Issue - meetings

(a)     That the Forward Work Programme be noted;

(b)     That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and

(c)     That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted.

The Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator presented a report (agenda item number 4) to consider the current Forward Work Programme and Action Tracking progress.

Councillor Andrew Parkhurst, in referring to discussions held when considering the Budget 2024/25 – Stage 2 commented that the action to ascertain which Committee would receive details of additional cost pressures for leisure and libraries once the transfer had been concluded had not been included within the action tracking document.  The Facilitator advised that Flintshire Leisure and Libraries remained within the remit of the Committee but would request information on where overspend would be reported following the meeting.

Councillor Carolyn Preece referred to the Flintshire Leisure and Libraries Business Plan listed as an item to be scheduled to a date and asked that this be presented to the Committee as soon as possible, ahead of Members considering budget proposals.

In response to a request from Councillor Dave Healey that pupils from Castell Alun involved in the Climate Toolkit be invited to a future meeting of the Committee, the Chief Officer suggested that they be invited to attend the next scheduled meeting in January 2025.

The recommendations of the report were supported.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Forward Work Programme be noted;

(b)       That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and

(c)        That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted.