Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services)

The report details a proposal to amend PR5 Finance Procedure Rule of the Council’s Constitution to include reference to Maintained Schools being permitted to make use of the Corporate Credit Card Scheme and Business Charge Cards.

The Executive is invited to comment on the report and recommend that the Council Meeting adopt the proposed amendment.

Officer contact: Craig Ainsworth, 0161 474 3204, craig.ainsworth@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider a proposed amendment to the Financial Procedure Rules of the Council’s Constitution to broaden the coverage of the Corporate Credit Card procedure rules to allow maintained schools to use business charge cards, with appropriate financial controls.

The Constitution Working Party had considered the proposal on 25 July 2012 and recommended that the Constitution be amended in line with the wording set out in the report.

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to amend paragraph 9 of PR5 Financial Procedure Rules of the Council Constitution to include the following paragraph:

“9.20 Maintained Schools are permitted to make use of the Corporate Credit Card Scheme and may also use Business Charge Cares in accordance with the usage policy set down on credit cards/ charge cards in the Scheme for Financing Schools.”