March 2018

National Park Authority Agenda

Meeting: North York Moors National Park Authority

Venue: The National Park Office, The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley

Date: Monday 19 March 2018 at 10am

Business

1.  Apologies for absence

2.  Public Minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2017.

3.  Public Question Time.

4.  Members are reminded that it is their responsibility to declare the nature of any personal, prejudicial and/or disclosureable interests relating to any agenda item immediately prior to its consideration and are encouraged to complete a written declaration using the form provided.

5.  Emergency Evacuation Procedure – The Chair to inform Members of the Public of the emergency evacuation procedure.

6.  Exclusion of the public from the meeting during consideration of each of the items of business shown in Column 1 of the following table on the grounds that each involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 specified in Column 2:-

Item No             Paragraph No

21                            4 & 8
22                            1 & 2
23                            1, 2, 3 & 4
24                            1 & 2

7. KPMG Audit Plan, Presented by Matthew Moor, Audit Manager

8.  Corporate Risk Register

9.  Budget Estimate 2018/19

10. Treasury Management and the Prudential Code of Capital finance Report

11. Interest Group to speak to Members – David Bream (Voluntary Ranger, Day Task  Leader, Maintenance Volunteer, MDU Volunteer)

12. Feedback from Lead Members on Forums (Verbal update on the Health and Wellbeing Work – S Oswald)

13. 2017 Staff Survey Results

14. Communications Strategy

15. Changes to Standing Orders, the Scheme of Delegation and Financial Regulations

16. Review of the Authority’s Complaints Policy

17. Health and Safety

18. This Exploited Land of Iron Annual Update

19. Reports from Members on Outside Bodies

20. On The Record (include Members travel expenses, tax & NI letter from HMRC)

Private Business - Minutes/Reports Circulated To Members Only

21. Private Minutes of the meeting held on 18 December 2017.

22. Proposal for the Creation of a UK National Parks Charity

23. ICO Draft Report into Complaint ref: 17 007 580/IT4/KB1 (including Enforcement Charges)

24. Appointment of Interim s151 Officer and Deputy s151 Officer

25. Such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

Andy Wilson, Chief Executive (National Park Officer)

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