Venue: Committee Room 1, Civic Offices, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 2AG
Contact: Jayne Briscoe 2250
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APOLOGIES Minutes: Apologies were received from Councillors Fear, Fox-Hewitt and Harrison. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: There were no declarations of interest submitted on this occasion. . |
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Acting Chief Executive submitted Draft Terms of Reference for the newly constituted Finance, Assets and Performance Scrutiny Committee explaining that they followed a standard format being recommended for adoption by all three newly created Scrutiny Committees. The Terms of Reference reflected the main aims and responsibilities of Scrutiny Committees under the Local Government Act 2000 and included reference to existing procedural rules in the Council’s Constitution, Members discussed the need for flexibility for the Committee both in terms of its remit and frequency of meetings.
RESOLVED: (i) That the Terms of Reference be approved and reviewed either as part of a review of the Constitution or after 12 months of operation whichever is more timely,
(ii) That the principle of having no more than 3 active Working Groups/Task and Finish Groups/Scrutiny exercises at any one time be adhered to and reviewed as part of a review of the Terms of Reference.
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Acting Chief Executive reported on the need to draw up a Work Programme for the Committee for 2018/19 and sought to assist by setting out guidance on issues to consider when identifying areas for scrutiny. Matters/Service areas within the remit of the Committee were considered in detail together with the need to ensure that any scrutiny exercise took account of wider strategic aspects as appropriate and were timely in relation to the Cabinet’s Forward Plan.
RESOLVED: (i) That the Work Programme template be amended to show Cllr Proctor to be a member of this Scrutiny Committee, rather than Cllr Wilkes; (ii) That the Work Programme template for 2018/19 comprise:
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PUBLIC QUESTION TIME Any member of the public wishing to submit a question must serve two clear days’ notice,in writing, of any such question to the Borough Council.
Minutes: There were no questions from members of the public on this occasion.
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URGENT BUSINESS To consider any business which is urgent within the meaning of Section 100B (4) of the Local Government Act 1972.
Minutes: There were no items of urgent business. |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING Thursday 20 September 2018 (7.00pm)
Minutes: Thursday 20 September 2018 at 7.00pm.
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