Agenda item - Chair's Communications

3.1      The Chair welcomed new councillor members to the Committee.  The Chair also welcomed the new co-optee Diane Bushell.  The Chair stressed that although council members represented political parties she hoped that the Committee could work together in the best interests of the city council.  

3.2      The Chair thanked Councillor Les Hamilton for chairing the Committee in recent years.

3.3      The Chair informed members that a Financial and Standards Panel training session would be arranged in due course.

3.4      The Interim Executive Director Finance & Resources reported that a covering report on the Draft Statement of Accounts should have been included on the agenda.  The Draft Statement of Accounts had been circulated to members of the committee and had been left in Members Rooms.  There would be a full debate on this matter at the next meeting in September when members would be asked to sign off the accounts.  The accounts would be available from 20 July.  Training on this matter would be made available to members before the next meeting.  Any questions about the Draft Statement of Accounts should be directed to Nigel Manvell, Head of Financial Services.