PAPER B

 
SCRUTINY ENQUIRY SCOPING DOCUMENT

 

 

RESPONSIBLE BODY

 

Scrutiny Committee

ENQUIRY NAME

 

Use of Council’s Reserves

REFERENCE NUMBER

 

SC/05/06

OUTLINE OF ENQUIRY

 

To clarify the Council’s balances and reserves for 2006/07 following the setting of the Council budget.

REASON FOR ENQUIRY

 

To ensure that the balances contained within the Council’s reserves are sufficient following the Council budget for 2006/07 and subsequent years.

PROPOSED OUTCOME/S

 

To ensure that the Council’s balances and reserves provide an adequate financial cushion commensurate with known and anticipated financial risks.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

 

Council’s Financial Procedure Rules

CIPFA Standards of Professional Practice

Budget report to Full Council 22 February 2006

Annual Audit and Inspection Letter – Accounts and Governance

 

What will not be included

 

Any specific service revenue budget

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

 

Council’s Chief Financial Officer

Cabinet Member for Resources, Audit, Council Efficiency and Customer Champion

RELEVANT AIM HIGH-CORPORATE AND/OR COMMUNITY STRATEGY/IES

 

Aim High:

 

To be a High Performing, Cost Effective Council

LEAD MEMBER

 

 

 

 

OFFICER INVOLVEMENT

 

Lead Link Officer:

 

 

 

Overview and Scrutiny Team:

 

 

 

 

DATE OF INITIATION

 

 

PROPOSED DATE OF COMPLETION

 

 

Appendix 1

Appendix 2