Agenda and minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 17 May 2018 as a correct record (copy attached).

The minutes of the meeting held on 17 May 2018 were approved as a correct record.

To receive any disclosures of interest from councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for members.

There were none.

No Cabinet decisions have been called in.

No Cabinet decisions had been called-in for review.

The attached documents are for background information.

·         Overview and Scrutiny Committee Terms of Reference

·         Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules

The Committee considered the background documents including its Terms of Reference and Procedure Rules.

Resolved to note the background documents setting out the role of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

To note the provisional capital outturn for 2017/18.

The Committee received a report on the provisional capital outturn 2017/18 and raised a number of queries on specific items to which written responses will be provided.

Resolved to note the report.

To note the provisional revenue outturn for 2017/18.

The Committee received a report on the provisional revenue outturn 2017/18.

Resolved to note the report.

To receive an update on progress with corporate projects and their outcomes across the Council.

The Committee considered the update on Corporate Project Management and raised a number of queries on specific projects to which written responses will be provided.

The Committee requested that future reports contain more detailed summaries of each project, and an improved layout, to help members better understand the issues.

Resolved to note the report.

To consider the Committee’s work programme for the forthcoming Municipal year.

During this session, councillors will be invited to consider suitable topics for inclusion on the Committee’s Work Programme for 2018-19.

If councillors already have in mind any particular topic they wish to raise it would assist the Chairman if you could notify her in advance of the meeting, providing a broad outline of the matter.

Councillors will still be able to add further topics at the Committee meeting.

The following documents are attached to assist:

·         Review of the work programme 2017/18

·         Current draft work programme for 2018/19

·         Cabinet Forward Plan

The Committee identified topics of interest/concern for possible inclusion in the work programme for 2018-19 including:

·         Review of CCTV

·         Use of laughing gas canisters

·         Leisure Centre consultation process

·         Partnership working and enforcement

·         Air Quality

·         Out of Hours’ response

·         Waste Services/fly tipping

·         Communications

·         Impact of County cuts

The Chairman advised that she and the Vice-Chairman would consider all the topics suggested and decide which ones would be most appropriate for inclusion in the Committee’s work programme.