To: The Members of the RESOURCES COMMITTEE of the Exmoor National Park Authority
A meeting of the Resources Committee will be held in the Committee Room, Exmoor House, Dulverton on 7 January 2003 at 2.30 pm. (Please note the later time for the meeting)
The meeting will be open to the press and public subject to the passing of any resolution under s.100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972.
Dr Nigel Stone
National Park Officer
AGENDA
- Apologies for Absence
- Declarations of Interest:
Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in relation to items on the agenda for this meeting.
(NB. When verbally declaring interests, members are also asked to complete the Disclosure of Interests at Meetings form – copy attached for members only) - Minutes
- To approve as correct records the Minutes (PDF, 104kb) of the meetings of the Committee held on 5 November 2002 (copy attached).
- To consider any Matters Arising from those Minutes, including Minute 11, Simonsbath Sawmill, where the Head of Conservation and Land Management will give a verbal update to members.
- Public Question Time: The Chairman will allow members of the public to ask questions, make statements or present a petition on any matter on the Agenda for this meeting.
- Audit of Accounts 2001/02 – Annual Audit Letter: To receive the Annual Audit Letter from the external auditors, with covering report by the Chief Finance Officer (Paper A (PDF, 319kb)). Mr Richard Tremeer and Mr Barrie Morris from RSM Robson Rhodes, external auditors, will be in attendance.
- Budget for 2003/04 and the Issue of the Levy: The Chief Finance Officer to report on the National Park Grant Settlement (Paper B (PDF, 619kb)).
- Best Value: The National Park Officer to verbally update the Committee on progress on recommendations 19(5) and 43 of the National Parks Review.
- Personnel Update: To consider the report of the Head of Business Management (Paper C (PDF, 1.5Mb)).
- Any Other Business of Urgency
Full Report (PDF, 1.22MB)
Further information on any of the reports can be obtained by contacting the National Park Authority at the address and telephone numbers at the top of the agenda.
Details of the decisions taken at this meeting will be circulated in the formal Minutes which the Authority will be asked to approve as a correct record at its next meeting. In the meantime, details of the decisions can be obtained from Martin Palmer, The Member Services Officer, at Exmoor House.