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DEVELOPMENT OF A WORK PROGRAMME 2017/18

Meeting: 04/07/2017 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 52)

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Minutes:

Councillor Caserta asked those present to discuss what work the Overview and Scrutiny Committee should undertake for the 2017/2018 Municipal Year.

 

The Committee was scheduled to meet on the following dates:

 

7 September 2017

22 November 2017

9 January 2018

14 February 2018

10 April 2018

 

It was also explained that the committee could Call-in decisions if they felt it necessary and establish working/sub groups to carry out detailed pieces of work.

 

During the discussion the following topics were suggested:-

 

·         Council owned parks and other leisure facilities being operated/looked after by other organisations and community groups such as the Forestry Commission or Friends’ groups.

·         Monitoring of air pollution/air quality across the borough

·         Devolution

·         Fly tipping

·         Highways maintenance programme/cost of insurance claims re potholes

 

It had been agreed that the Safeguarding group would continue to meet.

 

It was agreed that:

 

The work programme of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee would include:-

 

·         Air pollution/quality – monitoring

·         Management of the Borough’s parks and green spaces

·         Highways maintenance programme

·         LEA budgets

·         Devolution

 

There will also be reports received in relation to financial matters of the Council, neighbourhood working and updates from the Sub Groups.

 

A forward plan will be produced in consultation with the Members which will set out the work of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for the 2017/2018 Municipal Year.


Meeting: 06/06/2017 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 6.)

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