Agenda and minutes

Overview and Scrutiny - Wednesday, 17th December, 2008 7.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Jess Bayley and Helen Saunders  Overview and Scrutiny Support Officers

Items
No. Item

122.

Apologies and named substitutes

To receive apologies for absence and details of any Councillor (or co-optee substitute) nominated to attend this meeting in place of a member of this Committee.

123.

Declarations of interest and of Party Whip

To invite Councillors to declare any interest they may have in items on the Agenda and any Party Whip.

124.

Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 6 November and 26 November as a correct record.

 

(Minutes to follow)

125.

Actions List pdf icon PDF 22 KB

To note the contents of the Overview and Scrutiny Actions List.

                      

(Report attached)

126.

Call-in and Pre-Scrutiny

To consider whether any Key Decisions of the Executive Committee’s most recent meeting(s) should be subject to call-in and also to consider whether any items on the Forward Plan require pre-scrutiny.

(No separate report).

127.

Task & Finish Reviews - Draft Scoping Documents

To consider any scoping documents provided for possible Overview and Scrutiny review.

 

(No reports attached)

 

128.

Task and Finish Groups - Progress Reports

To consider progress to date on the current reviews against the terms set by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

The current reviews in progress are:

 

1.                  Council Flat Communal Cleaning Task and Finish Group – Chair – Councillor P Mould;

 

2.                  Role of the Mayor Task and Finish Group – Chair – Councillor M Chalk; and

 

3.                  Third Sector Funding Task and Finish Group – Chair – Councillor D Thomas.

 

(Oral reports)

129.

Third Sector Task and Finish Group - Report pdf icon PDF 511 KB

To consider the draft final report and recommendations from the Third Sector Task and Finish Group.

 

(Report attached and to follow).

130.

Housing Mutual Exchange - Review pdf icon PDF 16 KB

To launch the review of Housing Mutual Exchange.

 

(Report attached).

Additional documents:

131.

Portfolio Holder Annual Report - Questions

To consider and approve a series of questions for the Portfolio Holder for Leisure and Tourism to address during his Annual Report before the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

(No report attached).

132.

Referrals

To consider any referrals to the Overview & Scrutiny Committee direct, or arising from:

  • The Executive Committee or full Council
  • Other sources.

(No separate report).

 

133.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 121 KB

To consider the Committee’s current Work Programme, and potential items for addition to the list arising from:

  • The Forward Plan / Committee agendas
  • External publications
  • Other sources.

(Report attached)