You are requested to attend an AUDIT AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE to be held in the Shared Resource Centre, Blaenavon on 16th SEPTEMBER 2010 at 10am.

Please could members arrive at 9.00am in time for a tour of the Shared Resource Centre. The Committee will then start at 10am.

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence

2. Declarations of interest

3. To receive/confirm the minutes and actions of the meeting held on the 24th June 2010

4. Presentation on Public Sector Broadband Aggregation Collaboration

5. To receive/consider the attached Member Report from the Chief Executive.

6. To receive/consider the attached reports from the Treasurer:

a) Statement of Accounts  Appendix 
b) Treasury Management Activity 
c) Monitoring of Revenue Budget 2010/11 – Secretariat & Members’ Costs  Appendix 

7. To receive/consider the attached reports from the Wales Audit Office:

a) External Audit Update
b) ISA 260 Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements 　 　 　 　 　

8. To receive/consider the following reports from Internal Audit:

a) Monmouthshire County Council Completion of Contract 
b) Proposed Internal Audit Strategy

9. To receive/consider the attached reports from the Chief Constable:

a) Financial Monitoring  Appendix 1 2 3 4
b) Outstanding Audit/Inspection Recommendations  Appendix 1 2
c) Verbal Update on Operation Jasmine Costing/Exit Strategy
d) Network Connectivity
e) Outline Asset Management Strategy
f)  Value for Money Profiles  Appendix 1 2
g) Continuous Improvement  Appendix
h) Police Funding Formula Consultation
i)  Neighbourhood Police Stations
    Abercarn  1b 2a 2b 2c
    Caerphilly  1b 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 2g 2h
    Duffryn Asda  1b 2a 
    Fochriw  1b 2a 2b 2c
    Malpas Box  1b 2a 2b 
    Oakdale  1b 2a
j)  Collaborative Contract for the Provision of Print and Photocopier Paper
k) Extension of the Provision of Building Cleaning Services
l)  Extension of the Provision of Window Cleaning Service

10. To consider whether to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that they may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 4 of Schedule 12(A), paragraph 18 of the said Act.

11. To receive/consider the attached member report from the Chief Executive

12. To identify any risks arising from this meeting