Decision details

RESOLVED that Cabinet –

(a)         approves that the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate Resources be authorised, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer, to agree the outturn position / report  each year in order to provide the necessarily flexibility to comply with the new statutory timetable for publishing the Council’s Statement of Accounts;

(b)         approves that the Scheme of Delegation – Schedule 3 - Responsibility for Executive Functions Part 3.41 of the Constitution be amended to include that specific delegation; and

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that

(c)         the Council’s Constitution be amended to reflect the proposed changes to the Financial and Procurement Procedure Rules as set out in the Appendix to item A.10 to the Joint Report of the Leader of the Council and the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate Services.