Special Argyll and Bute Council held on 25 March 2024
Argyll and Bute Council · 25 April 2024
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MINUTES of SPECIAL MEETING of ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on MONDAY, 25 MARCH 2024 Present: Councillor Maurice Corry (Chair) Councillor John Armour Councillor Gordon Blair Councillor Jan Brown Councillor Math Campbell-Sturgess Councillor Garret Corner Councillor Robin Currie Councillor Audrey Forrest Councillor Kieron Green Councillor Amanda Hampsey Councillor Daniel Hampsey Councillor Graham Hardie Councillor Fiona Howard Councillor Willie Hume Councillor Mark Irvine Councillor Andrew Kain Councillor Jennifer Kelly Councillor Paul Donald Kennedy Councillor Jim Lynch Councillor Luna Martin Councillor Tommy MacPherson Councillor Ian MacQuire Councillor Dougie McFadzean Councillor Julie McKenzie Councillor Yvonne McNeilly Councillor Ross Moreland Councillor Gemma Penfold Councillor Dougie Philand Councillor Alastair Redman Councillor William Sinclair Councillor Andrew Vennard Councillor Peter Wallace Attending: Pippa Milne, Chief Executive Douglas Hendry, Executive Director Kirsty Flanagan, Executive Director / Section 95 Officer David Logan, Head of Legal and Regulatory Support Anne Blue, Head of Financial Services Shona Barton, Governance Manager 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Reeni Kennedy-Boyle, Gary Mulvaney and Iain Shonny Paterson. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest intimated. 3. 2022-23 AUDITED ANNUAL ACCOUNTS The Council gave consideration to a report providing an update on the external audit of the Annual Accounts for the Council for the year ended 31 March 2023. There had been a significant delay in the completion of the audit. The audit of the accounts for 2022-23 was complete and Mazars had issued an unqualified opinion. Decision Argyll and Bute Council – 1. noted that the audit was complete and Mazars had issued an unqualified opinion on the Council’s Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023;
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2. approved for signature the Council’s audited annual accounts for 2022-23; 3. noted Mazars Annual Audit Report and follow up letter for 2022-23; 4. approved for signature the ISA 580 letter of representation; and 5. noted that the Audit of the Charitable Trusts was expected to be completed in April and the Charitable Trust Accounts would be submitted to Council and Audit and Scrutiny Committee thereafter. (Reference: Report by Section 95 Officer dated 18 March 2024, submitted)