May 2009

AGENDA

MEETING:  FINANCE & RESOURCES COMMITTEE

VENUE:  The National Park Office, Yoredale, Bainbridge

DATE/TIME:  Friday, 8 May 2009 at 10.30am

Membership:  R Alderson, A Barker, RA Bird, J Blackie, Mrs A Brooks, A Colley, G Dalton, TRN Harrison-Topham, KJ Lancaster, C Lis and W Weston

Business

1. Membership of the Committee.

2. Minutes of the meeting held on 6 February 2009.

3. Public Question Time.

4. Exclusion of the public from the meeting during the consideration of Item No 20 on the agenda on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 4 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

5. Apologies for absence.

6. Declarations of lobbying.

7. Draft Financial Outturn: Year ended 31 March 2009:

• Report

• Appendices 1-5

• Appendix 6.

8. Draft Statement of Final Accounts (SOFA) 2008/09:

• Report

• Appendix A

• Appendix B.

9. Revision of the 2009/10 budget and the impact of the financial downturn.

10. Review of Financial Regulations:

• Report

• Appendix.

11. Pension Scheme: Employer Discretions.

12. Personnel Policy Revisions.

13. Staffing Matters.

14. Recruitment and Equal Opportunities Monitoring:

• Report

• Appendix 1

• Appendix 2

• Appendix 3.

15. Labour Turnover, Employee Retention and Exit Interview Data.

16. Sickness Absence.

17. Health and Safety update.

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Private business – report circulated to members only

18. Staff Benefits.

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19.Such other business as, in the opinion of the Chairman, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

DAVID BUTTERWORTH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE

National Park Offices
Yoredale, Bainbridge

5 May 2009