Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

This report sets out the new accounting issues that the Council is currently considering and the preparations we are making to undertake a timely and accurate closure of the Council’s accounts for 2014/15.

The Audit Committee are invited to consider and comment on the report.

Officer Contact: Christine Buxton on Tel: 474 4124 or email: christine.buxton@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the new accounting issues that the Council was currently considering and the preparations being made to undertake a timely and accurate closure of the Council’s accounts for 2014/15.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That an additional meeting of the Audit Committee be scheduled for Wednesday 19 August 2015 at 6.00pm to enable the committee to consider the audited Statement of Accounts for 2014/15.

(3) That the Democratic Services Manager be requested to make provision in the 2016/17 Council Business Programme for the earlier scheduled closure of accounts.