Issue - meetings

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

(b)       That the Member Engagement Manager, in consultation with the Chair and officers, be authorised to vary the work programme between meetings.     

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

                        He explained that a report had been submitted to the Constitution Committee the previous day on new structures for each of the six Overview & Scrutiny Committees which was to be submitted to the Annual Meeting of the Council for consideration.  This remit for this Committee would include Crime and Disorder and would therefore require one meeting to be designated to a Crime and Disorder meeting.  He explained that the Chief Officer (Community and Enterprise) had earlier spoken of a joint meeting on Welfare Reform which was yet to be confirmed.  The Member Engagement Manager suggested that he liaise with the Chair, Vice-Chair and officers to amend the Forward Work Programme as necessary. 

                        Councillor Arnold Woolley suggested that payments through Post Offices was a concern and should be considered at a future meeting.  The Member Engagement Manager advised that this would be within the remit of the Community & Enterprise Committee in the new structure and added that he would ensure that the request was passed on to the appropriate Facilitator. 

            RESOLVED:

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

(b)       That the Member Engagement Manager, in consultation with the Chair and officers, be authorised to vary the work programme between meetings.