Issue - meetings

(a)               That the Facilitator arrange a Workshop to enable the Committee to discuss the forward work programme for the coming year; and

(b)               That the next Committee meeting scheduled to be held on 13 June, 2012 be re-arranged to 21 June, 2012.

The Environment and Housing Overview and Scrutiny Facilitator introduced a report which detailed work which had been left outstanding at the end of the municipal year.  The report also outlined how topics could be brought to Overview and Scrutiny and suggested items to be included on the forward work programme for the successor Committee to consider.

                        The Facilitator suggested that a Workshop be arranged to allow Members the opportunity to discuss the Committee’s forward work programme for the coming year which could be informed by the Cabinet’s Priorities.  The Cabinet Member for Environment welcomed the opportunity to feed key priorities into the Committee’s forward work programme.

                        The Facilitator also suggested that the next Committee meeting scheduled to be held on 13 June, 2012 be re-arranged to 21 June, 2012. where the Committee would receive the end of year performance outturns for improvement targets against Directorate indicators.  The Committee supported this suggestion.

            Following a question from Councillor C.A. Thomas, the Facilitator confirmed that any current outstanding issues could be raised with the Cabinet Member or during consideration of the performance outturns at the next meeting.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Facilitator arrange a Workshop to enable the Committee to discuss the forward work programme for the coming year; and

(b)       That the next Committee meeting scheduled to be held on 13 June, 2012 be re-arranged to 21 June, 2012.