Agenda and minutes

Constitution Committee - Friday, 24 May 2024 12.00 pm

Venue: Sparkenhoe Committee Room, County Hall, Glenfield

Contact: Mrs. J. Twomey (Tel: 0116 305 2583) Email: joanne.twomey@leics.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Appointment of Chairman Minutes: RESOLVED: That Mr. N. J. Rushton CC be appointed Chairman for the period ending with the date of the Annual Meeting of the County Council in 2025.
2.	Appointment of Deputy Chairman Minutes: RESOLVED: That Mrs. D. Taylor CC be elected Deputy Chairman for the period ending with the date of the Annual Meeting of the County Council in 2025. Mrs. D. Taylor CC in the Chair.
3.	Minutes of the previous meeting. PDF 80 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 30 April 2024 were taken as read, confirmed and signed.
4.	Question Time. Minutes: The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 35.
5.	Questions asked by members. Minutes: The Chief Executive reported that no questions had been received under Standing Order 7(3) and 7(5).
6.	Urgent items. Minutes: There were no urgent items for consideration.
7.	Declarations of interest. Minutes: The Chairman invited members who wished to do so to declare any interest in respect of items on the agenda for the meeting. No declarations were made.
8.	Statement of Accounts, Annual Governance Statement and Pension Fund Accounts 2022/23 PDF 192 KB Additional documents: Appendix A - Financial Statements 2022-23 , item 8. PDF 2 MB Appendix B - LCC Audit Findings Report , item 8. PDF 8 MB Appendix C - LPF Audit Findings Report , item 8. PDF 4 MB Appendix D - LCC Letter of Rep , item 8. PDF 102 KB Appendix E - LPF Letter of Rep , item 8. PDF 83 KB Appendix F - LCC AAR 2022-23 - Final , item 8. PDF 12 MB Minutes: The Committee considered a report of the Director of Corporate Resources which presented the 2022/23 financial statements for approval, and reported the key findings from the external audit of the accounts. A copy of the report, marked ‘Agenda Item 8’, is filed with these minutes. The Cabinet Lead Member for Resources Mr. L. Breckon CC welcomed the positive report from the auditors and thanked the Director of Corporate Resources for his work on the financial statements. RESOLVED: That the financial statements for 2022/23 be approved.