Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be approved as submitted;

(b)       That an update report on appraisals would be incorporated into the Improvement Plan monitoring report to be submitted to the November 2014 meeting of the Committee; and

(c)        That the Committee agreed to the budget workshops for Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee being held on 27 October and 3 November 2014.      

            The Member Engagement Manager introduced the report to consider the Forward Work Programme for the Committee. 

            He detailed the items which were due to be considered on 13 November 2014 and explained that the Workforce Information update report would also be submitted to that meeting.  The Member Engagement Manager advised the Committee that a letter had been sent to invite them to a meeting of Housing Overview & Scrutiny Committee to consider Welfare Reform rather than both Committees considering it separately. 

The People Strategy workshop which was due to be held on 20^th October 2014 would now be held in November or December.  The Chief Officer (People and Resources) explained that it had been postponed due to the ongoing work on the business plan process. 

The Member Engagement Manager explained that it had been agreed by the Leader and Chief Executive that budget workshops were to be held during week commencing 27^th October and 3^rd November 2014.  He would discuss possible date options with the appropriate Chairs of Committees and suggested that the workshop for Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee be held on 27^th October 2014. 

Councillor Richard Jones asked that an update on appraisals be submitted to the November 2014 meeting of the Committee prior to the full report being considered in February 2015.  The Chief Officer (Governance) indicated that the information would be included in the Performance Monitoring report which was to be submitted to the November 2014 meeting.  

            RESOLVED:

(a)          That the Forward Work Programme be approved as submitted;

(b)       That an update report on appraisals would be incorporated into the Improvement Plan monitoring report to be submitted to the November 2014 meeting of the Committee; and

(c)        That the Committee agreed to the budget workshops for Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee being held on 27 October and 3 November 2014.