The Portfolio Holder or Safe Communities requested that Cabinet reserve the right to recall the Members Affairs Advisory Group, should the need arise.

Resolved: That

a)         the Membership of the Advisory Groups be as follows:

Finance Advisory Group

Membership

Cllrs. Firth, Fittock, Grint, McGarvey, Ramsay (Chairman) and Scholey.

Terms of Reference

(a)       The Value for Money Portfolio Holder to be a member of the Finance Advisory Group.

(b)       The Chairman of the Group to be selected from the membership of the Group.

(c)        To provide pro-active financial advice to the Cabinet and the Performance and Governance Committee.

(d)       To monitor the financial performance of the Council on a regular basis.

(e)       To be involved in ensuring that the Council is financially consistent and focussed.

(f)        To respond to requests from the Cabinet and the Performance and Governance Committee on any appropriate financial issue.

(g)       To consider any external audit report resulting from the Statement of Accounts and any recommendations and comments received from the         District Auditor.

(h)       To monitor and advise on the delivery of the Council’s Medium Term Financial Strategy.

Local Development Framework Advisory Group

Membership

Cllrs. Bosley, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Davison (Chairman), Mrs. Dawson, Fittock and Walshe.

Other Members: Mr. R. Parry, Mr. Coupland, Mr. Czarnowski and a Management Team representative.

Terms of Reference

To create new reporting procedures for preparation of the Local Development Framework.

b) it be noted that the right would be reserved to recall the Members Affairs Group, should the need arise.