Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Members received a report of the Town Clerk, which presented proposals from the last survey of the Audit and Risk Management Committee Members. 

Members agreed that, going forward, they would receive some extensive survey every 3 years, with light touch reviews in the interim 2 years.  Members suggested that the surveys could incorporate a facilitated workshop and favoured 1-4 scoring, with the opportunity to add comments.  Members agreed to receive the first extensive survey in 2018.

In respect of adding an Annual Report to the Court on the Committee’s effectiveness, referred to above in ‘Terms of Reference’, Members noted that this was best practice but asked officers to be mindful of it being too formulaic.  Members suggested that the report be concise and give assurance.  The Town Clerk advised that this report would complement the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) and some sections of the AGS might be better placed in an annual report on the Committee’s effectiveness.

RESOLVED, that:

1.         The Committee Effectiveness Survey continue a 3-yearly basis, with the next Survey in 2018 and the intermittent years (2019 and 2020) having a more ‘light touch’ review.

2.         That the Court of Common Council receive an Annual Report on the work of the Committee.