Issue - meetings

Business Resource Centre

Meeting: 28/01/2020 - Audit Committee (Item 7)

Business Resource Centre

To consider the report of the Chief Officer Resources.

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Minutes:

Having regard to the views expressed by the Proper Officer regarding the public interest test, that on balance the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information and that the report should be exempt.

 

RESOLVED that the public be excluded whilst this item of business is transacted as it is likely there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972 (as amended).

Consideration was given to report of the Chief Officer Resources. 

 

Upon receipt of advice from the Solicitor, it was confirmed that the two Members who had been contacted by a member of the public in relation to the decommissioning of the Business Resource Centre could remain in the meeting and take part in any discussion that ensued as Members confirmed they had not offered comment on issues brought to their attention by this member of the public and Members confirmed that they had directed this person to an appropriate Council Officer to discuss issues.

 

At this juncture, the Audit and Risk Manager presented the report and the findings contained therein.

 

A lengthy discussion ensued when numerous Members expressed their concern regarding the detailed findings and requested that the Managing Director and relevant officers from the Regeneration, Community Services and Social Services Directorates and Health & Safety Advisors be invited to attend a Special Audit Committee to provide responses to Members’ questions in respect of this report. 

 

RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be DEFERRED pending a Special Meeting of the Audit Committee being convened to discuss this matter.