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(i)       to approve the
Annual Governance Statement as included in the Council’s
unaudited Annual Accounts for the financial year 2024/25;
(ii)      to consider the
Council’s unaudited Annual Accounts 2024/25;
(iii)      to consider the unaudited
Annual Accounts 2024/25 of the Council’s registered
charities;
(iv)     to note that following the
meeting the Council’s and the registered charities’
unaudited Annual Accounts would be finalised, signed by the Chief
Officer - Finance and submitted to the Council’s external
auditors, Audit Scotland;
(v)      to note that the Audit,
Risk and Scrutiny Committee on 26 June 2025 would receive the
Council’s audited Annual Accounts for consideration and
approval prior to their signature by the Chief Officer - Finance,
Chief Executive and Council Co-Leaders;
(vi)     to note that the
Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee on 26 June 2025 would also
receive the external auditor’s report on the annual accounts
for debate and consideration and that the report would set
out the auditor’s findings and conclusions, highlight any
significant issues arising from the audit of the Annual Accounts
and inform Elected Members of the proposed audit opinion in advance
of the accounts being approved;
(vii)     to note that
the Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee on 26 June 2025 would also
receive the audited Annual Accounts for the registered charities
for consideration and approval prior to their signature along with
the associated external auditor’s report;
(viii)    in response to a
question regarding the Common Good Fund balance sheet showing a
decrease in the value of its net assets and the reasons for this,
to note that the Chief Officer – Finance would circulate by
email information relating to the assets;   
(ix)     in response
to a question regarding the significant difference to note to
debtors for public corporations and trading funds from the previous
year, to note that the Chief Officer – Finance would
circulate by email details relating to the debtors information;
and
(x)      to
otherwise note the responses provided to members
questions.