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 vary the work programme between meetings.

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

            He advised that the budget meeting for this Committee would take place on the morning of the 18 December 2015 with a ‘mop up’ meeting to which all Members would be invited, being held in the afternoon of the same day in the Council Chamber.  The Chief Executive indicated that the Corporate Services budget and Corporate Finance issues would be considered at the morning meeting. 

            The Member Engagement Manager detailed the items for consideration at the 14 January 2016 meeting of the Committee.  He explained that a further round of budget meetings would be held between 15 and 29 January 2016 and that Members would be advised once the dates for each Committee had been confirmed.  

            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 vary the work programme between meetings.