Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme, as amended at the meeting, be approved; and

(b)       That the Member Engagement Manager, in consultation with the Chair, Vice-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 detailed the items for consideration at the 11^th June 2015 meeting and indicated that Councillors David Roney and Carolyn Thomas had requested that a report on Customer Services and Call Handling be considered. 

                        In addition to the items suggested for the 9^th July 2015 meeting, the Member Engagement Manager indicated that a report on the Medium Term Financial Strategy and an assurance report on the implementation of Single Status could also be considered at that meeting. 

                        The Chief Officer (Governance) stated that a report on the Council’s performance against the Wales Audit Office report on workforce costs could be submitted to the 9^th July 2015 meeting.  During earlier discussions he had also suggested that the Police & Crime Commissioner be invited to attend a meeting between September 2015 and January 2016 about the Crime and Policing Plan for 2016/17.    

                        Councillor Carolyn Thomas asked whether Removal of payments at Post Offices and an update on Workforce Reorganisation could be considered.  The Member Engagement Manager advised that Removal of payments at Post Offices fell under the remit of the Community & Enterprise Committee.  The Chief Officer indicated that Workforce Reorganisation would be split between this Committee and the Organisational Change Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

                        In referring to the recent General Election, Councillor Robin Guest queried whether a report on the Function of the Election team could be considered at a future meeting.  The Chief Officer (Governance) indicated that this could be combined with a report on Individual Elector registration to either the September or October 2015 meeting.    

            RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme, as amended at the meeting, be approved; and

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