November 2017

Finance, Risk, Audit and Standards Committee 

• Decide budgeting and financial matters, in accordance with the Authority's Financial Regulations
• Monitoring the performance against budgets and set financial targets and budgets for future years
• Monitor the Authority's performance against targets
• Consider, adopt and monitor corporate personnel policies and practices
• Steer the organisation towards the highest ethical standards and the fullest possible compliance with Nolan Principles and the organisation's Values and Codes of Conduct

Meeting: Finance, Risk, Audit and Standards Committee

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

Date: Monday 20 November 2017 at 10.00am

Business

1.  Apologies for absence

2.  Public Minutes of the meeting held on 4 September 2017

3.  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.

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

5. 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 on the Agenda  Paragraph No

15                                        1,2,3,4
16                                        4,8
17                                       1,2,3,4
18                                       1,2,3,4,5

6.  Business Plan 6 monthly Performance Indicators Update

7.  Health and Safety Update

8.  2017/2018 Finance Update

9.  External Funding

10. Draft Budget Estimate

11. Mid Year Treasury

12. Financial Regulations – Verbal

13. Risk Management Strategy Update

14. IT Update

Private Business - Minutes/Reports Circulated To Members Only

15. Private Minutes of the meeting held on 4 September 2017

16. Sutton Bank National Park Centre

17. Complaints and Compliments Review

18. Proposed Changes to Grievance Procedure, Whistleblowing Policy and Other Matters

19. 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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