report of Councillor Graham Fenton,
Portfolio Holder for Finance.
The report presented the Statement of Accounts for
2005/2006. It also contained a summary of
outturn against revised estimates for each portfolio together with
a brief narrative on the main variances for
2005/06. The out-turn on key income
streams and the monitoring of targets for income collection and
progress on recovery of arrears was also included in the
report.
An amendment to the Statement of Accounts to take account of
amendments to the Consolidated Balance Sheet (and a related entry
in the Statement of Total Movements in Reserves) and the Cash Flow
Statement was distributed at the meeting.
Jenny Cross and the Accountancy section were thanked for the
excellent results they had achieved with the budget and Statement
of Accounts and for the hard work undertaken to ensure the
deadlines were met.
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL:
That the Statement of Accounts 2005/06 subject to the
amendments tabled at the meeting, be approved.
Alternative Options:
None considered.
Reasons for the Decision:
(a)
The Statement of Accounts 2005/06 requires approval by
Council before 30th June 2006 in accordance with
Regulation 10(3)(a) and 10(5) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations
2003.
(b)
The Statement of Accounts 2005/06 has been prepared in
accordance with the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting
in the United Kingdom A Statement of Recommended Practice 2005 (the
SORP).
(c)
The out-turn report and the Statement of Accounts informs
Members of the recent financial performance of the authority and
how it contributes to forward planning.
33.
STATEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL
The Board considered the report of Councillor Graham Fenton,
Portfolio Holder for Finance.
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003 had established
requirements relating to systems of internal control and the review
and reporting of those systems. It is required
that a Statement on Internal Control, prepared in accordance with
proper practices, is published with the Statement of
Accounts. The report presented the Statement on
Internal Control for approval.
An additional paragraph which took account of Baker Tilly's
'low risk' assessment of the Council, as expressed in their Audit
& Inspection Plan 2006/07 was recommended for inclusion in
section 4 (Review of Effectiveness) and copies were distributed at
the meeting.
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL:
That the Statement on Internal Control together with
the additional paragraph tabled at the meeting, be
approved.
Alternative Options:
None considered.
Reasons for the Decision:
(a)
It is a requirement of the Accounts and Audit Regulations
2003 that a Statement on Internal Control is published with the
Statement of Accounts.
(b)
The Statement
on Internal Control has been prepared in accordance with best
accounting practice.
(c)
Internal Control
involves prevention and detection of error and fraud.
................................................................Signed