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Recruitment of a Lay Member to the Audit Committee

Meeting: 27/01/2021 - Audit Committee (Item 23)

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Decision:

(a)       That one additional lay member be recruited to the Audit Committee in place of an elected member with effect from May 2022; and

 

(b)       That the recruitment panel consisting of the Chair of the Council, Chair of the Audit Committee plus the Cabinet Member for Finance and two other Audit Committee members makes a recommendation to Council for appointment.

Minutes:

The Chief Officer (Governance) presented a report on the recruitment process of an additional lay member to the Audit Committee as required by the Local Government & Elections (Wales) Act.

 

Although Welsh Government had recently confirmed that the change would not take effect until May 2022, the report was shared at this stage to allow time for the recruitment process to commence later in the year.  The recommendations in the report had been approved by County Council on 26 January.

 

The second recommendation was amended to clarify that two other Audit Committee members would form part of the recruitment panel, as reflected in the Executive Summary.  On that basis, the recommendations were moved and seconded by Councillors Johnson and Axworthy.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(a)       That one additional lay member be recruited to the Audit Committee in place of an elected member with effect from May 2022; and

 

(b)       That the recruitment panel consisting of the Chair of the Council, Chair of the Audit Committee plus the Cabinet Member for Finance and two other Audit Committee members makes a recommendation to Council for appointment.