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Contact: Mark Nedderman Senior Scrutiny Officer
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Minutes of Previous meeting To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2014.
Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2014 be confirmed as a correct record.
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Also Present Minutes: Councillor P Findlow – Corporate Policy Portfolio Holder Councillor B Moran – Performance Portfolio Holder Councillor P Raynes – Finance portfolio Holder Councillor K Edwards
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Officers Present Minutes: Peter Bates – Chief Operating Officer Lorraine Butcher - Executive Director of Strategic Commissioning Tony Crane - Director of Children's Services Steph Cordon - Head of Communities Patrick Rhoden - Principal Accountant Alex Thompson - Finance Lead - Strategy & Funding Kevin Melling - Head of Highways and Transport Mark Nedderman – Senior Scrutiny Officer |
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Declarations of Interest To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Declaration of Party Whip To provide an opportunity for Members to declare the existence of a party whip in relation to any item on the agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of the existence of a party whip. |
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Public Speaking Time/Open Session A total period of 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to make a statement(s) on any matter that falls within the remit of the Committee.
Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes, but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned, where there are a number of speakers.
Note: In order for officers to undertake any background research, it would be helpful if members of the public contacted the Scrutiny officer listed at the foot of the agenda, at least one working day before the meeting to provide brief details of the matter to be covered. Minutes: There were no members of the public present who wished to speak. |
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Third quarter performance report To consider a report of the Chief Operating Officer. Additional documents: Minutes:
The committee considered a report of the Chief Operating Officer, providing a summary and detailed information about the Council’s financial and non-financial performance at the three-quarter year stage of 2013/2014. The Committee was informed that there had been significant improvement in the financial position since the second quarter, and there had been substantial improvement compared to this position in previous years.
. The report was set out in three sections:
Section 1 Summary of Council Performance- This section brought together the impact that service performance, the change management programme and financial performance were having on the 5 Outcomes in the Council’s 3 Year Plan.
Section 2 Financial Stability- This section provided an update on the overall financial stability of the Council. It demonstrated how spending in 2013/2014 was being adequately funded, including the positions on overall service budgets, grants, council tax and business rates, treasury management, centrally held budgets, and the management of the Council’s reserves.
Section 3 Workforce Development- This section provided a summary of the key issues relating to the Council’s Workforce Development Plan.
RESOLVED – That the report be received and the third quarter report welcomed.
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Scrutiny of Alternative Service Delivery Vehicles (ASDVs) The Chief Operating Officer to give an oral update. Minutes: The Chief Operating Officer informed the committee of the latest position with regard to the scrutiny of Alternative Service Delivery Vehicles (ASDVs).
He informed the Committee that the Council had recently embarked upon undertake a review of the Council’s PDG/Scrutiny arrangements through the Constitution Committee and that it was therefore premature to bring to the Committee firm proposals concerning the scrutiny of ASDV’s at the moment as the outcome of that review may have an impact on the Council’s future structural requirements, but would hope to be able to report on progress to the meeting after next.
RESOLVED – That the Chief Operating officer be requested to submit a report to the 31 March meeting on arrangements for the scrutiny of ASDVs. |
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Work Programme Progress Report To consider a report of the Head of Governance and Democratic Services. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee reviewed its work programme.
RESOLVED- That the following changes be made:
Review of Management Restructure - September 2014
Green Waste collection Autumn 2013 review – 31 March 2014 |