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 Tuesday 18 November 2003 at 2pm.
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.
(The agenda and papers for this meeting can be downloaded from the Authority’s website at www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk)
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 a correct record the Minutes (PDF, 121kb) of the meeting of the Committee held on 22 July 2003 (copy attached).
- To consider any Matters Arising from the Minutes.
- 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.
- Revised Budget 2003/04: To consider the report of the Chief Finance Officer Paper A (PDF, 293kb).
- Reports of the External Auditors
- Audit of Accounts 2002/03 – Matters Arising
- External Audit 2002/03 – Annual Audit Letter
- Audit of Best Value Performance Plan 2003/04
To consider the covering report of Chief Finance Officer and the Auditors reports (Paper B (PDF, 574kb))
(Richard Tremeer and Susan Waller from RSM Robson Rhodes, external Auditors, will be in attendance) - Energy Consumption: To consider the report of the Head of Business Management (Paper C (PDF, 236kb)).
- Date of Next Meeting: In view of the Audit Report being presented to this meeting, it is recommended that the Committee’s meeting scheduled for 2 pm on 6 January 2004 be cancelled.
- Other Business of Urgency
- Personnel Update
- To consider the report of the Head of Business Management (Paper D (PDF, 182kb)).
- Confidential Business: To consider passing a resolution pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 that the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business arising and that the following information will be considered which is exempt information as presented in Schedule 12A of the Act: -
Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office-holder, former office-holder or applicant to become an office-holder under, the authority - The Chairman of the Authority to give a verbal report concerning an office-holder.
Full Report (PDF, 1.5MB)
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.