Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme as submitted, with the verbal amendments, be approved; and

(b)       That the Member Engagement Manager, in consultation with the Chair, Vice-Chair and officers, be authorised to alter 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 reported for consideration at the meeting on 10 December 2015 which included the visit by the Police & Crime Commissioner on consultation on the Crime & Policing Plan for 2016/17.  He added that he would ensure that the information would be available to present to the Committee at that meeting.  It was confirmed that Members would not need to provide their questions in writing in advance of the meeting. 

            Councillor Richard Jones spoke of Emergency Planning response work that had been undertaken recently in Buckley as a pilot exercise to assist in identifying the level of impact on vulnerable people.  In response, the Chief Executive suggested that further information on the work of the Emergency Planning Group could be submitted to a future meeting of the Committee.

            During earlier discussions, it had been agreed that a report on income variations would be considered at the meeting on 10 December 2015. 

            The Member Engagement Manager indicated that work was ongoing to identify dates for the proposed budget meetings for Members and it was expected that workshops would take place on 24 November 2015 (pm) and 25 November 2015 (am).  The budget meeting dates would be finalised shortly but it had been agreed that the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny meeting for department finance issues would be held on 18 December 2015 (am) with a ‘mop-up’ meeting to which all Members would be invited, being held on the afternoon of 18 December 2015.  

            RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme as submitted, with the verbal amendments, be approved; and

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