Dear Member,

 

A meeting of the Highland and Western Isles Valuation Joint Board will be held in Committee Room 2, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 10.30 a.m. 

 

Your attendance at the meeting is invited and I append a note of the business to be transacted.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

R Pieroni

Clerk to the Board

 

 

Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.   

 

Business

 

1.           Apologies

 

2.           Minutes of Last Meeting

 

There are circulated for confirmation Minutes of Meeting on 12 September 2007. 

 

3.     Appointment of Monitoring Officer

 

Members are advised that, at their meeting held on 24 November 2004, the Board appointed Mr Alan Simpson, Head of Legal Services of the Highland Council, as the Board’s Monitoring Officer.  Following the retirement of Mr Simpson, Members are informed that Miss Leslie Johnstone has been confirmed as Acting Head of Legal Services, the Highland Council.

 

The Board is invited to appoint Miss Johnstone as Monitoring Officer to the Board, until further notice.

 

4.           Revenue Budget Monitoring Statement 2007/08

 

There is circulated, for noting, Report No VAL-24-07 comprising a statement on Revenue Expenditure and Income for the period to 31 October 2007.

 

5.       Report on 2006/07 Audit

 

There is circulated Report No VAL-25a-07 by the Treasurer introducing and commenting on the External Audit Report to Members, in respect of the Final Accounts, for the financial year ended 31 March 2007.  The 2006/07 Statement of Accounts is appended to the report. 

 

The External Auditor’s Report is also circulated as Report No VAL-25b-07.

 

The Board is asked to note:-

 

i.             the External Auditor’s report for the year to 31 March 2007;

ii.           the Treasurer’s response to the findings of the Auditor; and

iii.         the Statement of Audited Accounts for 2006/07.

 

6.       Fee Proposals for Audit Scotland

 

There is circulated Report No. VAL-26-07 by the Treasurer which outlines the fee proposals from Audit Scotland in respect of the year ended 31 March 2008.

 

The Board is invited to approve the estimated audit fee of £8,130 for 2007/08.

 

7.           Departmental Report

 

There is circulated Report No VAL-27-07 by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer advising on the current position of the main activities of the Department.

 

8.      Schedule of Meetings 2008

 

There is circulated Report No VAL-28-07 by the Clerk recommending a schedule of meetings for 2008 and a remit to the Clerk to make the necessary arrangements.