Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Borough Solicitor.

The Committee considered a report of the Borough Solicitor summarising the outcome of an informal meeting of the committee which took place on 10 January 2013 to decide how the Committee would operate in the context of the Council’s new governance arrangements which were approved in December 2012.

 The new terms of reference for the committee were as follows:

·         The Corporate Scrutiny Committee will fulfil the functions of an Overview and Scrutiny Committee as they relate to the performance and functions of the Council and;

·         in relation to the Budget and Policy Framework  respond to any consultation which is required under the law or the Council’s constitution;

• may ‘call in’ any decision of cabinet in accordance with the Scrutiny procedure rules contained within section 4 of the constitution;
• will scrutinise quarterly performance reports;
• may scrutinise any Cabinet decisions;
• may scrutinise the effectiveness of any existing policies and retrospectively any new policies introduced by Cabinet;
• deal with any matter referred to it in accordance with the Council’s protocol on Councillor Call for Action.

In addition the Committee reviewed the work programme ‘handover’ document containing outstanding items from the Council’s former Scrutiny committees.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the report be received;

(b)  That the new terms of reference be noted;

(c)  That the work programme handover document be noted and subject to further review at a future meeting;

(d)  That quarterly progress reports on section 106 monies be factored into the committee’s work programme.