Agenda and minutes

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2019.

RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting held on 6 June 2019 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

There were no declarations of the existence of a party whip.

There were no members of the public present who wished to speak.

To consider a report from the Executive Director, Place.

The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director of Place providing an update on the latest position regarding the implementation of a replacement HR and Finance system for this Council and Cheshire West and Cheshire Council.

The implementation had originally been expected to have been completed by April 2019 but at the end of the most recent phase of testing, both Council’s were unable to sign off the programme. A revised date was still awaited.

Cabinet had considered a report in part 2 of its meeting on 6 August regarding a financial matter related to the programme and the Director of Place undertook to provide a copy of that report to members of this committee for information.

A joint Services Committee was overseeing the programme at Executive level and it was intended that the frequency of meetings for that committee would increase.

The Committee sought clarification about the joint scrutiny working group which had also been in existence prior to the elections in May and whether there were any plans to reconvene that body too.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the report be received;

(b)  The Best for Business Programme remain as a standing item on all future meetings of this Committee for the foreseeable future;

(c)  That the Executive Director of Place be requested to supply Members with a copy of the pervious cabinet report outside of the meeting

(d)  That the Scrutiny Manager be requested to contact counterparts at Cheshire West and Chester Council regarding the reconvening of the joint scrutiny working group.

To note the current forward plan, identify any new items, and to determine whether any further examination of new issues is appropriate.

The committee reviewed the current forward plan.

RESOLVED-

(a)That the Forward Plan be received and noted;

(b) That Alex Thompson be requested to provide a briefing note for members in respect of forward plan itemCE19/20/7ESAR

To review the work programme

The Committee reviewed its work programme.

Resolved- That the work programme items listed below be dealt with by the Committee on the dates indicated:

Best for Business                                        All meetings

Communications protocol                          TBA

Fly Tipping                                                    31 Oct 2019

Performance Update                                   26 Sept 2019

MTFS                                                             26 Sept 2019

Pre Budget Consultation                            26 Sept 2019

ASDV Update                                               3 Feb 2020   

Member Facilities T&F                                TBA

ICT Investment                                             TBA

Redevelopment of Blue Light                    TBA

Anti Social behaviour RSLs                      9 Jan 2020

Stat Scrutiny Guidance/

Scrutiny Health check                                31 Oct 2019

Financial Aspects of

Review of Governance                               31 Oct 2019