Issue - meetings

(a)       That the report be noted;

(b)       That the Forward Work Programme be amended to reflect the following:-

i.          That the Physiotherapy Pilot progress item would be included in the Quarter 4 Performance report;

ii.         That the Workforce Information Quarter 4 report be moved to the meeting on 13 June 2013;

iii.        That the Procurement as a Flintshire Futures Workstream report scheduled for May 2013 be swapped with the Finance as a Flintshire Futures Workstream report scheduled for June 2013;

iv.        an amendment to the title of the Revenue Budget Monitoring report scheduled for June 2013;

v.         that an interim report for the Revenue Budget Monitoring for 2013/14 would be submitted to the meeting on 11 July 2013;

vi.        that a report on a possible Task and Finish Group being established to consider Leisure Service Finances be submitted to the next meeting.   

(c)        That the Chairman take advice on the best way to pursue the issue of a Base Budget Review and its relationship to the Medium Term Financial Strategy. 

The Housing and Learning Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator introduced a report to consider the Forward Work Programme of the Committee.

The Facilitator detailed the items for the next meeting scheduled for 16 May 2013 but explained that due to the large number of items listed, the Physiotherapy Pilot progress item would be included in the Quarter 4 performance report and the Workforce Information Quarter 4 report would be moved to the meeting on 13 June 2013.  Following a request from the Head of ICT and Customer Services, the Chairman suggested that the report on Procurement as a Flintshire Futures Workstream scheduled for May 2013 be swapped with the Finance as a Flintshire Futures Workstream report scheduled for June 2013.  The Facilitator detailed an amendment to the title of the Revenue Budget Monitoring report scheduled for June 2013 and said that an interim report for the Revenue Budget Monitoring for 2013/14 would be submitted to the meeting on 11 July 2013.  

Councillor P.G. Heesom referred to his earlier request for a Base Budget Review to be undertaken and asked if a working group was to be established to consider its relationship to the Medium Term Financial Strategy.  The Chairman said that he would take advice on the best way to pursue the issue. 

The Acting Overview & Scrutiny Manager suggested that a report on a possible Task and Finish Group being established to consider Leisure Service Finances be submitted to the next meeting.   

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the report be noted;

(b)       That the Forward Work Programme be amended to reflect the following:-

i.          That the Physiotherapy Pilot progress item would be included in the Quarter 4 Performance report;

ii.         That the Workforce Information Quarter 4 report be moved to the meeting on 13 June 2013;

iii.        That the Procurement as a Flintshire Futures Workstream report scheduled for May 2013 be swapped with the Finance as a Flintshire Futures Workstream report scheduled for June 2013;

iv.        an amendment to the title of the Revenue Budget Monitoring report scheduled for June 2013;

v.         that an interim report for the Revenue Budget Monitoring for 2013/14 would be submitted to the meeting on 11 July 2013;

vi.        that a report on a possible Task and Finish Group being established to consider Leisure Service Finances be submitted to the next meeting.   

(c)        That the Chairman take advice on the best way to pursue the issue of a Base Budget Review and its relationship to the Medium Term Financial Strategy.