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Recommendation from Finance & Management Scrutiny Committee

14/07/2023 - Matters raised by Overview and Scrutiny or Audit and Governance

Councillor Dan Levy, Executive Member for Finance, introduced and gave a detailed overview of the report, which considered a recommendation made to the Executive by the Finance and Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee, at its meeting on 14 June 2023.

Councillor Dan Levy proposed that the Executive agree it’s response to the recommendation from the Finance and Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee as set out in Annex B. This was seconded by Councillor Alaric Smith, was put to a vote and was unanimously agreed by the Executive.

The Executive Resolved to:

  1. Explore the idea of the recruitment of a permanent Credit Controller to help strengthen staffing levels within the Council’s finance team.
  2. Agree to consider the idea now with partners, and depending on the outcome of those discussions, include provisions within the draft budget for 2023/2024.